{"id":47868,"date":"2025-02-14T09:01:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europenews.uk\/james-may-leaves-fans-disappointed-as-rubbish-feature-of-new-channel-5-series-sparks-debate-hopefully-one-day\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T09:01:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:01:50","slug":"james-may-leaves-fans-disappointed-as-rubbish-feature-of-new-channel-5-series-sparks-debate-hopefully-one-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/europenews.uk\/james-may-leaves-fans-disappointed-as-rubbish-feature-of-new-channel-5-series-sparks-debate-hopefully-one-day\/","title":{"rendered":"James May leaves fans disappointed as ‘rubbish’ feature of new Channel 5 series sparks debate: ‘Hopefully one day!’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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James May fans have issued a plea over his new Channel 5 series \u2013 James May\u2019s Great Explorers \u2013 to be accessed across the pond after the first episode aired last night. <\/p>\n

The new series sees the former Top Gear star host profiles of famous explorers, with the first episode beginning with Christopher Columbus. <\/p>\n

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Columbus may be celebrated as a national hero for \u201cdiscovering\u201d the USA – but he never set foot there. <\/p>\n

May began by travelling to southwest Spain, from where these world-changing voyages began and took <\/span>the helm of his own sailboat to test the cutting-edge sail technology. <\/p>\n

It allowed ships to travel further than ever – and the rudimentary navigation techniques that Columbus had to rely on. <\/p>\n

Fans in the UK were thrilled to see May back on their screen in some <\/span>capacity \u2013 despite some noting it wasn\u2019t the same without Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond. <\/p>\n

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However, May\u2019s fans in the US were left upset they were unable to access the show and made a plea for the star to <\/span>release the show overseas.<\/span><\/p>\n

May posted on his X account <\/span>ahead of the episode and said: \u201dIt\u2019s on at 2100 – Channel 5 on wireful telly and also My5 for wireless streaming. Nothing else on tonight, just rubbish.\u201d <\/p>\n

Fans were quick to flock to the comment section to issue their plea, as one asked: \u201c<\/span>Is it possible to watch this in the US?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>How to watch in the US?\u201d another penned before a third said: \u201cHoping for a USA broadcast as well!\u201d <\/p>\n

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A fourth commented: \u201cJust rubbish for me. I’m a b***** Yank. <\/span>Hopefully<\/span> I will get to see it someday. I do enjoy your shows. CHEERS!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Someone else wrote: \u201c<\/span>Is it available anywhere to stream here in the US? I know you’re not a fan of us over here, but I do enjoy many of your shows.\u201d <\/p>\n

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May saw the overwhelming plea from his American fans and replied: \u201cI am a fan of you lot, despite what you do with peanut butter and \u2018jelly<\/span>\u2019.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The new series comes after The Grand Tour came to an end last year with a whopping 36 episodes being released in total. <\/p>\n

Many were left devastated that the show came to an end, with May opening up about the reasons why during an appearance on Channel 4\u2019s Sunday Brunch. <\/p>\n

\u201cI just couldn\u2019t stand them!\u201d he joked before continuing: \u201cI’ve said this many times. We always said, between us, that we would end it with some race, hopefully, rather than fly into the White Cliffs of Dover, desperately trying to keep it along and I think we just about managed that. <\/p>\n

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