ron obvious 1,501 Posted November 27, 2019 (edited) RIP Clive. Witty & funny beyond belief. Edited November 27, 2019 by ron obvious Perils of two Chritian names! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,554 Posted November 27, 2019 9 minutes ago, ron obvious said: RIP Clive. Witty & funny beyond belief. And Jonathon Miller. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted November 27, 2019 Both great talents and always worth listening too. Grew up loving Dr Miller, poor guy had a degenerative brian condition by the sounds of, cruel for a great mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,501 Posted November 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, PurpleCanary said: And Jonathon Miller. God yes! The Body In Question was a terrific series, & I loved Oh Whistle & I'll Come - & Alice in Wonderland. Those Beyond The Fringers were amazing. Alan Bennett next? It's so sad getting old & knowing all the heroes of your youth are disappearing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,501 Posted November 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, Van wink said: Both great talents and always worth listening too. Grew up loving Dr Miller, poor guy had a degenerative brian condition by the sounds of, cruel for a great mind. I always thought Iris Murdoch's fate was proof of God's malicious sense of humour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted November 27, 2019 And Gary Rhodes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rock The Boat 1,325 Posted November 27, 2019 Well this is indeed all too sad 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted November 27, 2019 Clive James: ‘It's Boris Johnson's personality that makes him look as if he's been rolled on by a horse’ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,281 Posted November 27, 2019 Clive James very witty man.....RIP Clive, loved your shows...... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jools 584 Posted November 27, 2019 Catastrophe The imminent catastrophe goes on Not showing many signs of happening. The ice at the North Pole that should be gone By now, is awkwardly still lingering, And though sometimes the weather is extreme It seems no more so than when we were young Who soon will hear no more of this grim theme Reiterated in the special tongue Of manufactured fright. Sea Level Rise Will be here soon and could do such-and-such, Say tenured pundits with unblinking eyes. Continuing to not go up by much, The sea supports the sceptics, but they, too, Lapse into oratory when they predict The sure collapse of the alarmist view Like a house of cards, for they could not have picked A metaphor less suited to their wish. A house of cards subsides with just a sigh And all the cards are still there. Feverish Talk of apocalypse might, by and by, Die down, but the deep anguish will persist. His death, and not the Earth’s, is the true fear That motivates the doomsday fantasist: There can be no world if he is not here. Clive James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,501 Posted November 27, 2019 Seeing him on BBC2 earlier I was reminded me just how much he influenced me. The answer lies in everything. His tv reviews were hilarious. Favourite quote: Arnold Schwartzenegger looks like a condom full of walnuts Also just what a bloke he could be. Here he is in full vigour: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rock The Boat 1,325 Posted November 27, 2019 The quote was actually a brown condom full of walnuts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,501 Posted November 28, 2019 21 hours ago, PurpleCanary said: And Jonathon Miller. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,554 Posted November 28, 2019 2 hours ago, ron obvious said: Thanks, Ron. I will look out for some more. 'With science things are true or they are untrue'. Tell that to some climate-change deniers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites