James May
James May is a TV show on BBC4. Top Gear's James May marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 13 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in December 2025.
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Top Gear's James May marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings by meeting three men who walked on the moon and flying to the edge of the space in a U2 spy plane.
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1:00:00The erstwhile Top Gear host can't get enough of driving... James reveals the cars that turned post-war Germany and Japan into motoring powerhouses at the expense of Britain.
Series 1
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1:00:00Captain Slow finds out how we became a nation of car drivers - here James hears how aspiration drove the development of the Rolls Royce and stages a race-off.
1:00:00Top Gear's hairiest host explores the weird world of the microcar, revisiting Britain's infamous three-wheeled disasters as well as French deathtraps.
James May takes a rare and privileged flight 70,000 feet above Earth in a U2 spy plane to a place known in the Air Force as the 'space equivalent zone' or the 'edge of space'.
Series 2 1:00:00
1:00:00James reassembles the past to hear what it sounded like as he pieces together the 195 parts of the 1963 Dansette Bermuda portable record player.
1:00:00James is faced with reassembling a 1970s Honda Z50A Mini Trail Motorcycle, an exciting and portable mini motorcycle for all the family, from its 303 component parts.
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James reassembles the 135 parts that make up a 1960s Kenwood Chef a701a Food Mixer, a literal food revolution responsible for mixing more cake batter than Mary Berry.
Series 3 1:20:00
1:20:00James May continues his epic quest to reskill the modern male as he attempts a risky stunt involving an ailing seaside town and a great big monster.
1:15:00James May goes in search of a wedding ring lost in the 1970s, the team launches its very own pirate radio station, and there are a couple of amazing inventions on offer.
1:00:00James takes to the air to help an Oxfordshire town with its diamond jubilee celebration and also tests whether it is possible to make your own luck.
1:00:00James's team try to catch a bolt of lightning, and James visits the Rock Paper Scissors World Championships and a Welsh coal mine while also recruiting some feline crime fighters.
Series 2 1:00:00
1:00:00James May tries to create a Christmas miracle by making it snow, invents a Christmas tree-decorating blunderbuss gun, and discovers the easiest way to wrap presents.