I remember watching James May's 20th Century when it was airing, I always enjoyed that. It was contemporary with peak Top Gear (series 9-10) and had some of the same vibes. I need to find a decent quality version somewhere, I haven't watched it in a while
James May's Great Explorers (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35852254/) is great too, both me and my dad loved watching it even though it's not a subject either of us is normally that interested in. Only downside is that it's just 3 episodes, so it's over before you know it.
It's timeless. Everyone of every age can relate to it, relate to their own experiences with the toys of their childhood, or toys they dreamed of having, or dreams they had of building a giant meccano machine or flying a model and so on.
I loved his trains, airfix, Hornby, Meccano, Lego episodes...
Sarnies of the 70s, all those cooking/sandwich blogs maneuvred me/us through the c-vid. Foodtribe/Whatnext/JamesGin
Reassembler is the perfect James May show. Just him chilling in a shed tinkering, at first I was like who the heck would watch this!? only took 5 mins for me to be hooked its so relaxing
MaroonIsBestColor@reddit
I wish he would do another Cars of the People or something similar to it.
genericgeriatric47@reddit
I like watching James vanish into and out of the closet in OH Cook
jackgrafik@reddit
I remember watching James May's 20th Century when it was airing, I always enjoyed that. It was contemporary with peak Top Gear (series 9-10) and had some of the same vibes. I need to find a decent quality version somewhere, I haven't watched it in a while
-RAMBI-@reddit
James May's Cars of the People was really good and the most Top Gear adjacent, but stuff like the Reassembler was also a very James May show
spiritus_rex@reddit
James May's Cars of the People would be my vote.
Gidnik@reddit
also, man lab was hysterical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBU-rHyyPL4
Gidnik@reddit
cars of the people not count ?
o0260o@reddit
I liked great explorers, cars of the people and our man in
JDMWeeb@reddit
Cars of the People
twofedsinnc@reddit
Cars of the People! Yes, it's labeled as a Top Gear show, but it is just May being May
Of the ones listed Our Man In... is my favorite, with Oh Cook a close second
FeherDenes@reddit (OP)
I don’t see anyone mention it yet, so i’m also gonna say I did enjoy “Big Trouble in Model Britain”
RY4NDY@reddit
James May's Great Explorers (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35852254/) is great too, both me and my dad loved watching it even though it's not a subject either of us is normally that interested in. Only downside is that it's just 3 episodes, so it's over before you know it.
amnesiac854@reddit
Toy stories might even be better than Top Gear. Man Lab close second.
Just prime mid 2000's brittish TV, the peak of entertainment TV
zneave@reddit
i really like his James May Drinks series with Oz Clark when he learned about wine and other drinks.
-TheExtraMile-@reddit
Toy Stories was such an amazing series, I just rewatched most of the episodes on YT last week.
The Isle of Man Meccano bike, the giant 1:1 Airfix model, the Lego house... all of those are pure gold in my opinion
CharacterUse@reddit
It's timeless. Everyone of every age can relate to it, relate to their own experiences with the toys of their childhood, or toys they dreamed of having, or dreams they had of building a giant meccano machine or flying a model and so on.
CasualGamerMWE@reddit
Hey Bim!
dbkenny426@reddit
Our Man In... is the best, but his wine show with Oz Clarke was great too!
TechnologyFamiliar20@reddit
Oh yes, 2-3 series about wine and beer.
TechnologyFamiliar20@reddit
I loved his trains, airfix, Hornby, Meccano, Lego episodes...
Sarnies of the 70s, all those cooking/sandwich blogs maneuvred me/us through the c-vid. Foodtribe/Whatnext/JamesGin
extra_less@reddit
Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure https://youtu.be/c5p6uUR3nF0?si=I7ztixR9U4N6Wc2w is the best of them all.
Crowlands@reddit
I voted for 'our man in...' but that was mostly due to the Japan season, that was on a different level from the other two.
draggin_low@reddit
Reassembler is the perfect James May show. Just him chilling in a shed tinkering, at first I was like who the heck would watch this!? only took 5 mins for me to be hooked its so relaxing
iacchus@reddit
The Reassembler ftw
bigging00360@reddit
What about the reassembler?