Gregory James Alan Milward (born 17 December 1985) is an English broadcaster and author. He has been a presenter on

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since 2007, hosting shows including his old drive-time show and the station's flagship breakfast show. Since 2017, James has co-hosted the BBC's cricket podcast '' Tailenders'' alongside the

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cricketer James Anderson and guitarist for the Maccabees, Felix White. He is also a children's author, most notable for the ''Kid Normal'' book series with Chris Smith.

Early life

James was born to Alan and Rosemary Milward on 17 December 1985 in

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, South London. His parents were both teachers; Alan a headteacher, and Rosemary a special-needs teacher. He has one sister, Catherine. As a baby, he received three life-saving blood transfusions and was in an incubator for a week. James used to play cricket for Hertfordshire Under-18s. James' first broadcast was on hospital radio aged 14; however, he later discovered that the transmitter was broken and none of his shows actually went out. James is an alumnus of

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, where he was deputy head boy. He studied

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at the

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and achieved a 2:1. At university he lived with comedians John Kearns and Pat Cahill.

Career

Radio

While at university, he presented several shows on the

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radio station Livewire 1350AM, becoming the station manager in 2006. He later said that being station manager was a job he did not enjoy. He also presented several breakfast shows on Future Radio in Norwich and also on Pulse Rated in Salhouse before he got his break at BBC Radio 1.Student Radio Association - Greg James
He won 'Best Male Presenter' at the Student Radio Awards 2005. During university holidays he presented stints on Galaxy North East. James joined

in June 2007 to present Early Breakfast on Friday and cover for other presenters such as Sara Cox and Vernon Kay. He presented his first show on Friday 1 June 2007, the day after graduating from university. In October 2007, he was awarded the Early Breakfast Show (4:30am7am, which was soon changed to 4am6:30am) five days a week. He presented his first full-time show on Monday 1 October 2007, and his first ever Record of the Week was Hometown Glory by

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. On 21 September 2009, a new schedule was launched on Radio 1, and it was announced that James would move to an early afternoon slot – 1pm to 4pm - replacing Edith Bowman, who moved to the weekend breakfast slot. James was the host of The Official Chart Update, on Wednesday afternoons between 3:30pm and 4pm, and 4pm to 4:30pm when he moved to drivetime, from its inception in March 2010 until January 2013 when Scott Mills took it over, at the original time of 3:30pm. James also co-hosts ''Not Just Cricket'' on 5 Live with England cricketers

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and James Anderson that is broadcast once every few months. The show's main focus is cricket, but topics are varied. He also hosted a weekly podcast ''That's What He Said'' with former BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat presenter Chris Smith. The podcast ended when James began presenting the ''Radio 1 Breakfast Show''. James guest hosted the edition of 16 February 2013 of the 5 Live comedy sport programme '' Fighting Talk'', standing in for

Colin Murray Colin Murray (born Colin Wright on 10 March 1977) is a Northern Irish radio and television presenter. He has hosted the Channel 4 game show '' Countdown'' since 2022. Born and raised in Dundonald, east of Belfast, Murray first trained and wor ...

. On 15 November 2017, James along with Felix White, Jimmy Anderson, renewed producer Mark 'Sharky' Sharman (AKA Sharknado the Movie) and regular input from

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ian Matt ‘Mattchin’ Horan began hosting a cricketing podcast '' Tailenders''. This was initially a weekly podcast covering the 2017–18 Ashes series, but from 23 May 2018 it was renewed to continue on a 'weekly' basis. Features include 'General Cricketing Sadness', 'Mattchin's Quiz' and 'Black Wednesday/Xmas Show/App Launch'. Since 2019, James has also presented the

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series ''Rewinder'', a show where he digs through the BBC archives to find classic material to reflect on current stories of the week. In February 2023, James launched Formula 1 podcast The Fast And The Curious alongside former Radio 1 Newsbeat presenter Christian Hewgill and BBC Sport broadcaster Betty Glover.

Drivetime

On 28 February 2012, it was announced that James and Scott Mills would swap shows from 2 April 2012, meaning James would host the drivetime show (1600–1900) from that date. James's show had a variety of recurring features including: "The 10 Minute Takeover" (Mon-Thurs 1800), "Impossible Karaoke", "Rage against the Answer Machine", "Mayor of Where", "Ask The Nation", "Wrong Uns", "What's My Age Again" prior to "

The Official Chart ''The Official Chart'' is a long-running United Kingdom music chart programme, airing each Friday afternoon on BBC Radio 1. It airs the UK singles chart compiled by the Official Charts Company. In July 2015 ''The Official Chart'' moved from ...

