James is a master of language. So urbane, cultured and self-deprecating. Where have these brilliant, understated commentators gone? Loved his writing and poetry as well

Best episode he did. I loved seeing Clive James dance

Beautiful Rome. Goodnight Clive. RIP.

What a treat! I see you’ve posted a lot of these. I am virtually a lifelong CJ fan and while greatly saddened by his recent demise, I’m happy that his legacy is still around to enjoy. What a great intellect, wit and all-round bloody good bloke! Thanks so much for posting all these!

He looked so smooth , that a snake with an ice axe couldn't climb him.

Rome, so beautiful and elegant....Clive James R.I.P

James is (was) one of the most genuinely humorous personalities, especially compared to the shrill and forced contenders of today. You seldom appreciate the value of anything until it's gone.

Hilarious. The segment about the sexologist was the funniest. And as for the 'beautiful people' at the outdoors concert - ho hum. Great to be able to watch these postcards because they not only show Clive's skill with language and humour, but also the cities, fashions, behaviour which have changed so much since the postcards were made. Very enjoyable.

RIP Clive. Love watching these

Best of the postcards for sure. Thank you Clive.

Classic Clive. RIP.

unbeatable classic Clive, bravo molto bravo

Great TV; Clive James is such a pro. He's also fluent in Italian, which he disguises here. Thanks for posting. Sad though that barely 9,000 views in more than three years posted on YT.

Always good value. Long life to Clive.

timeless classic

If only the rights issues could be sorted out, it would be amazing to see these wonderful Clive James documentaries on BluRay. They were shot on film (16mm, I think) so they would clean up great.

This is was originally broadcast on 24 May 1990. Sadly, Leonard Bernstein, who was featured in this program, was dead less than five months later, dying on 14 October.

AAAHHH!!! R.I.P. CLIVE JAMES. WITTY , HILARIOUSLY FUNNY !!! MIISSED GREATLY!! FROM U.K.(2021).

Classic dancing.

You will never get those years back. EVER.

Well, the traffic is no longer like Cairo but the city seems busier and more global today. The details have been lost, or maybe just changed. One thing is for sure, Via Veneto is a not even a shadow of what is was during this film. Does anybody even hang around there any more? Certainly no Romans.

RIP Mr James, you gave us a lot of good laughs over the years

Hi Clive up there, Its the Italian job.

A Rome long since disappeared. What Clive would make of it today would make for another great Postcard.

Clive really was the best

this is hilarious! sending notes to unknown girls at a street-side café. Really, in a country where I live, that could lead to some serious trouble, But this is Rome, of course!!

Marina had a sad ending

"The beautiful people were too busy licking off eachother's make up" 🤣

That Marina woman ended up fighting a very long and painful battle against cancer, eventually dying in 2018.

Genius unforced

Clive James travel vlog

Lionel

Clive reminds one of LEO McKERN assaulting the walls

Some rhythm...but not quite enough...

😅😅😅

Concession arius Maximus Lol

The section at about 20 minutes is a bit toe-curling by today's standards.

It's odd to see so many positive comments - but not surprising. After all, KZfaq is the place where every video incarnates the best thing ever. But in fact, despite being almost sixty, I found this dull, unhumorous, slackly narrated, and boring. It's rather like it has always been - you become a staple on a national network, and they send you off to do programmes that you have no particular feel for (or speciality in doing), and you turn in a few thousand ordinary words to accompany an otherwise unremarkable set of footage. It's tired, cheap airwaves-filling stuff, stereotypical-Rome stuff. Oh, the amazing televisual extravaganza of spending ten minutes visiting a Rome tailor! "The price of everything in Rome was starting to worry me" - like he was spending any of his own money! "Rome is full of girls on mopeds" - no, it isn't. Those who have convinced themselves that James was anything other than a journeyman writer/broadcaster write paeans in its praise as if it were a work of art. In fact it's just sub-par, extremely ordinary, perhaps sub-ordinary TV. Thirty years on, after the vicarious sentimentality at the guy's death is over ("RIP Clive!", like they knew him!), this seems obvious. This video alone should convince anyone that James was a bit of a dullard fallen on good times.