James King (film critic)

In the past at BBC Radio 1 he has worked alongside Jo Whiley, has presented the Early Breakfast show, numerous Christmas Film Specials and one-off documentary programmes and has also stood-in for fellow film critic and friend Mark Kermode on Kermode and Mayo's Film Review on BBC Radio 5 Live.

[4] 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, as well as many other 'talking head' shows.

He presented on the Eat Cinema channel and BBC Two's Learning Zone and for several years presented with Vernon Kay and Josie D'Arby on a digital TV spin-off of Top Of The Pops.

He presented a radio show called "Jingus' Smash Hits" (Jingus is his nickname) and also featured in a programme created by fellow Warwick student and friend Stephen Merchant.

After obtaining his BA at Warwick, King went on to obtain a Post Graduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from University College Falmouth and an MA in Film & Television studies from the University Of Westminster.