The Crystal Bucket
08 May 2014Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
Following Visions Before Midnight, The Crystal Bucket is another hilarious time-capsule of 1970s television – the second collection of Clive James's ruthlessly funny, inimitable columns dissecting the entertainment of the day.
'One of the few columnists who makes you laugh aloud' – Melvyn Bragg, Sunday Times
In many ways, the 1970s were a dark time for Britain – a time of struggle,...
Details
08 May 2014240 pages
9781447271451Imprint: Picador
Reviews
His contribution to the art and enjoyment of TV criticism over the past ten years has been immense. His work is deeply perceptive, often outrageously funny and always compulsively readablethe judges of the British Press Awards, naming Clive James Critic of the Year for 1981
One of the few columnists who make you laugh aloud . . . if there were angels he would be on their side: and that would certainly include Charlie’s AngelsMelvyn Bragg, Sunday Times
C.J. didn't get where he is today just by being funny. He is humane, liberal and compassionate . . . What he writes is always pertinent and always witty . . We own him a deep debt of gratitudeGavin Ewart, Listener
Few critics have a more unerring ear for woolliness and doubletalk or a more scathing and entertaining way of dealing with itLesley Garner, Good Housekeeping
