Is James May related to Brian May?

Answer 1

Yes they are brothers, they have the same father but not the same mother.
They led seperate childhoods, not meeting until Brian was in his late 30's, James in his 20's.


I've just watched, via BBC iPlayer, the programme where James May builds a real size Spitfire from an Airfix kit. The programme, towards the end, features James' father, very much alive.

Sadly Brian May's father is dead.
See - http://www.brianmay.com/brian/magsandpress/okjun98/okjun98.html

So clearly James and Brian May are NOT directly related.