September 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Born 7 Oct 1939, Clive James was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the UK from 1962 until his death in 2019. He become TV critic for The Observer in 1972, where he made his name for his wry, deadpan humour. A genius, I loved him. #CliveJames
October 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Born 7 Oct 1939, Clive James was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the UK from 1962 until his death in 2019. He become TV critic for The Observer in 1972, where he made his name for his wry, deadpan humour. A genius, I loved him. #CliveJames
"There is no reasoning someone out of a position he has not reasoned himself into."
―Clive James
#Bluesky #CliveJames #ReasonAndBelief #CriticalThinking #MindsetMatters #ChangeIsHard #LogicAndEmotion #HumanNature #ThinkForYourself #WisdomQuotes #DeepTruths #CognitiveBias #PhilosophyOfMind #Grief
―Clive James
#Bluesky #CliveJames #ReasonAndBelief #CriticalThinking #MindsetMatters #ChangeIsHard #LogicAndEmotion #HumanNature #ThinkForYourself #WisdomQuotes #DeepTruths #CognitiveBias #PhilosophyOfMind #Grief
July 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
"There is no reasoning someone out of a position he has not reasoned himself into."
―Clive James
#Bluesky #CliveJames #ReasonAndBelief #CriticalThinking #MindsetMatters #ChangeIsHard #LogicAndEmotion #HumanNature #ThinkForYourself #WisdomQuotes #DeepTruths #CognitiveBias #PhilosophyOfMind #Grief
―Clive James
#Bluesky #CliveJames #ReasonAndBelief #CriticalThinking #MindsetMatters #ChangeIsHard #LogicAndEmotion #HumanNature #ThinkForYourself #WisdomQuotes #DeepTruths #CognitiveBias #PhilosophyOfMind #Grief
Agree or not, Clive James was a genius with words & a brilliant critic. He could weave insight & humour together in a way that deserves admiration. We have decent satirists & some decent critics, but we don’t have anyone quite
like #CliveJames. I doubt we ever will, such wordsmithery is a lost art.
like #CliveJames. I doubt we ever will, such wordsmithery is a lost art.
Clive James, not terribly impressed with what Lindsay Anderson did with an Alan Bennett piece, comes up with this line about a sense of humour. It's just made me catch my breath slightly.
September 6, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Agree or not, Clive James was a genius with words & a brilliant critic. He could weave insight & humour together in a way that deserves admiration. We have decent satirists & some decent critics, but we don’t have anyone quite
like #CliveJames. I doubt we ever will, such wordsmithery is a lost art.
like #CliveJames. I doubt we ever will, such wordsmithery is a lost art.
New #podcast: #PrueShaw rejoins the show to celebrate her fantastic new book, DANTE: THE ESSENTIAL COMMEDIA! We talk #Dante, #poems, #Inferno, #Purgatorio, #Paradiso, #translation, #CliveJames, & more, so GO LISTEN:
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Episode 665 – Prue Shaw
Virtual Memories Show 665: Prue Shaw “I felt again incredulity that one person could have produced this poem.” With her amazing new book, DANTE: THE ESSENTIAL COMMEDIA (Liveright), scho…
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December 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
New #podcast: #PrueShaw rejoins the show to celebrate her fantastic new book, DANTE: THE ESSENTIAL COMMEDIA! We talk #Dante, #poems, #Inferno, #Purgatorio, #Paradiso, #translation, #CliveJames, & more, so GO LISTEN:
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September 2, 2026 at 10:22 PM
"A life without fame can be a good life, but fame without a life is no life at all."
Poems: poetryarchive.org/poet/clive-j...
✒️ Remembering #CliveJames, Australian television presenter, critic, poet, and writer, who was #BOTD 7 October 1939. #Poetry #Literature
Poems: poetryarchive.org/poet/clive-j...
✒️ Remembering #CliveJames, Australian television presenter, critic, poet, and writer, who was #BOTD 7 October 1939. #Poetry #Literature
October 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
"A life without fame can be a good life, but fame without a life is no life at all."
Poems: poetryarchive.org/poet/clive-j...
✒️ Remembering #CliveJames, Australian television presenter, critic, poet, and writer, who was #BOTD 7 October 1939. #Poetry #Literature
Poems: poetryarchive.org/poet/clive-j...
✒️ Remembering #CliveJames, Australian television presenter, critic, poet, and writer, who was #BOTD 7 October 1939. #Poetry #Literature
November 27, 2024 at 8:21 PM
#OnThisDay 2 December 1996 📺TV Listings
MOLL FLANDERS, featuring #DanielCraig, continues on ITV, whilst BBC" presents #JulieWalters and #RobertLindsay in comedy-drama BRAZEN HUSSIES.
#BillyConnolly is on his WORLD TOUR OF SCOTLAND, whilst #CliveJames sends a POSTCARD FROM MEXICO CITY.
MOLL FLANDERS, featuring #DanielCraig, continues on ITV, whilst BBC" presents #JulieWalters and #RobertLindsay in comedy-drama BRAZEN HUSSIES.
#BillyConnolly is on his WORLD TOUR OF SCOTLAND, whilst #CliveJames sends a POSTCARD FROM MEXICO CITY.
December 2, 2024 at 5:18 PM
#OnThisDay 2 December 1996 📺TV Listings
MOLL FLANDERS, featuring #DanielCraig, continues on ITV, whilst BBC" presents #JulieWalters and #RobertLindsay in comedy-drama BRAZEN HUSSIES.
#BillyConnolly is on his WORLD TOUR OF SCOTLAND, whilst #CliveJames sends a POSTCARD FROM MEXICO CITY.
