CATCHING THE LIGHT

From humble beginnings in a suburban backwater of postwar Australia, Clive James forged a glittering UK then international career as a wildly popular TV reviewer then equally popular TV host. Simultaneously, he built a serious literary reputation as a thoughtful essayist, insightful critic, witty autobiographer, and sensitive poet. If all that were not enough, Clive James also wrote lyrics for songs… songs that are by turns “funny, sad, beautiful and true.” Stephen Fry

In ‘Catching the Light’, Tim Benton and his accompanist perform live some of the 200+ songs that Clive wrote with Pete Atkin from the 1970s to 2019.  Mixing those with storytelling and a little poetry, Tim explores Clive’s life, achievements, passions and tragedies. Linking an evening (or afternoon) of song and storytelling is Clive’s distinctive take on the world, and his unique ability to “turn a phase until it catches the light.”

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