{"product_id":"point-of-view","title":"Point Of View","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the fierce and funny Clive James, this is Britain in the twenty-first century – from wheelie bins to plastic surgery, and from \u003ci\u003eBritain''s Got Talent\u003c\/i\u003e to contemporary art.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween 2007 and 2009, Clive James wrote and presented \u003ci\u003eA Point of View\u003c\/i\u003e for BBC Radio 4, providing hilarious and profound thoughts on the matters of the moment. In this volume are presented his original pieces – sixty in total – alongside previously unpublished postscripts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead along with Clive as he delves deep into television, Elizabeth Hurley, Harry Potter, the Olympic Games, Snoop Dogg and cane toads – and plenty more besides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Irreverent and funny, clever without being cynical and not afraid to flex his wits on anything and everything'' – \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClive James\u003c\/b\u003e (1939–2019) was a broadcaster, critic, poet, memoirist and novelist. His much-loved, influential and hilarious television criticism is available both in individual volumes and collected in \u003ci\u003eClive James On Television\u003c\/i\u003e. His encyclopaedic study of culture and politics in the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eCultural Amnesia\u003c\/i\u003e, remains perhaps the definitive embodiment of his wide-ranging talents as a critic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Clive James:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The perfect critic'' – A.O. Scott, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''There can''t be many writers of my generation who haven''t been heavily influenced by Clive James'' – Charlie Brooker \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A wonderfully witty and intelligent writer'' – Verity Lambert \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319200424318,"sku":"NW9780330534390","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780330534390.jpg?v=1778727271","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/point-of-view","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}