x404.co.uk
http://x404.co.uk/forum/

Clive James: 'I'm getting near the end'
http://x404.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=16707		 Page 1 of 1
Author:  paulzolo [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:20 am ]
Post subject:  Clive James: 'I'm getting near the end'
Image
Quote:
Clive James says he is now "a recluse" after several years of serious illness.

The Australian writer and broadcaster was diagnosed with leukaemia, kidney failure and lung disease in 2010.

"I've been really ill for two-and-a-half years," said the 72-year-old. "I'm getting near the end. I'm a man who is approaching his terminus."

Yet James's comments to BBC Radio 4's Meeting Myself Coming Back have since been played down by his spokeswoman, who said he was "in reasonable shape".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18532310
Author:  steve74 [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Clive James: 'I'm getting near the end'
Very sad news - I saw him appear on TV about a month ago (think it was the news?) and he looked very ill then. Hugely talented guy, naturally funny and more importantly he seems like a genuinely nice person. The world will be a poorer place without him in it.
Author:  petermillard [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Clive James: 'I'm getting near the end'
That's a great shame. I came across a series of 10-minute opinion pieces he did for Radio 4, the other day (still available from the beeb here) and I'd forgotten what a great writer and broadcaster he was.
Author:  E. F. Benson [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Clive James: 'I'm getting near the end'
If anyone wants to remind themselves of his oeuvre

http://www.clivejames.com/node
Author:  oceanicitl [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Clive James: 'I'm getting near the end'
:(

Having seen someone die from cancer close up it's horrible for anyone to go that way. Great man.
Author:  big_D [ Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Clive James: 'I'm getting near the end'
He's only 72? :shock:

I remember watching him when I was younger and he seemed "old" back then...

All the best to him.
Author:  MrStevenRogers [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Clive James: 'I'm getting near the end'
met the guy once in a pub opposite the palladium, great guy full of humour

'but remember you are never getting out of the game of life alive'
his joke not mine ...
Author:  pcernie [ Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Clive James: 'I'm getting near the end'
Brooker talks about him today in his Guardian column.
Page 1 of 1 All times are UTC
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
https://www.phpbb.com/