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Simon James (other)
Simon James may refer to: * Simon James (academic), English academic * Simon James (archaeologist), British archaeologist * Simon James (musician) (born 1954), of Acoustic Alchemy * Simon James, UK radio presenter, see Simon James and Hill * Simon Porritt, Australian CEO, acted under the name Simon James * Simon R.H. James, author of ''London Film Location Guide ''London Film Location Guide'' is a book written by Simon R. H. James in October 2007 covering the locations of films shot in London and first published by Batsford, an imprint of Anova Books. The author, a Latin teacher and the author of a numbe ...'' See also * * James Simon (other) {{hndis, James, Simon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon James (academic)
Simon J. James is an English academic and specialist in late Victorian and Edwardian fiction, especially George Gissing and H. G. Wells. Professor of English Literature at Durham University, he is currently the Head of the Department of English Studies (2015-2018). He is the editor of ''The Wellsian'', the journal of the H. G. Wells Society. As well as publishing a book on George Gissing and writing many academic articles, he has also edited four H. G. Wells novels for Penguin Classics (''The History of Mr Polly'', ''Kipps'', ''Love and Mr Lewisham'' and ''The New Machiavelli'') and has written articles for the ''Times Literary Supplement'' and the ''Oxford Companion to English Literature ''The Oxford Companion to English Literature'' first published in 1932, edited by the retired diplomat Paul Harvey (diplomat), Sir Paul Harvey (1869–1948), was the earliest of the Oxford Companions to appear. It is currently in its seventh edi ...''. Published works *''Unsettled Accounts: M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon James (archaeologist)
Simon James is an archeologist of the Iron Age and Roman period and an author. He is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Leicester in England. His research interests are the Roman world and its interactions with the Celts and Middle Eastern peoples. Education and academic career James obtained his PhD from University College London, and then moved to the British Museum, where he was an archaeological illustrator before becoming a museum educator. After several years as a Research Fellow at Durham University he joined the School of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Leicester in 2000. His research has focused on ancient warfare and especially the Roman military. He has studied the remarkably well-preserved Roman and Partho-Sasanian military remains from Dura-Europos, Syria. In reinterpreting the evidence for mines and counter-mines dug beneath the city's walls during the Sasanian Persian siege which finally destroyed Dura about AD 256, he concluded tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon James (musician)
Simon James (born 13 March 1954) is an English acoustic guitarist and a founding member of Acoustic Alchemy. After leaving the band, he formed Kymaera, a Latin-style contemporary jazz band. Early years and education Born in York, England, James was educated at Ampleforth College, North Yorkshire Leeds College of Music, studying flute and guitar, and Trinity College of Music, London, where he studied guitar and composition with Hector Quine and David Newbold respectively. He joined the teaching staff at Trinity in 1977 and became guitar tutor at the Purcell School of Music in 1984. In 1981 he attended a master class in flamenco given by Paco Peña in Cordoba, Spain. Flamenco influenced his music on the early recordings by Acoustic Alchemy. In 1983 he became guitar teacher at Whitgift School. Career In 1979 James helped start the band Acoustic Alchemy. In 1985, he left the band to pursue other interests. He has toured solo, with Nick Webb, and with Maria Ewing, and has performed o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon James And Hill
Simon James and "Hill" (real name James Burrell) are multi award-winning UK radio presenters and voice-over artists. The pair began their careers in 1996 presenting the afternoon programme on Hallam FM in Sheffield, before moving to Liverpool to host shows on both Radio City and its sister station Magic 1548. In 1998, they moved to Radio Aire in Leeds to host drivetime. This programme was a concoction of sketches, surreal on-the-street interviews with members of the public and spoof competitions. It quickly increased its audience substantially and also became critically acclaimed, receiving the gold Sony Radio Academy award for Best Drivetime in 1999. A move to Manchester followed in 2002, where the duo presented the drivetime programme on the Northwest regional station Century FM (now Real Radio). There they received a second Sony Radio Academy award in 2002, this time for Best Daytime Music Programme. A year later, the pair joined Virgin Radio (now Absolute Radio) to present a la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Porritt
Simon James Porritt (born 1981 in Adelaide, Australia) is a former founder and CEO of SIMJEN, an Australian marketing company based in Brisbane, Queensland that was put into liquidation on 27 March 2013. He has also appeared as an actor under the name Simon James. Acting career As Simon James, Porritt began working in local Australian television series, including '' The New Adventures of Skippy'' (1990), ''The Wayne Manifesto'' (1996-1997) and '' Mirror Mirror II'' (1998). SIMJEN In 2009, Simon Porritt founded SIMJEN, a creative business marketing and development company in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia In 2011, Porritt converted an early Brisbane power station into office space to hosSIMJEN Headquarters In the same year, SIMJEN began sponsoring a Porsche 911 GT3 in the Australian Carrera Cup Championship, with New Zealander Jonny Reid Jonathan Ross Reid, more commonly known as Jonny Reid, (born 18 October 1983, in Auckland) is a New Zealand racing driver. Career Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Film Location Guide
''London Film Location Guide'' is a book written by Simon R. H. James in October 2007 covering the locations of films shot in London and first published by Batsford, an imprint of Anova Books. The author, a Latin teacher and the author of a number of texts on Latin, had researched the subject for ten years in order to make the book a comprehensive film and street index covering over 750 films and 1,500 London streets. Reviews ''Cinedelica'' found the book to be a wealth of information for film buffs, opining that it offers "detail over and above the call of duty", and that the book offered "fascinating stuff too, both for the film fan and indeed anyone interested in the capital." They also praised the book's coverage of key locations for blockbusters and lesser-known or long-forgotten flicks, enjoying that the book even offers details about even "ridiculously obscure" TV spin-offs like ''Man About The House'' listed alongside cult classics like ''Blow-Up''. The review summarized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
