CLIVE JAMES in Edinburgh

CLIVE JAMES IN CONVERSATION

Writer, broadcaster and raconteur, Clive James
has been a British institution for longer than he cares to remember. Catch him in conversation with the literati and glitterati of Edinburgh’s festivals. Since all the dialogue will be improvised, spontaneous drama is guaranteed. The guest won’t know the next question and sometimes the host won’t either. Each show will feature a single guest for an hour and a quarter of head-to-head banter, dialogue and dissection. Last year guests included Roy Hattersley, Alan Sillitoe, Richard Dawkins, Howard Jacobson, Rick Wakeman and Armando Iannucci.
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CLIVE JAMES IN THE EVENING: MORE TO SAY
Gilded Balloon, 8.30pm (1hr 15 mins), 16-21 Aug only

Having enjoyed himself far too much in 2008, the UK’s favourite Australian returns with a brand new show in which he turns solo public speaking into an all-star spectacular.  After last year's tremendous sell-out show, Clive returns to the Festival thinking on his feet. He continues to talk the way he writes as the world around us does its best to defy all reason. Concludes with an exclusive Q&A session – pitch your own question to the master interviewer!

Clive James – the man who can talk about anything and make it mean everything!