#OnThisDay 1988: "I couldn't really find anything bad to say about myself, so I had to quit." Clive James talked to Kirsty Wark about journalism and television stardom. | BBC Archive

The world lost a true character today when a bloke from Kogarah who went global passed away. Clive James was the face and voice of so many of the world's big interviews, sparking some big laughs along the way. After a decade of illness, he died with a final wish involving Sydney Harbour. More: 7news.link/YOHFOa #CliveJames #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney

Clive James participated in his final interview with Channel 7 at his home in Cambridge in 2015. At the time he was battling emphysema, leukemia and constant skin cancers. His funeral was held overnight after he passed away 4 days ago. Story: https://7news.link/YOHFOa #CliveJames #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney

"What you should do is count your blessings you've lived so long. Some of my friends didn't." The Australian writer Clive James has died at the age of 80. He spoke to Channel 4 News in 2013 and 2015 about death, after being diagnosed with leukaemia in 2010. | Channel 4 News

Clive James' poem Japanese Maple, a poignant rumination on his impending death, became a viral internet hit in 2014. In one of his last interviews, he told Mary Beard in 2018 what actually happened to that tree. When Mary Beard Met Clive James is on BBC iPlayer http://bit.ly/3S1qeSs | BBC Arts