James May recalls his best (and worst) filming moments from the last 15 years
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This is part 2 of an interview we filmed with James May and his director/producer, Tom Whitter. In this segment, James and Tom reminisce about the best and worst moments from their long years of filming together.
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James has grown into the age he has always been.
@Throku
3 жыл бұрын
Hundred and eightyfour?
@-A-c
3 жыл бұрын
@@Throku .... thousand?
@trevorshields7347
3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the exact same thing
@petew.1418
3 жыл бұрын
@PlaySomething! What an odd way to say "accurate". 🤔 ....but anyway...
@z3t3c33
3 жыл бұрын
Eleventy one?
Is it just me or is James’s style getting better with age? 😂
@stewkulele
3 жыл бұрын
It couldn’t get worse
@hakookami7260
3 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile Richard keeps getting worse
@wojciechwilimowski985
3 жыл бұрын
It stays the same, it's us getting more and more used to it
@-TJ-
3 жыл бұрын
James is ahead of the curve. We're only catching up to him now.
@caoimhekearns2350
3 жыл бұрын
Although I am loving those jumpers he wears now 🙌🏻
James May's Toy Stories is still one of my favourite things May has ever done.
@EdsPerc30s438
3 жыл бұрын
I think The Reassembler is my all time favourite thing from him.
@Jason-ld5fn
3 жыл бұрын
May in Japan is great too
@Goat4459
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed with toy story
@Metal-Possum
3 жыл бұрын
I just like watching James May. Even Man Lab was enjoyable, although quite possibly lacking a sense of direction or cohesion.
@mgscheue
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, me too. Such a fun and interesting series.
I absolutely love James May. Clarkson used to be my favourite of the trio, but seeing more of May other than on TG/GT has made me realise just what a fantastic and funny man he is.
@tommymician121
3 жыл бұрын
He's just really smart. That is why he's so naturally funny and just a pleasure to watch all the time.
@idreeskhan8885
3 жыл бұрын
@@tommymician121 Smart? Or just knowledgable. I wouldn't say smart, he doesn't have any new or orginal ideas. And remember on the show they're all playing a character, I mean look at what an idiot they've turned Richard into.
@nate8088
3 жыл бұрын
@@idreeskhan8885 I'd just go with "intelligent". James has always let his intelligence bleed through, and now that he's not playing a character, it's even more evident.
@idreeskhan8885
3 жыл бұрын
@@nate8088 We've seen him be knowledgable on certain things (although I question whether much of what he knows is in any way relevant) rather than intelligent.
@nate8088
3 жыл бұрын
@@idreeskhan8885 Agree to disagree, then, I suppose.
James has always been ideally talented for television and KZread, but there's something all the more wholesome about his performance when it's more free-form like in interviews or KZread videos.
@idreeskhan8885
3 жыл бұрын
No he isn't. He got better over time. The first 7-8 years on TV he was a different person.
@TChops-hi7hr
3 жыл бұрын
I think his well-being has improved greatly considering he's no longer dealing with Jeremy Clarkson.
@elvistwatty
3 жыл бұрын
@@TChops-hi7hr they still work together...what are you talking about
@TChops-hi7hr
3 жыл бұрын
@@elvistwatty Well, I'm thinking of the road trip in Bolivia with a machete and I'm also reminded of a trip in Africa where they both tore off parts of each other's cars
@DodderingOldMan
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. He's absolutely brilliant on Top Gear etc, but there's something about this channel that allows him to be even more watchable and likeable.
Who would thought that out of the 3 James would be the coolest one?
@JK-fw3tb
3 жыл бұрын
Was Hammond ever in the discussion?
@reedtarted1932
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I love his cooking show
@johnandrews3568
3 жыл бұрын
Duh... anyone with half a brain (which excludes Clarkson and Hammond... obviously)
@Sackmatters
3 жыл бұрын
He’s always seemed to be the coolest out of the three. He genuinely enjoys entertaining people.
@Rombizio
3 жыл бұрын
I actually mean cool looking. He has always been the coolest.
James May should really do a Podcast, or narrate audiobooks or something. I could listen to this man for hours on end.
@misterdanielsiii
3 жыл бұрын
James May's 20th Century is one of my favorite such books.
@patriciavanvoorhis1491
3 жыл бұрын
He does have a few audio books.
James proves that the question is not "Will people want to watch this?", it's "Do I want to create this?".
It always makes me happy to see James smile and laugh Such a wholesome bloke
I’m guessing James best moment is hearing Richard shouting Oliver when his Opel sank
@lucian6395
3 жыл бұрын
Happened twice, Richard said as he forgot the camera the first time
@tomforrest7814
3 жыл бұрын
James wasn't there he had gone on with Jeremy to find a suitable crossing point
@erneststyczen7071
3 жыл бұрын
This was staged
@lucian6395
3 жыл бұрын
@@erneststyczen7071 yes it was
@erneststyczen7071
3 жыл бұрын
@@lucian6395 indeed
James is like an asguardian, he gets stronger and wiser with age.
