
Acting
Alex James
Born
1968-11-21 (57)
Place of birth
Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
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Alex James is an English musician and songwriter, as well as a journalist and cheesemaker.
Known for
6.6The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.
Top of the Pops
1964
7.6This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy McGuinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.
Top Gear
2002
7.1Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.
Have I Got News for You
1990
5.6The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky Arts from 27 May 2012. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the show aims to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.
The South Bank Show
1978
6.7The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.
Celebrity Juice
2008
7.0Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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Film credits
2020s · 5 titles
7.4Iconic British band blur (“Song 2”, “Girls & Boys”) comes together to record their first album in eight years – the chart-topping The Ballad of Darren – and prepare for the biggest concerts of their career, two sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium. With footage of the band in the studio and on the road, plus performances of their much-loved, seminal songs.
blur: To the End
2024
7.4A cinematic concert film immortalizing blur’s biggest shows to date. Highlights include The Narcissist and St Charles Square from the recent acclaimed #1 album, ‘The Ballad of Darren’, as well as There’s No Other Way, Popscene, Beetlebum, Trimm Trabb, Villa Rosie, Coffee & TV, Under the Westway, Out of Time, To the End, Parklife, Song 2, This is a Low, Girls & Boys, Tender, and The Universal.
blur: Live at Wembley Stadium
2024
NRBlur present “The Ballad of Darren”, a very special, one-off, global performance of their highly-anticipated new album.
Blur Presents The Ballad of Darren
2023
8.0Over the years, Damon, Graham, Alex and Dave have helped to change the face of British music, constantly evolving and leaving musical rivals in their wake. This collection of blur’s greatest performances on the BBC delivers all the hits and more, capturing the band’s crowd-pleasing side through fan favourites like Country House, Parklife, and Girls and Boys, as well as their more sensitive and soulful side with tracks including Coffee + TV, Beetlebum, Tender and Out of Time.
Blur at the BBC
2023
10.0A special Radio 2 In Concert performance from blur, recorded in the BBC Radio Theatre in front of a small audience. The set features a selection of classic blur tracks as well as new material.
blur | In Concert BBC Radio 2
2023
2010s · 12 titles
8.7Documentary that outlines the 1990s and the decade the changed the world.
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015
7.1Charts the iconic British band’s sprawling journey over the last few years – from an unexpected break in Hong Kong which sowed the seeds for their first album as a four piece in 16 years, to a glorious home coming show in London and, finally, an emotional reunion with their Hong Kong audience.
Blur: New World Towers
2015
NRFor Him Magazine hit the shelves in 1985 and soon grew to become the biggest selling magazine in Britain. Written by some of the funniest contributors in the world, FHM spoke to the man on the street and embraced the 'girl next door' image of its cover stars. This documentary follows FHM's UK staff as they produce the final issue of the magazine in late 2015, and celebrates its heyday while hearing from the stars whose careers were changed by it.
FHM: The Last of the Lads' Mags
2016
8.4Hyde Park Concert Film, July 2009. Blur: Live At Hyde Park is the definitive live Blur concert film. Directed by Giorgio Testi, the film was shot on the 2nd of July 2009 in front of a crowd of 55,000 fans in London's Hyde Park. The gigs were the climax of their hugely successful 2009 comeback tour and saw the band play a 25-song, career spanning set to a rapturous reception from fans. Shot using 18 cameras and featuring stunning HD cinematography, the film lovingly documents Blur's incredible Hyde Park performances. Intro / She's So High / Girls & Boys / Tracy Jacks / There's No Other Way / Jubilee / Badhead / Beetlebum / Out Of Time / Trimm Trabb / Coffee and TV / Tender / Country House / Oily Water / Chemical World / Sunday Sunday / Parklife / End Of Century / To The End / This Is A Low / Popscene / Advert / Song 2 / Death Of A Party / For Tomorrow / The Universal
Blur: Live at Hyde Park
2010
NR'The Magic Whip: Made in Hong Kong’ is a 30-minute film about the making of blur’s new album, featuring exclusive interviews and personal studio footage shot by the band.
Blur: The Magic Whip: Made in Hong Kong
2015
7.4A documentary film about the British rock band Blur. Following the band during their 2009 reunion and tour, the film also includes unseen archive footage and interviews.
Blur: No Distance Left to Run
2010
6.8During the 90s, Britpop dominated the airwaves and an epic pop rivalry sparked into life when Blur’s single ‘Country House’ went up against Oasis’s ‘Roll With It’ in the charts.
