For many people, Clive James will always be a TV presenter first and foremost, and a writer second - this despite the fact that his adventures with the written word took place before, during and after his time on the small screen. This memoir tells the inside story of his years in television.

Presents the memoirs of the author that help to meet him when he was young, dressed in short trousers, and wrestling with the demands of school, various relatives and the occasional snake, in the suburbs of post-war Sydney.

Taking us from Fleet Street to Clive James on TV, from Russian department stores to Paris fashion shows via fatherhood, some killer bees, and a satire starring Anne Robinson as Mrs Thatcher, this book is the story of a life lived to the full.

A guide to the twentieth-century, illuminating the careers of many of its greatest thinkers, humanists, musicians, artists and philosophers, such as Louis Armstrong, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Walter Benjamin, Sigmund Freud, Franz Kafka and Marcel Proust.

Gathers together fifty years of Clive James' poetry.

For many people, Clive James will always be a TV presenter first and foremost, and a writer second - this despite the fact that his adventures with the written word took place before, during and after his time on the small screen. This title tells the inside story of his years in television.

A collection of essays that provides the things from the rules of grammar to the fundamentals of religion, from the culture of fandom to the cult of the critic.

Details the author's time at Cambridge, including film reviewing, writing poetry, falling in love (often), and marrying (once).

Presents the author's collection which follows the publication of his 1986 collection, Other Passports .

In 'Unreliable Memoirs' we meet a very young Clive James. 'Falling Towards England' tells how, having happily failed to land a suitable job, he moves into a Swiss Cottage BandB. 'May Week was in June' sees Clive at Cambridge University.

With his criticism beginning to appear in magazines and newspapers such as the New Statesman , and his poetry published in Carcanet , as well as a play then being performed to rave reviews at the Arts Theatre, James had good reason to be content. But what happened next?

Takes the readers from London to Bali, theatre to library, from pre-election campaigning to sitting in front of the TV at home, and watching The Sopranos and The West Wing . This collection of essays is written by Clive James, a literary critic, cultural commentator, TV personality, journalist, political analyst, satirist and Formula One fan.

A collection of poems, which is impressive not only in terms of its execution, but also in terms of its scope and versatility.

With his criticism beginning to appear in magazines and newspapers such as the New Statesman , and his poetry published in Carcanet , as well as a play then being performed to rave reviews at the Arts Theatre, James had good reason to be content. But what happened next? This book attempts to answer this question.

A collection of Clive James's most outstanding essays, selected from 30 years of prose. It includes his observations on Margaret Thatcher, contains funny examinations of characters like Barry Humphries, while elsewhere showcasing his more reflective and analytical style.

Clive moved into a bed and breakfast in a Swiss Cottage where he practiced the Twist, anticipated poetical masterpieces and worried about his wardrobe.