Alex James (musician) - Television Appearances

Television Appearances

James represented The Idler on BBC Two's University Challenge: the Professionals in 2005, alongside John Moore of Black Box Recorder. They secured a heavy win over the Financial Times in their heat, but did not score highly enough to return for the tournament's later stages. In 2007 James was a judge on the Channel 4 show Mobile Acts Unsigned, and in November 2007 appeared as a panellist on the BBC One satirical news quiz, Have I Got News for You. In August 2008, James appeared in reality TV series, Maestro on BBC Two. He was voted out in the fourth episode of the series. In September 2008, a documentary television series called Cocaine Diaries: Alex James in Colombia premiered on BBC America, in conjunction with the BBC America Reveals program. As the documentary progresses, James - who admits to having used cocaine extensively during Blur’s Britpop heyday - learns about Colombia's violent drug export trade. In October 2009 he presented an episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks and, in January 2010, James participated in the ITV1 reality television programme Popstar to Operastar. On March 4, 2012 Alex appeared on the UK motoring program Top Gear as a guest for their 'star in a reasonably priced car' segment. He clocked in a 1:45.2 in the reasonably priced car. On 3 December 2011, he appeared on The Chase with Sara Cox, Ann Widdecombe and Eamonn Holmes against chaser Anne Hegerty, but he was caught by the chaser. On 16 March 2012, he appeared on The Bank Job and made the final, where he was beaten by Rachel Riley. He is also the first Bank job contestant to find 2 "bankrupts" in a single game.