Clive James R.I.P.

[boyse7en]

DoubleSix said:

Adam B said:

Sad news, he seemed a lovely funny and intelligent man.

Can someone recommend which of his books to read (not poetry)? I have read Cultural Amnesia but feel inspired to read some more now.

Looks like most of his non-poetry are memoirs or essays - where to start?

Start with 'Unreliable Memoirs'

Seconded!

[Adam B]

thanks both

[mfmman]

An essential part of New Years Eve and similar at one point, just so funny and sharp witted

[Halb]

BBC2 has an evening of him, next programme on in 5

[Swervin_Mervin]

Halb said:

BBC2 has an evening of him, next programme on in 5

Watched the 2 "postcards" and now the Mary Beard interview. Takes me right back to watching him in the late 80s/early 90s with my parents. What a wonderful man.

IMO the greatest travel presenter and posssibly greatest broadcaster ever to grace our screens.

[henrycrun]

Read by the CJ in 2001
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cv9l

[shaunsmith]

Swervin_Mervin said:

Watched the 2 "postcards" and now the Mary Beard interview. Takes me right back to watching him in the late 80s/early 90s with my parents. What a wonderful man.

IMO the greatest travel presenter and posssibly greatest broadcaster ever to grace our screens.

Yeah, I totally agree to all the above.

[Europa1]

His Postcard From Berlin is currently on iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000f1ky/cli...

[j4r4lly]

shaunsmith said:

Swervin_Mervin said:

Watched the 2 "postcards" and now the Mary Beard interview. Takes me right back to watching him in the late 80s/early 90s with my parents. What a wonderful man.

IMO the greatest travel presenter and posssibly greatest broadcaster ever to grace our screens.

Yeah, I totally agree to all the above.

Totally agree with all of it. He was so sharp and observant with a twinkle in his eye as he gently mocked whatever situation he was in. The nostalgia was superb watching those old episodes and my wife and I were laughing out loud during the one where he went back to Australia. Such a brilliant journalist and broadcaster.

RIP Mr James and thank you for the fabulous entertainment.