" moving to Fridays, celebrity guests on Thursdays, and Film Reviews with reviewer Ali Plumb. * * * * * * * * * * * * Off the cuff improv games typically include Chris Smith aka: 'Chris Smith with the news' the main afternoon ''

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'' reader. James once hosted his show for an entire week broadcasting from the BFBS radio studio in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan; he also staged "G In the Park", a mini-music festival from the

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prior to the T in the Park festival. Due to changes in release dates of music worldwide, since 10 July 2015 James' former Friday show was taken up by ''

'' between 1600 and 1745, followed by ''Dance Anthems'' between 1800 and 1900. The drive time show is traditionally split into two halves, with a fifteen-minute break between 1745 and 1800 for the evening

broadcast.

On 19 June 2017, James chose the name "RoboCrop" from "thousands and thousands" of listeners' suggestions for a tractor on loan to

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to tour agricultural shows to raise awareness of rural crime. Dorset Police said the tractor, equipped with a siren, had a top speed of and was "not built for response policing".

''Radio 1 Breakfast''

On 20 August 2018, James took over '' Radio 1 Breakfast'' from

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. The pair switched shows, with Grimshaw taking on the Drivetime show from 4pm – 7pm. It was announced by the two presenters on Grimshaw's Breakfast Show on 31 May, with Grimshaw joking "It's time for a change, time for a new show and, most importantly, it's going to be time for a new wake-up time... preferably around 11:30am". Both presenters were very excited about the change, with James saying that taking over would be a "big challenge" but he was ready and willing "to give it a go". His first guest on the show was Wallace the Lion from Blackpool Zoo. The show was broadcast four days a week, until December 2020 when the BBC announced changes to the Radio 1 schedule, with James' Breakfast Show now being five days a week, whilst

Matt Edmondson Matthew Edmondson (born 27 December 1985) is a British television and Sony Award-nominated radio presenter, best known for his work with BBC Radio 1 and ITV2. Edmondson currently presents the weekday afternoon show on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesd ...

and

Mollie King Mollie Elizabeth King (born 4 June 1987) is an English pop singer, songwriter, radio presenter and a member of girl group The Saturdays. As part of The Saturdays, King has had 13 Top 10 and eight Top 5 singles, including the UK number-one hit ...

moved from the weekend breakfast show to the weekend afternoon slot.

Television

James is also a TV presenter. In 2009, he presented a TV show for BBC Three called ''Sun, Sex and Holiday Madness'', about British tourists in Magaluf and ''Young, Jobless and Living at Home'', also for

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. He has presented ''

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'' on

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's ''Switch'' and he hosted the backstage winners' podium at the 2009 BRIT Awards, which he did again in

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. In 2011, James had a non-speaking cameo role in the ''

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'' episode " Closing Time". James presented the BBC Three's coverage of

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and in August 2012, the Reading and Leeds Festival (both with Fearne Cotton). He presented coverage of T in the Park 2012, alongside Edith Bowman in July. In 2013, James co-presented extensive coverage of Radio 1's Big Weekend on BBC Three with

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. In June 2013, James once again hosted BBC Three's coverage of

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, alongside Gemma Cairney. He again hosted the BBC's coverage of festivals including Radio 1's Big Weekend, T in The Park,

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, and

in the summer of 2014. In 2012, James co-presented two series of '' Unzipped'' (originally named ''Britain Unzipped'') on BBC Three with

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and later '' How to Win Eurovision'', a special two-hour show, on 11 May 2013. In December 2012, James and

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presented ''50 Greatest

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Moments'' on

. The show was broadcast on his 27th birthday. On 25 September 2013, James along with Kane starred in their chat show ''Staying in with Greg and Russell'' on BBC Three. Both later appeared on the Children in Need 2013 appeal night during a Lip Sync Challenge, which James won by performing " Circle of Life" from ''

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''. In 2014, James appeared as a contestant in the CBeebies gameshow '' Swashbuckle'' with his niece Pia. In September 2014, James hosted the closing ceremony of The Invictus Games with

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live on

. In 2015, he presented the

reality game show '' I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse''. In May 2015, he played a police officer in the

comedy murder mystery series '' Murder in Successville''. Also in 2015, James co-wrote and starred in the Comedy Feeds episode ''Dead Air''. In March 2016, he hosted a segment of the ''

Sport Relief ''Sport Relief'' was a wikt:biennial, biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, established in 2002. It was the idea of Kevin Cahill, CBE, who had joined Comic Relief in 1991 to establish a new department as Dire ...

