To mark his 101st birthday on July 26th, the BBC interviewed James at his home on the Dorset coast. When asked for his views on the coronavirus he said :
"We are an opportunity for the virus. If you go on building up the population, it's almost inevitable that something is going to say "Jeez, there's a lot of stuff to eat here. Let's go get it." When asked about his advice to young scientists he said : "Treat Science like Art. In other words, don't expect to make money from it. Enjoy it." James confessed, at the age of 101 : "I've never been so happy. I had always thought the moment you passed a hundred life started going down hill and it was miseries and, you know, staggering all over the place. Well I may stagger, but I couldn't care less. But it's really enjoyable."
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