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A weekly reflection on a topical issue.

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    Clive James: Option Swamp

    Fri 18 Dec 2009

    Clive James vents his frustration at automated customer systems.

  • Hermie's Ghost

    Fri 11 Dec 2009

    Clive James reflects on the media coverage of man-made global warming.

  • Impact

    Fri 4 Dec 2009

    Clive James warns of the dangers of a new plan for calculating funding for universities.

  • Spirit of the Game

    Fri 27 Nov 2009

    Clive James reflects on the spirit in which sport is played.

  • Blog de Jour

    Fri 20 Nov 2009

    Clive James reflects on the revelation of the identity of Belle de Jour.

  • The Man on the Fourth Plinth

    Fri 13 Nov 2009

    Clive James celebrates the honouring of Sir Keith Park with a statue in Trafalgar Square.

  • High Road to Xanadu

    Fri 6 Nov 2009

    Clive James reflects on the seductive allure of illegal narcotics.

  • On Strike

    Fri 30 Oct 2009

    Clive James reflects on the postal workers' dispute.

  • Clive James: The Golf Ball Potato Crisp

    Fri 23 Oct 2009

    Clive James reflects on the importance of scepticism in every walk of life.

  • Newsflash from the Far East

    Fri 29 May 2009

    Clive James reflects on democracy, MPs' expenses and the Oxford Poetry Professorship.

  • Feminism and Democracy

    Fri 22 May 2009

    Clive James reflects on the global responsibility of feminists in the west.

  • Expensive Mistakes

    Fri 15 May 2009

    Clive James reflects on democracy, MPs' expenses and the Oxford Poetry Professorship.

  • Sheer Poetry

    Fri 8 May 2009

    Clive James wonders what the Poet Laureateship says about the British attitude to poetry.

  • London Underground

    Fri 1 May 2009

    A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Clive James.

  • Britain has Talent

    Fri 24 Apr 2009

    Clive James wonders about the progress of feminism.

  • Reputational Damage

    Fri 17 Apr 2009

    Clive James reflects on the resignation of the Prime Minister's senior aide Damian McBride

  • Bright Side of the Cane Toad

    Fri 10 Apr 2009

    Clive James makes a case for the Cane Toad.

  • High-Priced Porn

    Fri 3 Apr 2009

    Clive James gives his take on the adult film industry.

  • The Speeding Judge

    Fri 27 Mar 2009

    Clive James' take on the downfall of Australian judge Marcus Einfeld.

  • New Year Prediction

    Fri 2 Jan 2009

    Clive James reflects on the end of the get-rich-quick era.

  • Jesus

    Boxing Day 2008

    Clive James reflects on life after the grave and Shakespeare's beliefs.

  • It鈥檚 a Wrap

    Fri 19 Dec 2008

    Clive James reflects on the burden of wrapping presents.

  • National Identity

    Fri 12 Dec 2008

    Clive James explores the question of national identity.

  • Writers Room

    Fri 5 Dec 2008

    Clive James is relieved that his office is not featured in the Writers' Rooms exhibition.

  • Glamourising Terror

    Fri 28 Nov 2008

    Clive James argues that the film version of history is in danger of replacing reality.

  • Bad Language

    Fri 21 Nov 2008

    Clive James turns his attention to swearing.

  • Robin the Hood

    Fri 14 Nov 2008

    Clive James argues that the days of mindless Hollywood action are over.

  • Changing the Government

    Fri 7 Nov 2008

    Clive James reflects on the significance of the word 'election'.

  • How Rich is Rich?

    Fri 31 Oct 2008

    Clive James gives his take on yachts, the US election and James Bond.

  • Gaffes

    Fri 9 May 2008

    Clive James explores the world of the political gaffe 鈥� past and present.

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