'' telethon with

Alesha Dixon Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, rapper, dancer, television personality, and author. She rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B / UK Garage group Mis-Teeq, who had seven UK top 10 hits, ...

. James has guest presented several episodes of ''

The One Show ''The One Show'' is a British television magazine and chat show programme. Broadcast live on BBC One weekdays at 7:00 pm, it features topical stories and studio guests. It is currently co-hosted by Alex Jones, Roman Kemp, Ronan Keating ...

''. In November 2016, James co-presented the

's ''

Children in Need ''BBC Children in Need'' is the BBC's UK Charitable organization, charity dedicated to supporting disadvantaged children and young people across the country. Established in 1980, the organisation has raised over £1 billion by 2023 through its ...

'' appeal for the first time. He also presented the ''Children in Need Rocks for Terry'' concert at the

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with Fearne Cotton. Between 2016 and 2017, Greg presented

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's cricket coverage of the South Africa tour to Australia. In 2017 and 2018, he co-presented the primetime

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music show ''

Sounds Like Friday Night ''Sounds Like Friday Night '' is a music entertainment programme that began airing on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 27 October 2017. Presented by broadcaster Greg James and rapper Amplify Dot, A.Dot (credited as Dotty), the programme featur ...

'' with A.Dot. The show wasn't renewed for a third series. In 2022, James became an executive producer for the Sky documentary series ''The Man Who Bought Cricket'', focusing on billionaire and fraudster

Allen Stanford Robert Allen Stanford (born March 24, 1950) is an American-Antiguan convicted financial fraudster, former financier, and sponsor of professional sports. He was convicted of fraud in 2012, having operated an eight billion dollar Ponzi scheme, and ...

. It was based on a

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podcast presented by James on the same subject, in a series called ''Sport's Strangest Crimes''. In March 2023, Channel 4 announced that James would be the host of its new reality show '' Rise and Fall''. On June 16, 2023 he appeared as himself in Episode 1 of the

comedy Queen of Oz. James is seen and heard on his radio programme questioning the outrageous antics of spoiled spare to the British crown, Princess Georgiana, played by

Catherine Tate Catherine Tate (born Catherine Jane Ford, 5 December 1969) is an English actress, comedian and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work on the BBC Two, BBC sketch comedy series ''The Catherine Tate Show'' (2004–2007), as well as bein ...

Kid Normal

Together with newsreader Chris Smith, James wrote the children's book series ''Kid Normal'' which is a 6-book series about a normal boy in a superhero world. The first one was published by

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and released on 13 July 2017 in the UK and the second one the following March. The first book was the biggest selling children's debut of the year and have sold over 100,000 copies combined. The books have also been released in 19 other languages around the world.

Charity work

In January 2013, along with Jack Dee,

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, Philips Idowu and

Chelsee Healey Chelsea Jade Healey (born 6 August 1988) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the roles of Janeece Bryant in the BBC school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' (2006–2012, 2023), Honey Wright in the BBC medical drama series ...

, James took part in Comic Relief: Through Hell and High Water. They journeyed along the Zambezi River for 5 days raising money to build a new school in the region. They raised well over £1 million for the charity. On 2 March 2013, James appeared on the ''

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'' judging panel alongside

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and

Lee Mack Lee Gordon McKillop (born 4 August 1968), known by his stage name Lee Mack, is an English comedian and actor, famed for his quick wit. Mack’s better known work includes creating, writing and starring in sitcom ''Not Going Out'', and featuring ...

. In 2014, James was part of 'Team Coe' in the Sport Relief: Clash of the Titans. His team won the competition held at the

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. He took part in the cycling, synchronized swimming and swimming relay. In February 2015, he, Chris Smith, Yasmin Evans and

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traveled to

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to take part in Operation Health. There, they helped to rebuild the Iyolwa Health Centre in Eastern Uganda, using money raised by

Comic Relief Comic Relief is a British charity, founded in 1986 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Sir Lenny Henry in response to the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia. The concept of Comic Relief was to get British comedians to make t ...

. He blogged about it here. In total, the Radio 1 audience raised £551,405. In February 2016, for Sport Relief, James underwent the tough challenge, dubbed the 'Gregathlon', of completing five Triathlons in 5 days, in 5 different cities across the UK, hosting his Drivetime Radio 1 show after completing his daily

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, raising £1 million for charity. In February 2018, James undertook his second Gregathlon for Sport Relief: Pedal to the Peaks. He cycled over and climbed

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and

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before the challenge had to be postponed because extreme weather conditions caused by the Beast from the East. He returned to complete the challenge and climbed

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on 16 March 2018, raising over £1 million.

