A Point of View Podcast
A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Episodes to download
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Snoop and Amy
Fri 2 May 2008
Clive James reflects on why gifted artists become hell-bent on destroying their talent.
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Instructions to the Sea
Fri 25 Apr 2008
Clive James turns his attention to political intervention and Robert Mugabe.
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Legal Dilemmas
Fri 18 Apr 2008
Clive James on what governs the decisions about who we keep out and who we keep in the UK.
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Right on the Money
Fri 11 Apr 2008
Clive James turns his attention to the Royal Mail鈥檚 decision to redesign the coinage.
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Terminal Terminal
Fri 4 Apr 2008
Clive James on mobile phones on planes and the disastrous opening of Heathrow Terminal 5.
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Pedal Power
Fri 28 Mar 2008
Clive James sets a David Cameron cycling faux-pas in an unexpected historical context.
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State of Law
Fri 21 Mar 2008
Clive James discusses the virtues of a court decision about a man and a grape.
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Private Life
Fri 14 Mar 2008
Clive James on the collapse of private life and the publishing of emails and phone calls.
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Princes into Battle
Fri 7 Mar 2008
Clive James delves into history to reflect on Prince Harry's time in Afghanistan.
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Clive James: Clams are Happy
Fri 24 Aug 2007
Following the death of Clive James - one of his first talks for "A Point of View".
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Clams Are Happy
Fri 24 Aug 2007
Clive James on what makes us happy, a watermelon memory and Lawrence of Arabia.
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Click on the Icon
Fri 17 Aug 2007
Clive James considers the role of icons ancient and modern, focusing on film icons.
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Desirable Devices
Fri 10 Aug 2007
Clive James condsiders how to deal with plastic bags, hip hop music and shopping trolleys.
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Smoking the Memory
Fri 3 Aug 2007
Clive James on how he, reluctantly, became a non-smoker. Today he only dreams of smoking.
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Harry Potter Envy
Fri 27 Jul 2007
Clive James considers the physchological condition 鈥楯K Rowling Envy鈥�.
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Helplessly Advanced
Fri 20 Jul 2007
Clive James reflects on the conundrum of living in a technologically advanced world.
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Wimbledon Wisdom
Fri 13 Jul 2007
Clive James enjoys the wisdom in the commentary of former Wimbledon tennis champions.
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Glider Shoes
Fri 6 Jul 2007
Clive James on the secret of hapiness and children's shoes with wheels in the heels.
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Reflections on a Diamond Skull
Fri 29 Jun 2007
Clive James gives his personal reaction to Damien Hirst鈥檚 diamond-encrusted skull.
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Man-Made Beauty
Fri 22 Jun 2007
Clive James reminds himself of the need to celebrate the good things in life.
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Congratulations
Fri 6 Apr 2007
Hoaxes work 鈥� and that鈥檚 a good reason for not liking them, says Clive James.
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Torture on 24
Fri 30 Mar 2007
Clive James considers torture and whether TV dramas encourage its use against terrorism.
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Black Destiny
Fri 23 Mar 2007
Clive James on the extra burden we risk placing on highly successful young, black Britons.
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Going for Gold
Fri 16 Mar 2007
Clive James criticises the high spending planned for the London 2012 Olympics.
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Nob Voices, Yob Voices
Fri 2 Mar 2007
Clive James comments on the way we speak English today and on a new noisy voice.
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Flying People, Flagrant Piffle
Fri 23 Feb 2007
Clive James reflects on the martial arts movie and meaningless violence.
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Fidgets on the March
Fri 16 Feb 2007
Clive James rails against changes to the names of things we rely on.
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The Mind鈥檚 Construction in the Face
Fri 9 Feb 2007
Clive James on what drives people who don鈥檛 obviously need to to alter their appearance.
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Attack of the Wheelie Bins
Fri 2 Feb 2007
Clive James reflects on man-made climate change from the standpoint of a sceptic.
