James May
English television presenter and journalist
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| 2025 | James May starts presenting 'The Not Very Grand Tour', an ongoing television series continuing his travel and automotive entertainment career |
| 2025 | James May is set to present 'The Great Explorers with James May' television series. |
| 2024 | James May presented 'James May and the Dull Men' television show. |
| 2024 | Concluded his work on The Grand Tour after eight years with the show. |
| October 2024 | May confirmed the cancellation of his planned travel documentary series 'James May: Our Man in India'. |
| 2023 | James May appeared as a guest on 'Little Trains & Big Names with Pete Waterman'. |
| 2023 | James May played the role of Professor in 'Yuganayak Swami Vivekananda'. |
| 2020 | James May began presenting 'James May: Our Man in...' television series, which continued until 2024. |
| 2020 | James May started presenting 'James May: Oh Cook!' television series, which continued until 2023. |
| 2020 | Purchased half the ownership of The Royal Oak, a historic pub in Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire, which is a Grade II listed building. |
| January 2020 | James May hosted a 6-episode travel documentary 'James May: Our Man in Japan' on Amazon Prime Video, exploring the country from north to south over three months, visiting major cities like Tokyo and Kyoto. |
| 2019 | James May provided voice over work for The Grand Tour Game developed by Amazon Game Studios |
| 2019 | James May appeared as a guest on 'Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz'. |
| 2019 | James May presented 'James May's Big Trouble in Model Britain' television show. |
| 2019 | Created Foodtribe (later rebranded as 'What Next?'), a video channel featuring cooking content from his small 'Bug-out Bunker' kitchen setup, replacing his previous YouTube channel. |
| 2016 | Launched DriveTribe, a social network for motoring fans, with former Top Gear presenters. |
| 2016 | Began co-presenting The Grand Tour for Amazon Prime Video, continuing his automotive television career with Clarkson and Hammond. |
| June 2016 | Supported the Remain campaign in the EU referendum. |
| 2015 | Created his personal YouTube channel 'JM's Unemployment Tube' after being postponed from Top Gear, featuring cooking videos and mock Airfix model builds. |
| 2015 | Ended his tenure as a co-presenter of Top Gear after 12 years with the show. |
| March 25 2015 | Following the BBC's decision not to renew Jeremy Clarkson's contract, May stated in April 2015 that he would not continue to present Top Gear. |
| 2014 | Final Christmas special of the Toy Stories series was broadcast, concluding the additional special episodes. |
| August 2014 | Signed a public letter to The Guardian expressing hope that Scotland would vote against independence in the upcoming referendum. |
| March 2013 | Plasticine garden was moved to a new home in Wolverhampton. |
| 2012 | First of three additional Christmas specials of the Toy Stories series was aired. |
| December 2012 | May created Head Squeeze (now BBC Earth Lab), a YouTube channel mixing science, technology, history, and current affairs, with the first video published in December. |
| 2011 | Concluded his weekly column writing for The Daily Telegraph's motoring section. |
| 2011 | Special episodes of James May's Toy Stories began to be produced, extending the original series concept. |
| June 2011 | A special episode of James May's Toy Stories was broadcast. |
| 2010 | May achieved top speed in the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport edition. |
| 2010 | James May's Toy Stories was nominated for a BAFTA Television Award in the Features category, but did not win. The award was ultimately given to Masterchef: The Professionals. |
| October 2010 | Life-sized Airfix Spitfire model was returned to Cosford's Hangar 1. |
| July 2010 | Awarded an honorary doctorate by Lancaster University, where he had previously studied music. |
| February 2010 | Plasticine garden was placed on display in the upper mall of the Octagon Shopping Centre in Burton upon Trent. |
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