James King (film critic)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 to Jo Whiley. On Wednesdays he responds to listeners' questions, whilst on Fridays he gives reviews on new releases. He presented the BBC Radio 1 show OneClick/Film in 2004, which was offered as a podcast, 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's BBC 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 friend Mark Kermode on Simon Mayo's Radio 5 Live programme. He also appears regularly on the ITV1 regional news programme London 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 a free-to-air channel on 23 July 2006. He's also presented on Eat Cinema channel and BBC Two's Learning Zone.

King began his broadcasting career at Radio Warwick in 1993 whilst an undergraduate studying Film and Literature at the University 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 graduate Stephen Merchant with whom he was once a housemate.

King made his feature film debut with a cameo in the 2006 horror-comedy Freak Out. He is known to be a supporter of Ipswich Town. He was educated at Ipswich School

James King is a vegetarian, as he confirmed on the BBC Radio 1 Edith Bowman show on Friday 12 January 2007.

[edit] External links