- James King (film critic)
James King is a British movie critic who appears regularly on
BBC Radio 1 and many television shows.He currently has a film slot during
Edith Bowman 's show at 2:30 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays, following several years as a sparring partner toJo Whiley . On Wednesdays he responds to listeners' questions, whilst on Fridays he gives reviews on new releases. He presented theBBC Radio 1 show "OneClick/Film" in 2004, which was offered as apodcast , but these ended in June 2006 along with other OneClick podcasts. Also in 2004, "James King's Movie News" was nominated for the Sony Radio Academy Awards in the Information Award category.A stand-in for
JK and Joel 'sBBC Radio 1 's "Early Breakfast" show on weekday mornings between 4:00 and 7:00 am, King has also appeared as a stand-in for fellow film critic and friendMark Kermode onSimon Mayo 's Radio 5 Live programme. He also appears regularly on theITV1 regional news programmeLondon Tonight on Friday evenings, again providing reviews of the weekend's notable film releases.King made contributions to
Film4 's "50 Films to See Before You Die " on the launch night of afree-to-air channel on23 July 2006 . He's also presented onEat Cinema channel andBBC Two 'sLearning Zone .King began his broadcasting career at
Radio Warwick in 1993 whilst an undergraduate studying Film and Literature at theUniversity of Warwick . Whilst a student, he presented a show named "Jingus' Smash Hits" (Jingus is his nickname). He also appeared on the programme created by fellow Warwick graduateStephen Merchant with whom he was once a housemate.King made his
feature film debut with a cameo in the 2006 horror-comedyFreak Out . He is known to be a supporter of Ipswich Town. He was educated atIpswich School James King is a vegetarian, as he confirmed on the BBC Radio 1 Edith Bowman show on Friday 12 January 2007.
External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/edithbowman/movies.shtml Edith Bowman on Radio 1]
* [http://www.knightayton.co.uk/index.php/Male-Clients/King-James.html Knight Ayton Management]
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