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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 Clive James on Television
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'For the first time in one volume all Clive James's treasured TV criticism, originally written for The Observer between the years 1972 and 1982. From the 1972 Olympics to the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest, here is a decade of the most trenchant, witty and thought-provoking criticism of any kind, with a foreword from Clive James himself, described as 'the funniest man in Britain'.' (Publication summary)

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Visions Before Midnight : Television Criticism From The Observer 1972-76, Clive James , selected work criticism prose
The Crystal Bucket : Television Criticism From The Observer 1976-79, Clive James , selected work criticism
Glued to the Box : Television Criticism From The Observer 1979-82, Clive James , selected work criticism

'A collection of the Australian-born writer's TV criticism published in the London Observer during the period between 1979 and 1982. This is a paperback edition of a volume first published by Jonathan Cape in 1983. Clive James' earlier volumes of TV criticism include Visions Before Midnight (1977 & 1981) and The Crystal Bucket (1983). They have been published in a single volume with a new introduction and index as Clive James on Television (1991).' (Publication summary)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Extent: 696p.
      ISBN: 0330319744 (pbk.)
    • London,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Picador ,       2017 .
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      Extent: 704p.
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      • Published 6 April 2017
      ISBN: 9781509832439
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Works about this Work

The Comedy Wars Jane Goodall , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Inside Story , April 2015;

'There’s plenty to enjoy about Stephen Oliver’s survey of TV humour, writes Jane Goodall. But how uniquely Australian is the phenomenon he’s trying to capture?'
The Comedy Wars Jane Goodall , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Inside Story , April 2015;

'There’s plenty to enjoy about Stephen Oliver’s survey of TV humour, writes Jane Goodall. But how uniquely Australian is the phenomenon he’s trying to capture?'
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