We discuss his background working for the BBC, first in local radio, then political news, before he helped to develop their first digital coverage.
James has also worked at the Ski Club of Great Britain, is a qualified instructor and has skied in literally hundreds of resorts around the world.
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Tirol in Austria sponsors The Ski Podcast, which means that this winter we’ll be able to find out more about some of the great destinations in Tirol, and how you can connect with the wonderful ‘feeling of life’ there.
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SHOW NOTES
Find out about skiing in Greece in Episode 101 (3:00)
James was a researcher at Madame Tussauds (4:00)
He worked at BBC Radio Sussex in Brighton in the 1980s (4:40)
James worked on three General Elections (9:00)
He was based in Salt Lake City for the 2002 Winter Olympics (11:00)
Alain Baxter won (and lost) Team GB’s first ever medal on snow (13:00)
James first skied in Gargellen in Austria (17:15)
He has skied in over 400 different resorts (18:45)
James’ final years at BBC overlapped with the Ski Club of Great Britain (21:30)
‘Stocking filler’ films (22:30)
Working on the new BBC website (23:00)
Listen to Iain’s interview with ski journalist Arnie Wilson (23:30)
James used to be a Ski Club Rep (24:00)
Planetski.eu started in 2008 (28:00)
Impact of climate change (35:00)
The impact of collective passes, like Epic, Ikon and Magic (37:00)
Spending ‘seasons’ in the Alps (39:00)
Six weeks in Japan (41:00)
James is spending 2026 winter in Canada (44:30)
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