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Who Is Peter James?
I. Biography and interests [II. Career III. Film Production] Born: Brighton, Sussex, England Educated: Charterhouse, then Ravensbourne Film School. Animals: Bertie, Hungarian Puli sheepdog with dreadlocks, and Phoebe, a German Shepherd with a gorgeous temperament, unless you are unfortunate enough to have been born as a rabbit… (see photo at right) or a burglar, and Oscar, a rescue labrador/border collie cross, who is so chilled out at times we think he secretly does drugs.... Mother: The late Cornelia James, Glovemaker to the Queen Home: In Sussex, formerly a Georgian manor house, near Ditchling, built on the site of Roman ruins, haunted by four ghosts. Now on a historic site between Lewes and Glynde. Was occupied until recently by a whole bunch of ghosts of victims of the Battle of Lewes, but they have now been politely evicted. In Notting Hill, London, an apartment on the site of a former cinema. No spectral screenings yet during the night, but always hoping... Awards: Charterhouse school poetry prize, 1967. Sitges International Horror Film Festival, 1974, Best Foreign Film, Dead of Night. The Alchemists. Public Awareness Of Science Awards 2000. Runner Up. Bedsitcom, the hit comedy series on Channel 4 I co-created, received a Rose D'Or nomination at the 2004 Montreux Television Festival. Dead Simple - Krimi-Blitz winner, 2005. Peter James has been voted Comme Une Tombe (French translation of Dead Simple) - Winner of France's 2006 Le Prix Polar International award, 2006 Comme Une Tombe - winner of Le Prix Coeur Noir literary prize at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines festival, 2007 Looking Good Dead - Shortlisted for Crime Thriller of the Year at the 2007 Richard & Judy Galaxy British Book Awards. Prix SNCF du polar 2007 – shortlisted – winner not yet announced Le Grand Prix de littérature policère – shortlisted – winner not yet announced Interests:
I traded the Aston Vanquish for an Aston DB9 convertible, which I did not like at all - I found it cramped, noisy, and it flexed horribly on bends. I bought a black Mercedes SL 55AMG, on Jeremy Clarkson's recommendation - which was totally wicked! Quicker than the Vanquish, with more space, but sadly not much more reliable - a constant pain with electrical problems. And it did not have the Aston's "soul". When you drive an Aston everyone on the road is nice to you - everyone, even the most resolute of greens, seems to love them. But people look less lovingly at the Merc, like it belongs to a successful drugs dealer. I've now just taken delivery of a Bentley Continental GT. I fell in love with the looks of these cars the moment they first appeared. To me they were pure sculpture on wheels, and next to my DB7, one of the most beautiful cars ever made. And a car with attitude! It has four-wheel drive, will do 198 mph, and has a combined television screen and sound system better than any living room I've ever been in! With the amount of travelling I'm doing right now, I'm thinking of living in it! ![]() I race a 2CV Citroen in the annual championship series, the high-point of the season being the annual 24 Hour Endurance Race for 2CV Citroens at Snetterton. Click here for photos of my latest marathon race and click here for photos of my first trip around the track. But watch this space folks -- because I harbour even more ambitious motor racing plans. Today the pond (Well the Germans do call 2CVs "ducks") tomorrow, Le Mans.... Aircraft: I used to own a Second World War Mitchell B25 bomber. Science, Medicine & the Paranormal are my principal interests above all else (on which I have lectured extensively, and have hosted my own radio show on BBC Scotland). Sports: Tennis: All year round. Play least badly in deep snow. Golf: I play every six months. Once played four rounds in one day for a bet for charity (and won). Running: I run seven days a week, between 2-5 miles. [ Read more: II. Career III. Film Production ] |
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