[Mark McDonnell]

Clive James has died, aged 80. I have fond memories of laughing at him laughing at Japanese game shows on TV when I was a very small boy, and then as an adult listening to his 'A Point of View' on Radio 4. I had no idea until a few years ago that he was an accomplished poet. I read his "Poetry Notebook" essay collection quite recently. It's very good. A clever and witty writer, and he seemed a good soul.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...ughts-art-form

Here he is on 'A Point of View' being lugubrious and funny on the subject of crimes against language.

https://youtu.be/Q56nj-KSYwM