Alex James

AKA: blur
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1968-11-21

Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK

Biography

Alex James is an English musician and songwriter, as well as a journalist and cheesemaker.

Crew Roles

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
Music
Starshaped
Executive Producer
Ong Ong
Music
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {45}

Self

2010-01-14 7.4

Blur: No Distance Left to Run

A documentary film about the British rock band Blur. Following the band during their 2009 reunion and tour, the film also includes unseen archive footage and interviews. ...
Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

2015-12-05 0

Blur: The Magic Whip: Made in Hong Kong

'The Magic Whip: Made in Hong Kong’ is a 30-minute film about the making of blur’s new album, featuring exclusive interviews and personal studio footage shot by the band. ...
Genre :Music, Documentary

Self

2023-07-26 0

Blur Presents The Ballad of Darren

Blur present “The Ballad of Darren”, a very special, one-off, global performance of their highly-anticipated new album. ...
Genre :Music

2016-01-04 0

FHM: The Last of the Lads' Mags

For Him Magazine hit the shelves in 1985 and soon grew to become the biggest selling magazine in Britain. Written by some of the funniest contributors in the world, FHM spoke to the man on the street ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

1999-03-10 10

Blur: Live 13 & Bonus Footage

B.L.U.R.E.M.I., No Distance Left to Run, Tender, Battle, Beetlebum, Bugman, Trimm Trabb, Mellow Song & Song 2 (Live 13 at London Depot, 10 March 1999). Plus, Seymour - Dizzy, There's No Other Way BBC ...
Genre :Music, Documentary

Self [blur]

2023-07-29 10

blur | In Concert BBC Radio 2

A special Radio 2 In Concert performance from blur, recorded in the BBC Radio Theatre in front of a small audience. The set features a selection of classic blur tracks as well as new material. ...
Genre :Music

Self [blur] (archive footage)

2014-01-01 6.8

Oasis vs. Blur | Duel at the Peak of Britpop

During the 90s, Britpop dominated the airwaves and an epic pop rivalry sparked into life when Blur’s single ‘Country House’ went up against Oasis’s ‘Roll With It’ in the charts. ...
Genre :Music, Documentary

Self

2012-07-30 10

Blur: The Singles Night - Live at Wembley Arena

On December 11th, 1999, Blur performed a setlist featuring all their released singles at the time at Wembley Stadium. ...
Genre :Music

Self

1995-09-11 0

B-Roads

Follows the band Blur during the The Great Escape era. ...
Genre :Documentary, Music

2023-07-29 8

blur at the BBC

Over the years, Damon, Graham, Alex and Dave have helped to change the face of British music, constantly evolving and leaving musical rivals in their wake. This collection of blur’s greatest performan ...
Genre :Music

Self

2024-07-19 7.389

blur: To the End

Iconic British band blur (“Song 2”, “Girls & Boys”) comes together to record their first album in eight years – the chart-topping The Ballad of Darren – and prepare for the biggest concerts of their c ...
Genre :Documentary, Music, History

Self

2024-09-06 7

blur: Live at Wembley Stadium

A cinematic concert film immortalizing blur’s biggest shows to date. Highlights include The Narcissist and St Charles Square from the recent acclaimed #1 album, ‘The Ballad of Darren’, as well as Ther ...
Genre :Music, Documentary

Self (archive footage)

2005-08-15 0

The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'

In August 1995 Blur and Oasis were engaged in a head-to-head chart battle which divided music fans and led to a wider argument about British pop music. John Harris, journalist and author of The Last ...
Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

2012-11-19 8.2

blur: Parklive

Britpop stalwarts blur captured live in performance in the summer of 2012. The gig, held in Hyde Park on August the 12th, was a companion concert to the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Gam ...
Genre :Music

2016-06-01 0

Alex James: Slowing Down Fast Fashion

We now live in a disposable clothes society. We're wearing more man made fibres and buying more than clothes than ever before. Alex James is on a mission to discover why. From the environmental impact ...
Genre :

Self

1993-09-12 8

Starshaped

Three years of candid camera on the road with Blur, from Reading 1991 through the dark ages of the EEC in 1992 and then on to Modern Life. This 126 minute tour film features live footage including sce ...
Genre :Music, Documentary

Self

2015-06-13 8.7

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

Documentary that outlines the 1990s and the decade the changed the world. ...
Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

2015-01-01 2

blur at the Zénith, Paris

Blur peform live at Le Zénith in Paris, 2015. ...
Genre :Music

Self

2000-11-28 8.5

blur | The Best Of

Blur: The Best Of is a greatest hits compilation album by English Britpop band Blur, first released in late 2000 and is the final Blur album by Food Records. It was released on CD, cassette tape, Mini ...
Genre :Music