Personal life

On 1 June 2018, James announced his engagement to his girlfriend Bella Mackie, the daughter of newspaper editor

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and the author of bestselling dark novel ''How to Kill Your Family''. They married in September of the same year. They live in

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, North London. James has previously ended a relationship due to halitosis. James is godfather to Ruby, the youngest daughter of England

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er James Anderson. He is a keen cricket fan, and used to play for Hertfordshire Under-18s. He is a supporter of

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and

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. He is an ambassador for two charities; The Stroke Association and The Lord's Taverners. He also took part in the 2012

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Team Give Blood campaign, representing O+.

Awards

* 2005 – Student Radio Award for 'Best Male Presenter' * 2013 – 'Loaded Lafta' for 'Funniest Radio Show' * 2013 – Silver Sony Radio Academy Award for 'Best Entertainment Show' * 2014 �
Gold Radio Academy Award for 'Best Entertainment Show'
* 2016 – Gold Radio Academy 'ARIA' Award for 'Best Entertainment Production' * 2020 – Arias Award for 'Best New Show' * 2020 – Arias Award for 'Best marketing campaign' * 2020 – TRIC awards for " Radio Personality"

Filmography

Guest appearances

* ''

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'' (2009) * '' The Wright Stuff'' (2011) * ''

South Today ''BBC South Today'' is the BBC's regional television news service for the south of England, covering Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, West Sussex, much of Dorset and parts of Surrey and Wiltshire. The service is produced and bro ...

'' (2012) *'' Celebrity Juice'' (2012, 2013) *'' What's Cooking?'' (2013) *'' 50 Funniest Moments of 2013'' (2013) *'' The Apprentice: You're Fired!'' (2014, 2015) *'' BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards'' (2014) *'' Pointless Celebrities'' (2015) * ''The 15 Second Interview with

Joe Lycett Joe Harry Lycett (born 1988), also known by the self-given moniker "Mummy", and officially self-renamed briefly as Hugo Boss in 2020, is a British comedian, television presenter, and painter. He has appeared on many TV shows, including '' Live ...

'' (2015) *'' BBC Music Awards'' (2015) *''Frank Skinner on Demand with...'' (2015) *'' Murder In Successville'' (2015) *''

Drunk History ''Drunk History'' is an American educational comedy television series produced by Comedy Central, based on the Funny or Die web series created by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner in 2007. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are the show's executive p ...

'' (2016) *'' Room 101'' (2016) *''

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'' (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) *''

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'' (2017) *''

Victoria Derbyshire Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire (born 2 October 1968) is a British journalist, newsreader and broadcaster. Her eponymous current affairs and debate programme was broadcast on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel from 2015 until March 2020. She has ...

'' (2017) *'' Saturday Kitchen'' (2017, 2020) *'' Saturday Mash-Up!'' (2017) *''

'' (2017, 2020, 2021) *'' Zoe Ball On...'' (2018) *''

BBC Breakfast ''BBC Breakfast'' is a British television breakfast news programme, produced by BBC News and broadcast on BBC One every morning from 6:00am. It is also broadcast on the UK feed of BBC News channel on weekends. The simulcast is presented live, ...

'' (2018, 2019) *'' This Morning'' (2018, 2019, 2022) *''

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'' (2019) *'' Would I Lie to You?'' (2019) *''

Loose Women ''Loose Women'' (known as ''Live Talk'' from 2000 to 2001) is a British talk show that broadcasts on ITV weekdays from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. The show focuses on a panel of four female presenters who interview celebrities, talk about aspects of ...

'' (2019) *'' Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' (2020, 2022) *''

'' (2020) *'' The Big Night In'' (2020) *''

Great British Menu ''Great British Menu'' is a BBC television series in which top British chefs compete for the chance to cook one course of a four-course banquet. Format Series one and two were presented by Jennie Bond, the former BBC Royal correspondent, where ...

'' (2020) *''Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime'' (2020) *''Morning Live'' (2020) *''

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'' (2020) *'' ITV News Central'' (2021) *'' Between the Covers'' (2021) *''The Great Garden Revolution'' (2022) *'' Celebrity Masterchef'' (2022) *'' QI'' (2022) *'' Saturday Kitchen'' (2023)

References

External links

''Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James''
(BBC Radio 1)
''Radio 1 Anthems''
(BBC Radio 1) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Greg 1985 births Living people Alumni of the Student Radio Association Alumni of the University of East Anglia BBC Radio 1 presenters BBC Radio 4 presenters BBC television presenters BT Sport presenters and reporters English radio personalities English television presenters People from Lewisham Television personalities from the London Borough of Lewisham