The Clive James Show

In March 2007, Slatelaunched The Clive James Show—video interviews that esteemed British critic Clive James conducts in his home with notable personalities like Cate Blanchett and Terry Gilliam, as well as friends such as Sir Jeremy Isaacs and Howard Jacobson, who are less familiar faces on this side of the Atlantic. Take a look at an exclusive new interview with writer and actor Richard E. Grant, as well as a newly posted interview with writer Jung Chang from Clive James’ archives.

Richard E. Grant, writer/actor

Jung Chang, writer
(archive)

To read Jacob Weisberg’s introduction to these videos, click here. Click on any of the images below to watch previously posted interviews.

Posy Simmonds, illustrator

      Ian McEwan,
writer Cate Blanchett,
actor Michael Frayn, writer   Alan Jenkins, poet (archive) P.J. O’Rourke,
writer (archive) Martin Amis, writer
(archive)   Deborah Bull,
writer/dancer Bruce Beresford,
director (archive) Ahdaf Soueif,
writer (archive)   Simon Callow,
actor/director
(archive) Sir Jeremy Issacs,
TV exec (archive) Howard Jacobson,
writer (archive)

Julian Barnes, writer (archive)

Olly & Suzi,
artists (archive) Terry Gilliam,
filmmaker   Piers Paul Read,
writer (archive) Ruby Wax,
actor/producer
(archive) Peter Porter, poet
(archive)   

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