Self [blur]

2010-02-15 8.4

Blur: Live at Hyde Park

Hyde Park Concert Film, July 2009. Blur: Live At Hyde Park is the definitive live Blur concert film. Directed by Giorgio Testi, the film was shot on the 2nd of July 2009 in front of a crowd of 55,000 ...
Genre :Music

Self

1994-10-07 9

Blur: Showtime - Live At Alexandra Palace

Showtime is a video recording by British rock band Blur, released in February 1995. Directed and edited by Matthew Longfellow and produced by Ceri Levy, the film is a recording of the band's gig at Al ...
Genre :Music

Self

2015-12-02 7

Blur: New World Towers

Charts the iconic British band’s sprawling journey over the last few years – from an unexpected break in Hong Kong which sowed the seeds for their first album as a four piece in 16 years, to a gloriou ...
Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

2019-12-19 0

Heston's Marvellous Menu Back to the Noughties

In this nostalgic documentary, restaurant critic Giles Coren challenges Heston Blumenthal to take his restaurant The Fat Duck back to 2001 for a magical feast. ...
Genre :Documentary, TV Movie

Self

2004-04-27 7.3

Pixies: Gouge

Gouge - a documentary tracing The Pixies' story featuring interviews with Bono, David Bowie, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead), Graham Coxon and Alex James (Blur), Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop ...
Genre :Music, Documentary

Self

1994-04-13 7

Blur: Live on MTV Most Wanted

Blur playing two hits, in less than 10 minutes ...
Genre :Music

Self

2015-06-03 0

Ong Ong

2015 short movie for Blur's song "Ong Ong". ...
Genre :Music, Animation

Self

2021-03-06 5.864

This Is Pop

Unknown histories take center stage as the hitmakers themselves - from ABBA to T-Pain - explore dimensions of pop music you never knew existed. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2008-08-12 0

Maestro

Eight famous amateurs, with a passion for classical music, do battle for the chance to conduct the BBC Concert Orchestra in front of a live audience of 30,000 at BBC Proms in the Park ...
Genre :

Self

1978-01-08 5.3

An Audience with...

An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guest ...
Genre :Talk

2012-11-19 6.955

Gadget Man

Gadget Man shows the world's collection of handy gadgets throughout the ages, from today's smart devices to decades old electronics to even older mechanical devices. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self [blur]

1996-02-09 6.8

TFI Friday

TFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show was produced by Ginger Productions, written by Danny Baker and hosted by Chris Evans, for ...
Genre :Comedy

Self - Host

1996-11-12 6.982

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

1996-11-12 6.982

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

2008-09-24 6.607

Celebrity Juice

The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show. ...
Genre :Comedy, Talk

Self - Panellist

7

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme. ...
Genre :News, Comedy

Self

2005-06-03 7.1

8 Out of 10 Cats

8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on p ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

2013-08-31 6

Through the Keyhole

What would happen if Keith Lemon had permission to snoop around celebrities' homes? Find out as Through The Keyhole returns, with everyone's favourite strawberry-blonde presenter at the helm! ...
Genre :Comedy, Reality

Himself - Panellist

1979-09-25 5.5

Question Time

This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put ...
Genre :News, Talk

Self - Panelist

2013-08-31 6

Through the Keyhole

What would happen if Keith Lemon had permission to snoop around celebrities' homes? Find out as Through The Keyhole returns, with everyone's favourite strawberry-blonde presenter at the helm! ...
Genre :Comedy, Reality

Self

2002-10-20 7.5

Top Gear

This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, per ...
Genre :Reality, Talk

Self - Panellist

2021-09-21 7.833

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

The iconic pop culture panel show featuring host Greg Davies, who is joined by regulars Noel Fielding & Jamali Maddix for music-themed mayhem. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

1990-09-28 7.099

Have I Got News for You

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs. ...
Genre :Comedy, News

Self

2002-04-08 5.4

Fifth Gear

Getting viewers up to speed on all the latest automotive information, with new car reviews, second hand bargains and industry tidbits being the focus of this magazine show. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

1964-01-01 6.6

Top of the Pops

The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show. ...
Genre :Reality

Self

2005-02-04 5.8

The Friday Night Project

The Friday Night Project was a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired on Channel 4 in February 2005 under the title The Friday Night Project. Originally broadcast on Frid ...
Genre :Comedy