An interview with Clive James, as published in a 1981 edition of Honi Soit. Courtesy: University Library.
Following the recent passing of Clive James, the University of Sydney pays tribute to our alumnus's time at Sydney and his lasting cultural impact. Vice-Chancellor and Principal Dr Michael Spence AC paid tribute to the noted writer, critic and broadcaster and said he was one of Australia's greatest cultural figures: "Clive James said of himself, 'All I do for a living is put words beside each other.' This modest statement gives no hint of his passion for language and his stylistic flair. These are the talents which made him widely known as a broadcaster, television personality, scriptwriter, poet, novelist and critic. "They are also the talents with which he made an impact on the University of Sydney campus - as an arts student, member of the Sydney University Players and contributor to our long-running student newspaper Honi Soit ". Chair of the University's Department of English Dr Huw Griffiths also paid tribute to Clive James: "I grew up in the UK in the 1980s and, so, I only knew of Clive James as the sharp, and ridiculously funny presenter of Clive James on Television , the show that he hosted from 1982 to 1997. My sense of him, even as a teenager growing up in North Wales, was of somebody who brought a fierce intelligence to the important business of entertainment. I'm not sure that I was aware that he came from Sydney but now that I work here at the English department, I can see where at least some of that determined wit came from.
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