Greg James

Acting

Greg James

Born

1985-12-17 (40)

Place of birth

Lewisham, London, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

29 titles

Gregory James is an English radio DJ, television presenter and author. He hosts The Radio 1 Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 1 and co-presents the BBC television series Sounds Like Friday Night

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 4 titles

Series credits

The One Show poster
4.3

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

The One Show

2006

QI poster
7.9

Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.

QI

2003

Celebrity Juice poster
6.7

The 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

Would I Lie to You? poster
7.8

A 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

Pointless Celebrities poster
6.3

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.

Pointless Celebrities

2011

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway poster
6.1

A gameshow hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

2002

Great British Menu poster
5.9

Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a four-course banquet for a high-profile figure.

Great British Menu

2006

Doctor Who Confidential poster
8.0

Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Each episode was broadcast on BBC Three on Saturdays, immediately after the broadcast of the weekly television episode on BBC One. The running time of the first two series was 30 minutes, being extended to 45 minutes in the third. BBC Three also broadcast a cut-down edition of the programme, lasting 15 minutes, shown after the repeats on Sundays and Fridays and after the weekday evening repeats of earlier seasons.

Doctor Who Confidential

2005

Room 101 poster
6.6

Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101.

Room 101

1994

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer poster
7.0

Four different celebrities all aim to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their baking skills.

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018

Celebrity Gogglebox poster
6.6

A rolling cast of famous faces, some of Britain's best loved personalities, turn their hand to being the country's most opinionated viewers, sharing their opinions on what they have been watching during the week.

Celebrity Gogglebox

2019

Radio 1 at Reading and Leeds Festival poster
NR

Relive the electrifying performances, mosh pits, sing-along anthems and all the energy of one of the UK's most iconic festivals.

Radio 1 at Reading and Leeds Festival

2007

Radio 1's Big Weekend poster
NR

BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend (R1BW) is a British music festival run by BBC Radio 1. It is held once a year, in a different location within the United Kingdom each time. It was the biggest free-ticketed music event in Europe, until a fee for tickets was introduced in 2018, and always includes a host of new artists.

Radio 1's Big Weekend

2010

Radio 1's Big Weekend poster
NR

BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend (R1BW) is a British music festival run by BBC Radio 1. It is held once a year, in a different location within the United Kingdom each time. It was the biggest free-ticketed music event in Europe, until a fee for tickets was introduced in 2018, and always includes a host of new artists.

Radio 1's Big Weekend

2010

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NR

Comedy Feeds is a sitcom / sketch show featured on BBC Three since 2014. Each Comedy Feed showcases emerging new talent by making their pilot shows available exclusively on BBC iPlayer.

BBC Comedy Feeds

2012

Children In Need poster
7.0

BBC Children in Need is the BBC's UK charity. Since 1980 it has raised over £600 million to change the lives of disabled children and young people in the UK. One of the highlights is an annual telethon, held in November and televised on BBC One and BBC One HD from 7:30pm until 2am. "Pudsey Bear" is BBC Children in Need's mascot, whilst Terry Wogan is a long-standing host. BBC Children in Need is one of three high-profile British telethons, although the only charity belonging to the BBC, the other telethons being Red Nose Day and Sport Relief, both supporting the Comic Relief charity. The 2012 appeal took place on Friday 16 November.

Children In Need

1980

Queen of Oz poster
7.1

Princess Georgiana is the black sheep of a fictional British Royal Family. A PR disaster, she's spent her spoilt, party-girl life plastered over the tabloids. On the back of her latest scandal her mother, the Queen, makes the unprecedented move of abdicating her Australian throne in favour of her daughter. It is hoped that giving her some real responsibility will finally be the making of her – and if it isn't, at least shipping her off keeps her 10,000 miles away from London.

Queen of Oz

2023

Drunk History poster
7.5

Top UK comedians relate their favourite historical stories while getting absolutely bladdered on a mixture of beers, wines and spirits. Their slurred versions of history are then acted out, word for word, by a host of well-known actors, celebrities and comedians including Johnny Vegas, Russell Kane, Joe Lycett, Rob Beckett, Alex Horne and James Acaster. Luckily, Jimmy Carr is on voice-over duties to restore some order if the drinking sessions get out of hand.

Drunk History

2015

Taskmaster’s New Year Treat poster
NR

Taskmaster Greg Davies and his fiendish elf Alex Horne ring in the new year by tormenting five celebrities with a series of weird, wonderful one-off challenges

Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

2021

Sounds Like Friday Night poster
NR

Live music series presented by Greg James and Dotty, as well as a different musical superstar guest host each week.

Sounds Like Friday Night

2017

Most Ridiculous poster
NR

Narrated by Radio 1 DJ, Greg James, Most Ridiculous seeks out the stupidest and most insane videos ever to be found online.

Most Ridiculous

2016

Rise and Fall poster
7.0

Greg James will oversee the action as the Grafters work hard to complete a series of gruelling games and challenges to build a cash prize fund only the Rulers can win. The Rulers must encourage the Grafters to work harder, but if they push them too hard, they might find themselves toppled from power. Anyone can rise to a position of power and anyone can fall, but only one Ruler can win the prize fund at the end of the game. Who rises and who falls will be decided by the other Players.

Rise and Fall

2023

Grand Designs: Deconstructed poster
NR

Kevin McCloud and Greg James dish the dirt on what it takes to create awe-inspiring architecture, as they take a unique behind-the-scenes look at ambitious self-builds.

Grand Designs: Deconstructed

2025