MOLL FLANDERS, featuring #DanielCraig, continues on ITV, whilst BBC" presents #JulieWalters and #RobertLindsay in comedy-drama BRAZEN HUSSIES.
#BillyConnolly is on his WORLD TOUR OF SCOTLAND, whilst #CliveJames sends a POSTCARD FROM MEXICO CITY.
February 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
On the Ramblings today, I share my thoughts on some wonderfully erudite and thought-provoking essays by Clive James - they're stunning!! kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2024/03/22/t...
“These irresistible fragments…” #clivejames #reliableessays
As is probably clear from my reading matter, I do love a good essay; and I was recently fortunate enough to receive a review copy of a collection of Montaigne's essays, which I'll be covering for Shin...
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March 22, 2024 at 8:29 AM
On the Ramblings today, I share my thoughts on some wonderfully erudite and thought-provoking essays by Clive James - they're stunning!! kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2024/03/22/t...
The late #CliveJames is responsible for this particularly fine quote about #AlanYentob - taken from The Blaze of Obscurity, circa 2009 (I think)… #BBC #Yentob
May 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The late #CliveJames is responsible for this particularly fine quote about #AlanYentob - taken from The Blaze of Obscurity, circa 2009 (I think)… #BBC #Yentob
"Common sense and a sense of humour are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humour is just common sense, dancing."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/clive-...
✒ #CliveJames, Australian television presenter, poet and critic, #DOTD 24 November 2019. #Poetry #Literature
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/clive-...
✒ #CliveJames, Australian television presenter, poet and critic, #DOTD 24 November 2019. #Poetry #Literature
November 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"Common sense and a sense of humour are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humour is just common sense, dancing."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/clive-...
✒ #CliveJames, Australian television presenter, poet and critic, #DOTD 24 November 2019. #Poetry #Literature
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/clive-...
✒ #CliveJames, Australian television presenter, poet and critic, #DOTD 24 November 2019. #Poetry #Literature
"Common sense and a sense of humour are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humour is just common sense, dancing."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/clive-...
✒ #CliveJames, Australian television presenter, poet and critic, #DOTD 24 November 2019. #Poetry #Literature
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/clive-...
✒ #CliveJames, Australian television presenter, poet and critic, #DOTD 24 November 2019. #Poetry #Literature
November 24, 2024 at 1:07 AM
"Common sense and a sense of humour are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humour is just common sense, dancing."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/clive-...
✒ #CliveJames, Australian television presenter, poet and critic, #DOTD 24 November 2019. #Poetry #Literature
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/clive-...
✒ #CliveJames, Australian television presenter, poet and critic, #DOTD 24 November 2019. #Poetry #Literature
#WhatWeWereWatching #UKTVRatings for week ending 22/07/90 (BBC2) #AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon #SundayGrandstand #MASH #OneManAndHisDog #CliveJames #TheTravelShow
July 22, 2026 at 8:15 AM
#WhatWeWereWatching #UKTVRatings for week ending 22/07/90 (BBC2) #AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon #SundayGrandstand #MASH #OneManAndHisDog #CliveJames #TheTravelShow
Pre-ordered for May 4th ... #poetry #clivejames
December 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Pre-ordered for May 4th ... #poetry #clivejames
September 2, 2024 at 11:48 PM
“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.”
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#QuoteOfTheDay
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#QuoteOfTheDay
December 4, 2024 at 11:09 AM
“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.”
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#QuoteOfTheDay
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#QuoteOfTheDay
.@AlisonMoyet1 *blinks tears away* #clivejames
November 8, 2024 at 7:11 AM
.@AlisonMoyet1 *blinks tears away* #clivejames
i see i suddenly have a brief window of non-unkind opportunity to note re #clivejames that i don't think much of his writing and never did
December 6, 2024 at 11:13 PM
i see i suddenly have a brief window of non-unkind opportunity to note re #clivejames that i don't think much of his writing and never did
a slight respite for spite if you will #clivejames (i am sad to hear abt his illness but baffled by the adoration for his work)
December 6, 2024 at 11:13 PM
a slight respite for spite if you will #clivejames (i am sad to hear abt his illness but baffled by the adoration for his work)
Just remembering dear #MargaritaPracatan - The #CliveJames Show singer who died aged 89 in 2020.
"I love you very much" her catchphrase ringing her out at every appearance. 💔🙏💖
"I love you very much" her catchphrase ringing her out at every appearance. 💔🙏💖
April 10, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Just remembering dear #MargaritaPracatan - The #CliveJames Show singer who died aged 89 in 2020.
"I love you very much" her catchphrase ringing her out at every appearance. 💔🙏💖
"I love you very much" her catchphrase ringing her out at every appearance. 💔🙏💖
#Planefence ICAO: 406436
Flt: GRVIW #CLIVEJAMES
First seen: 2025-05-16 13:55:35 CEST
Min Alt: 245 m AGL
Min Dist: 31.9 km
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Flt: GRVIW #CLIVEJAMES
First seen: 2025-05-16 13:55:35 CEST
Min Alt: 245 m AGL
Min Dist: 31.9 km
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May 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
#Planefence ICAO: 406436
Flt: GRVIW #CLIVEJAMES
First seen: 2025-05-16 13:55:35 CEST
Min Alt: 245 m AGL
Min Dist: 31.9 km
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Flt: GRVIW #CLIVEJAMES
First seen: 2025-05-16 13:55:35 CEST
Min Alt: 245 m AGL
Min Dist: 31.9 km
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