@vaughnsigal4560
3 жыл бұрын
Or scotch
@tejassharma5404
3 жыл бұрын
Jeez u have a terrifying profile pic
@user-bm9cv9vn2k
3 жыл бұрын
Odin is with us
I hope I’m as fond of my memories like this when I’m older
Imagine being the manager at Sainsburys and getting a call from James May!!!
@mats7492
3 жыл бұрын
@Ross Bourne you gotta start with Hello
I'd love to see another series of the Reassembler. It's so soothing and relaxing for my stressed out soul.
I so badly want another series of James May visiting a country. His show in Japan was phenomenal.
Bim is one of my favorite TV hosts. :)
@HyperVanilo
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Bim, guess what?
@derekarechavala5501
3 жыл бұрын
Traveling is really exciting me mmmmm
@DHart293
2 жыл бұрын
Sumimasen
James Mays Toy Storys was one of my favourite series growing up . The man is a treasure
Cant believe I'm saying this but James May is aging like fine wine ! 🍷
@bubandbob
3 жыл бұрын
His terroir is excellent.
I am so glad you guys scraped together and got the toy stories together. They were fantastic, one of my favourite shows.
If James can't make another "Our Man In..." because of COVID-19, maybe he could make a series visiting cheese makers around the UK. Call it The Cheese Tour. Cheese goes well with wine. What's Oz Clarke up to?
James May even made rebuilding a telephone interesting . Every show he has done has been great . When he made the glider fly over the channel and land remotely .That was a gem .
I knew the Toy Stories episodes didn't go as smoothly as they showed, because all the volunteers looked fed up at one point 🤣
Jeremy looks like Santa (when he has a beard), May looks like a university professor for a dubious physics class... when we get something from Hammond, will he look like an actual hamster?
@gwauk205
3 жыл бұрын
👍😂
@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin
3 жыл бұрын
A spamster
@rivolinho
3 жыл бұрын
Hammond looks like Tony Stark
@ericpisch2732
3 жыл бұрын
Hammond looks like a dodgy (they all are) BMW salesman
@elloo98
3 жыл бұрын
I think he looks italian
His funniest moment was laughing at Jeremy in his "car caravan"
@invisiblekid99
3 жыл бұрын
It's laughs like those that you know that show it's not all a set-up and that those moments are genuine
@joaquinfranco9012
3 жыл бұрын
The Leaning Tower Of Citroen
@StockportJambo
2 жыл бұрын
Or in Mozambique when he finally made his ridiculous aquarium in the back, and then as soon as he braked sharply he got soaked with seawater & the other two creased up.
James May is such an icon.
Could listen to James all day. More like this please!!!
James looks like Robert Plant's brother who looks like Brian May.
James voice is so calming
Thanks for the content you’ve provided us over all these years. Been watching since Top Gear; greetings from Seattle!
Would love another season of James May: Our Man in Japan. I think there is a lot more for him to explore
@StockportJambo
2 жыл бұрын
He's going to the USA next year to do one.
Glad for the new content with a fresh mic. Keep up the hard work.
I have loved every one of James Mays programs.
Sound recordist literally had one job, and blew it. One trick from the old book of audiocrew is to have a backup mic in, so if the lavallier mic craps out, you can take the audio from there.
@monkfishy6348
3 жыл бұрын
They likely didn't know it was crapped until afterwards.
@crowofcrius
3 жыл бұрын
@@monkfishy6348 thats is the reason to have backup mic on a boom
@theChain120
2 жыл бұрын
This aspect ruined the whole video for me
I still think my all time favorite James May programme has to be the Toy Story when he creates a life sized Airfix Spitfire. His genuine enthusiasm, excitement, and general overall love did the project came across. Top, Top bloke James may. S as sways a pleasure to watch him in anything quite frankly😁😁
James aged like fine wine.. Respect
Great chat fellas..thanks👍
I saw the title and immediately thought 'now that's a must watch'. I will come back to comment when I've finished watching.
Always interesting to hear James’ take on things, it’s often quite surprising.
I loved the Japan travel special on Amazon. I hope you do another one of those! I hope you go all over the world and make those!
Always great just to hear James talk :)))
I wish the trio to create a podcast where they will describe shooting all episodes of TG / GT
Thank you, great content especially with Tom also. I have indeed liked commented subscribed!!
4:35 CAT! THERE'S A CAT IN THE BACKGROUND!
@Eric-dr5bj
3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a small holstein
@BMAWG1968
3 жыл бұрын
Isn't that Lucy's moggie?
Loved hearing about the Japanese ice. I used to go hiking in Japan over the winter and used アイゼン to walk on the ice safely.
When I grow up, I wanna be like James May.
That glider show is one of the best things I've ever seen
I hope you keep doing the food films. I love them!
James has never looked better, and this has got to be my favorite look. Everything's perfect: sweater, glasses, hair.
