James May's Things You Need To Know - BBC

[klr]

Season 2 is currently showing on BBC2 Monday nights. Episode 4 of 6 was on last night.

Here are links to the first three episodes, downloadable in a variety of resolutions up to 720p:

Einstein:


The Brain:


Evolution:


... highly recommended.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

He did a show that lasted more than one season?

[klr]

He did a show that lasted more than one season?

Better than that: The first season was only 3 episodes, so having a second with 6 must make it a resounding success.

I'll post links to the first season episodes once I track down good copies.

I also watched a program late last night by Richard Hammond where he learned to operate an Abrams tank. Probably a repeat, but I hadn't seen it before.

[Clinton Huxley]

I'd like to watch a programme with Hamster Hammond and an Abrams Tank but not with him driving it.....

[Gawdzilla Sama]

He did a show that lasted more than one season?

Better than that: The first season was only 3 episodes, so having a second with 6 must make it a resounding success.

I'll post links to the first season episodes once I track down good copies.

I also watched a program late last night by Richard Hammond where he learned to operate an Abrams tank. Probably a repeat, but I hadn't seen it before.

Yeah, that was on in the Spring here.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Question for James May, something I need to know. Why do I see you guys mentioning all these great shows and all I can see on the schedule is Top Gear and Hell's Fucking Kitchen?

[klr]

I'd like to watch a programme with Hamster Hammond and an Abrams Tank but not with him driving it.....

He was forced to drive over several cars that he happened to own.

Not the exact same cars unfortunately.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I'd like to watch a programme with Hamster Hammond and an Abrams Tank but not with him driving it.....

He was forced to drive over several cars that he happened to own.

Not the exact same cars unfortunately.

Just as he was beginning to get over the drum set.

[Clinton Huxley]

I can't abide Hammond. I detest his floppy hair and his floppy hands. He was bloody awful on that wildlife programme.

[Pensioner]

Question for James May, something I need to know. Why do I see you guys mentioning all these great shows and all I can see on the schedule is Top Gear and Hell's Fucking Kitchen?

We only let you yanks watch the crap.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Question for James May, something I need to know. Why do I see you guys mentioning all these great shows and all I can see on the schedule is Top Gear and Hell's Fucking Kitchen?

We only let you yanks watch the crap.

I absolute believe this. "Sharpe" has never been on here, insofar as I know.

[klr]

Episode 4 - Speed:

[hadespussercats]

I love James May. For a brief while there, he was giving me inexplicable flutteries (I'm over it. ) Wish I could watch this.

Richard Hammond, though? Where's the remote?

[SteveB]

May is the boring-est on Top Gear though. Only good when he drove that Bugatti.

[hadespussercats]

May is the boring-est on Top Gear though. Only good when he drove that Bugatti.

Boring, yeah. But a smartie. And he actually tries to do nice work, in sharp contrast to the willfully sloppy craftsmanship of the other two.

I like enthusiastic dorks, especially when they're also musicians. Did you see the episode of TG when they were in... Latvia? Some Eastern European place where they had all these WWII fighter planes. He just couldn't stop talking, he was so excited. I like that sort of thing.

Plus, it was sort of brilliant to pair him with a real ponce on that winery tour show. You got more of a sense of what he was like outside of the TG gang.

I know. I'm not going to try to justify it any more than that. It's a little embarrassing.