Oasis vs. Blur | Duel at the Peak of Britpop
2014
8.2Britpop stalwarts blur captured live in performance in the summer of 2012. The gig, held in Hyde Park on August the 12th, was a companion concert to the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games. The songs performed by the band include 'Coffee and TV', 'Country House', 'Parklife' and 'No Distance Left to Run'.
blur: Parklive
2012
On December 11th, 1999, Blur performed a setlist featuring all their released singles at the time at Wembley Stadium.
Blur: The Singles Night - Live at Wembley Arena
2012
2.0Blur peform live at Le Zénith in Paris, 2015.
blur at the Zénith, Paris
2015
In this nostalgic documentary, restaurant critic Giles Coren challenges Heston Blumenthal to take his restaurant The Fat Duck back to 2001 for a magical feast.
Heston's Marvellous Menu Back to the Noughties
2019
7.0We now live in a disposable clothes society. We're wearing more man made fibres and buying more than clothes than ever before. Alex James is on a mission to discover why. From the environmental impact to back to the natural alternatives. He asks can anything slow down fast fashion?
Alex James: Slowing Down Fast Fashion
2016
2000s · 3 titles
NRIn August 1995 Blur and Oasis were engaged in a head-to-head chart battle which divided music fans and led to a wider argument about British pop music. John Harris, journalist and author of The Last Party - the definitive study of the entwinement of music and politics in the 1990s - presents a documentary charting the rise of Britpop, its brief romance with New Labour and the emergence of 'new lad' culture. Finally, as Britpop declines, he asks what legacy it has left. Including contributions from Blur's Graham Coxon, Elastica's Justine Frischmann, Sleeper's Louise Wener, former New Labour insider Darren Kalynuk, and the founder of Creation records, Alan McGee.
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
2005
8.3Blur: The Best Of is a greatest hits compilation album by English Britpop band Blur, first released in late 2000 and is the final Blur album by Food Records. It was released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12" vinyl record, DVD and VHS. The CD album includes 17 of Blur's 23 singles from 1990 to 2000, plus non-single, "This Is a Low". A special edition of the CD version included a live CD. The DVD/VHS version contains the videos of Blur's first 22 singles. The album, which has had enduring sales, hit number 3 in the band's native UK in the autumn of 2000, while denting the US charts at number 186. The cover is by artist Julian Opie. The painting of this Blur album can be found at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England. The album's cover bears some similarity to that of Queen's 1982 Hot Space.
blur | The Best Of
2000
8.0Gouge - a documentary tracing The Pixies' story featuring interviews with Bono, David Bowie, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead), Graham Coxon and Alex James (Blur), Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop (Travis), P J Harvey, Tim Wheeler (Ash), Gavin Rossdale (Bush) and Badly Drawn Boy.
Pixies: Gouge
2004
1990s · 7 titles
10.0On December 11th, 1999, Blur performed a setlist featuring all their released singles at the time at Wembley Stadium.
Blur: The Singles Night - Live at Wembley Arena
1999
9.5B.L.U.R.E.M.I., No Distance Left to Run, Tender, Battle, Beetlebum, Bugman, Trimm Trabb, Mellow Song & Song 2 (Live 13 at London Depot, 10 March 1999). Plus, Seymour - Dizzy, There's No Other Way BBC Live Version (1st TV Performance), To the End (La Comedie) with Francoise Hardy, It Could Be You, Music Is My Radar, Out of Time, Crazy Beat & Good Song (Promo Videos).
Blur: Live 13 & Bonus Footage
1999
8.2Three years of candid camera on the road with Blur, from Reading 1991 through the dark ages of the EEC in 1992 and then on to Modern Life. This tour film features live footage including scenes from Glastonbury ’92, the Heineken Music Festival ’94 in Nottingham, and festivals in Germany, Denmark and Sweden. It is a fascinating rockumentary about the early days of one of the most influential bands of the 1990s.
Starshaped
1993
9.0Showtime is a video recording by British rock band Blur, released in February 1995. Directed and edited by Matthew Longfellow and produced by Ceri Levy, the film is a recording of the band's gig at Alexandra Palace, London, England on 7 October 1994.
Blur: Showtime - Live At Alexandra Palace
1994
NRFollows the band Blur during the The Great Escape era.
