A Point Of View: A Point Of View: Clive James
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Sinopse
Clive James presents reflections on topical issues ranging from politics to pop culture in BBC Radio 4's A Point of View. First broadcast between 2007 and 2009.
Episódios
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Clive James: Clams are Happy
29/11/2019 Duração: 09minFollowing the death of the brilliantly funny Clive James - one of the first presenters of "A Point of View" - this is one of his early talks for the series. In this programme - first broadcast in 2007 - Clive ponders what makes us happy. In his own pursuit of happiness, he sits on a bench in Central Park, relives his first slice of watermelon and considers the wise words of Lawrence of Arabia. Producer: Adele Armstrong Originally produced by Rosie Goldsmith
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Talking About Their Generation
25/12/2009 Duração: 10minClive James reflects on the human condition and the need for liberal democracy to spread to allow future generations to enjoy the fruits of progress.
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Clive James: Option Swamp
18/12/2009 Duração: 10minClive James vents his frustration at automated customer systems and finds them a poor substitute for dealing with real people.
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Hermie's Ghost
11/12/2009 Duração: 09minA weekly reflection on a topical issue. Clive James reflects on the media coverage of man-made global warming and the need for minds to be open.
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Spirit of the Game
27/11/2009 Duração: 09minA weekly reflection on a topical issue from Clive James. The spirit in which the game is played determines whether he likes or loathes the sport.
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Blog de Jour
20/11/2009 Duração: 10minClive James reflects on the revelation of the identity of Belle de Jour, the author of The Diary of a London Call Girl.
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The Man on the Fourth Plinth
13/11/2009 Duração: 10minClive James celebrates the honouring of Battle of Britain commander Sir Keith Park with a temporary statue on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth.
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High Road to Xanadu
06/11/2009 Duração: 10minClive James reflects on the seductive allure of illegal narcotics, and lays the blame for their attractions at the door of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and his trip to Xanadu.
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Clive James: The Golf Ball Potato Crisp
23/10/2009 Duração: 10minClive James reflects on the importance of scepticism in every walk of life, and he criticises extreme reactions to those who are sceptical about man-made global warming.
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Newsflash from the Far East
29/05/2009 Duração: 10minClive James observes that while democracy is the right system for governing a country, it's the wrong system for choosing a professor of poetry.
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Feminism and Democracy
22/05/2009 Duração: 09minA weekly reflection on a topical issue from Clive James.
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Expensive Mistakes
15/05/2009 Duração: 09minClive James reflects on democracy, MPs' expenses and the furore over the Oxford Poetry Professorship.
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Sheer Poetry
08/05/2009 Duração: 10minClive James wonders what it says about the British attitude to poetry that we have the institution of the Poet Laureateship.
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London Underground
01/05/2009 Duração: 09minLoft extensions are for ordinary citizens. When the property market gets tough, the wealthy dig down to create the ultimate den, says Clive James – but he thinks it’s a worrying sign that rich people living in London are developing a bunker mentality.
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Britain has Talent
24/04/2009 Duração: 10minClive James wonders what the reaction to Susan Boyle’s performance on a television talent show has to tell us about the progress of feminism, and how far appearance still matters – even in the world of serious singing.
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Reputational Damage
17/04/2009 Duração: 10minClive James reflects on what it takes to make – and break – a good reputation in public life. He concludes that the government’s latest euphemism ‘reputational damage’ to describe the fallout concerning Gordon Brown’s special adviser Damian McBride, after he plotted to smear an opposition politician, is fooling no-one.
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Bright Side of the Cane Toad
10/04/2009 Duração: 09minThe cane toad was brought to Australia for pest control - since when an army has marched across the continent, multiplying as it goes. But surely its own example questions the logic of trying to wipe out this gamekeeper turned poacher, says Clive James.
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High-Priced Porn
03/04/2009 Duração: 09minAfter years of watching late-night porn in anonymous hotel rooms - for research - its purpose is clear, says Clive James: to keep one's mind off sex while one's partner is absent.