In my mind , the lad *Sir James May* is my distant cool uncle that has knowledge on the most random yet necessary things in life 😄🤞.... *SHOUT OUT* to my *Uncle James May!!* 🙋♂️
I would have thought getting knocked out in the middle of nowhere would have featured somewhere in this
His favourite pass time is Geoff Chaucer and Charlemagne apart from victorian interior design and drapery ofc.
awesome stories
Funniest moment was james may and the gang waking up on the side of the road and i think it was James who had a machete in his hand looking disheveled
Mail Time was the best. Please do that more.
I need to see this show sounds so fun
Would love to sit and talk to him. He is very intelligent 💙🦉
I've got an unused bottle of Salad Cream in the fridge, I now feel inspired to go and get a tin of Spam from the shop... Ryvita, coated with Manuka honey and Colemans, a layer of spinach leaf and spring onion... A slab of Spam, top it with split cherry tomatoes and drizzle with Salad Cream... Between two slices of council bread.
@Rico_71
3 жыл бұрын
The butter. "Lurpack spreadable butter invented in 1903 or 1901 we are not sure ™️" must not be missing
@samdherring
3 жыл бұрын
And *cheese*
Lucy has gotten him to the point of being able to say, "Like, comment, subscribe" without flipping everyone off.
@familybills2908
2 жыл бұрын
she has!
The Tesla argument was perfectly executed with well thought out content and statements. Clearly remember how much I loved that on first watch. That's my vote.
this man should be knighted for what hes done for british telivision. national treasure and legend.
James is getting more and more classy with years
I drove past someone today and though, that looks like James may with a beard!!! Now I see this. James have you some how snuck into New Zealand and driving around in a Subaru Outback???
Hoping for 15 more and mail again!
I think James should do another version of the reassembler and give us all arcane facts about the things he reassembles
We need more toy stories! They were definitely the best stuff you get on television.
The cheese meme is the best thing to happen in 2021 so far 😂
I love the mugs - gorgeous colours
Growing up watching the trio , you look healthy and healthier May ! 😂 Proud big fan from 🇲🇾!
Thank you for keeping the shots with the cat in
Aside from Our Man In Japan, imo, Mail Time has been one of the most entertaining bits that James has been involved with lately!
@reedtarted1932
3 жыл бұрын
Have you watched the cooking show
I love James’s dry wit.. like just the line of him saying “in case it’s heading towards an orphanage or something” cracked me up oh and with all the other shows and stuff he does now should he be called “Admiral Slow”?
You HAVE to voice the questions. Some of us listen to this podcast style. Other people are blind.
when Sir May hit the floor in that episode, was ruuuude.
Please make another Our Man In series i loved the one in Japan
I absolutely LOVE the toy stories!!
@reedtarted1932
3 жыл бұрын
I love his cooking show I hope it comes back
I would love a other series as Man Lab, loved that show.
I just discovered there's four extra James May Toy Stories episodes I haven't watched, I feel like I've been given an early Christmas present haha
Great jumper James 👍
Grey and white hair really ties James' personality and appearance together
“CLARKSON!”
The best moment is seeing James May with a BEARD
How about a mini grand tour like episode on Drivetribe starring Mike from Drivetribe, Harry from Harry’s garage and Stephanie from I drive a classic????
There has to be an easel and a few brushes in the background there too, a Rolf... !?
I really want James May to do more toy stories! :D
I'm sure there are rights issues but it would be great to put some little clips or pictures on screen about what they are talking about.
7:38 Love their attitude!
“Is that a Bristol F.9?” 😂
i loved those toy stories episodes when i was younger
I love everything about DRIVETRIBE, and the hosts. I do, however, guarantee your content would benefit if you had an audio engineer. Such awesome stories that are so hard to hear. Happy to help with post processing if needed, it’s my job. (Sorry...I’ve been biting my tongue on it for years but can’t cope anymore 😰)
@JeroenvandenBerg82
3 жыл бұрын
definitely, I was re-checking own my cables before realizing the audio in the video is terrible, there is some crackling on the right channel and it's overall "dull"/"faded" I have no clue how to define it, I'm no audio engineer by a long shot, but something is really f-up with the audio.
Man’s aged like fine wine
James is starting to look "eccentric" or is he turning into Lord Bath 😁🤣
Where do I find one of those coffee mugs (tea probably here)? They look fantastic
@GeneFraxby
3 жыл бұрын
www.pantone.com/uk/en/pantone-mug Check Ebay for older colours - they keep changing them
Can the questions be narrated for people who are just listening?
Mailtime was GREAT!!! Maybe it can return?
I hope they release another our man in... episode maybe for April fools they could do our man in San Marino or our man in Bristol
James looks more like Jack Hargreaves every day. There's an opportunity here to bring back Out of Town
How about an our man in Hackney 😂😂😂😂
James has allways reminded me of George Harrison I miss the three together he’s so laid back 🙏
Someone's forgot to turn down the sound of the film, when editing this, did someone? 😁
James should do something with Phil Harding from Time Team.