B-Roads
1995
7.0Blur playing two hits, in less than 10 minutes
Blur: Live on MTV Most Wanted
1994
Music documentary about the British band Blur during the period surrounding their 1999 album 13. The episode, titled Blur, aired on 21 November 1999 on ITV as part of the arts programme presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Blur - The South Bank Show 1999
1999
Series credits
6.6The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.
Top of the Pops
1964
7.6This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy McGuinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.
Top Gear
2002
7.1Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.
Have I Got News for You
1990
5.6The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky Arts from 27 May 2012. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the show aims to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.
The South Bank Show
1978
6.7The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.
Celebrity Juice
2008
7.0Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
—
5.9This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
Question Time
1979
7.8A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
Would I Lie to You?
2007
7.2A weekly, topical panel show based around a huge series of opinion poll surveys carried out around Britain.
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
7.1Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
7.1Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
5.3An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.
An Audience with...
1978
7.1TFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show was produced by Ginger Productions, written by Danny Baker and hosted by Chris Evans, for the first 5 series. The final series was hosted by a number of guest presenters. It was broadcast on Fridays at 6pm from 9 February 1996 to 22 December 2000, with a repeat later that night. The title officially stood for "Thank Four It's Friday", but was widely understood to mean "Thank Fuck It's Friday" and was a reference to the popular phrase "Thank God it's Friday". The show's theme tune was Ron Grainer's theme from Man in a Suitcase, in keeping with Evans's frequent use of 1960s television themes in his work.
TFI Friday
1996
6.0The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom. The show pushed forward the boundaries of youth TV, always coming close to going too far.
The Word
1990
5.7Getting viewers up to speed on all the latest automotive information, with new car reviews, second hand bargains and industry tidbits being the focus of this magazine show.
Fifth Gear
2002
7.9The iconic pop culture panel show featuring host Greg Davies, who is joined by regulars Noel Fielding & Jamali Maddix for music-themed mayhem.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021
6.2What would happen if Keith Lemon had permission to snoop around celebrities' homes? Find out as Through The Keyhole returns, with everyone's favourite strawberry-blonde presenter at the helm!
Through the Keyhole
2013
6.2What would happen if Keith Lemon had permission to snoop around celebrities' homes? Find out as Through The Keyhole returns, with everyone's favourite strawberry-blonde presenter at the helm!
Through the Keyhole
2013
10.0The biggest night in the British music calendar, the BRIT Awards celebrate the biggest successes in music & promote new talent.
The BRIT Awards
1977
6.2The F Word is a British food magazine and cookery programme featuring chef Gordon Ramsay. The programme covers a wide range of topics, from recipes to food preparation and celebrity food fads. The programme is made by Optomen Television and aired weekly on Channel 4. The theme tune for the series is "The F-Word" from the Babybird album Bugged.
The F Word
2005
5.9Unknown histories take center stage as the hitmakers themselves - from ABBA to T-Pain - explore dimensions of pop music you never knew existed.
This Is Pop
2021
7.0Gadget Man shows the world's collection of handy gadgets throughout the ages, from today's smart devices to decades old electronics to even older mechanical devices.
Gadget Man
2012
Eight famous amateurs, with a passion for classical music, do battle for the chance to conduct the BBC Concert Orchestra in front of a live audience of 30,000 at BBC Proms in the Park
Maestro
2008
NRBattlechefs invites ten amateur celebrity chefs into Marco Pierre White's kitchen aboard a cruise ship. Filmed across two separate Mediterranean cruises on P&O's newly launched flagship, Britannia, each voyage sees celebrities step up to the plate and put their culinary skills to the test.
Battlechefs
2016
NRBattlechefs invites ten amateur celebrity chefs into Marco Pierre White's kitchen aboard a cruise ship. Filmed across two separate Mediterranean cruises on P&O's newly launched flagship, Britannia, each voyage sees celebrities step up to the plate and put their culinary skills to the test.
Battlechefs
2016
6.0The Friday Night Project was a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired on Channel 4 in February 2005 under the title The Friday Night Project. Originally broadcast on Friday nights, the show moved to Sunday nights for its seventh series in 2008. Each week the regular hosts Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr are joined by a celebrity guest host. These guests provide an opening monologue, are interviewed by Alan and Justin and take questions from the studio audience. They also take part in comedy sketches, hidden camera stunts and a game show where someone from the audience is selected to win prizes. When the show was called The Friday Night Project, it was not live; it was recorded at The London Studios on the night before it was broadcast on Channel 4. When the show became The Sunday Night Project, the show retained its Thursday night taping schedule.
The Friday Night Project
2005
