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RIP Clive James (1939 – 2019)

Clive James was an Australian-born author, satirist and critic working in the United Kingdom.

Clive James’s Postcard from… Los Angeles


I was introduced to his work in the 1990s when he presented tv series such as …on Television (1982-88) and Clive James’s Postcard from… (1989-95).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztCG6W5I5ns
One of James’s ‘…On Televsion’ shows

His self-deprecating tone was priceless.

Querying my database, I found out James also expressed his political views. As early as 1969 he contributed “Wind Up Black Dwarfs” – a plea for realpolitik – to London OZ.