James is a writer, broadcaster and one of the best-known film experts in the UK. He appears regularly on several programmes on television and radio and is BBC Radio 2’s resident film buff. James frequently appears on the Jo Whiley Show on Radio 2 to discuss upcoming film releases. He wrote and presented the documentary 1994: The Best Year Ever for Movies for Fearne Cotton’s Sounds of the 90s Radio 2 series, and recorded Archive on 4, The Cult of Lebowski for Radio 4. His series My Soundtrack Stories has seen James interview renowned directors including Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan. James also presented The Official James Bond Podcast: No Time to Die. The seven-part series...
James is a writer, broadcaster and one of the best-known film experts in the UK. He appears regularly on several programmes on television and radio and is BBC Radio 2’s resident film buff.
James frequently appears on the Jo Whiley Show on Radio 2 to discuss upcoming film releases. He wrote and presented the documentary 1994: The Best Year Ever for Movies for Fearne Cotton’s Sounds of the 90s Radio 2 series, and recorded Archive on 4, The Cult of Lebowski for Radio 4. His series My Soundtrack Stories has seen James interview renowned directors including Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan.
James also presented The Official James Bond Podcast: No Time to Die. The seven-part series focused on different aspects of the James Bond universe from characters to location and music to action, including exclusive interviews with Daniel Craig, Rami Malek and Billie Eilish. A good friend of another of the UK’s leading film critics, Mark Kermode, James is a frequent stand-in on Kermode (and Simon Mayo)’s film review podcast, Kermode & Mayo’s Take (he also stood-in for the podcast’s previous iteration as a BBC 5 Live radio programme).
James is also an established author. His works include the light-hearted self-help guide Be More Keanu, and Fast Times & Excellent Adventures: The Surprising History of the 80s Teen Movie. He has written several articles for Radio Times and OK! Magazine.
He continues to be a go-to interviewee for television documentaries about all aspects of pop culture. Corporate work has included partnerships with Vue cinemas, Disney+ and Meerkat Movies.
James is also an active member of BAFTA, having helped to judge their annual EE Rising Star Award and hosting on-stage Q&As with stars such as Nicole Kidman, Steven Spielberg and Lady Gaga.
After completing degrees in Film Studies at both Warwick and Westminster Universities, James began his career talking about films for BBC Radio 1 – an award nominated role he held for eleven years. He followed this with three series of ITV2’s weekly film show, The Movie Show, and was the regular reviewer on ITV1’s London Tonight.
James has a wealth of experience hosting events and award ceremonies, both at home and abroad.
