Veteran journalist and writer Clive James is famous for his wit and is an avid watcher of the box and the box set.
He made his mark in the UK on and off TV in the 70s, 80s and 90s as a TV critic, TV chat-show host and documentary-maker alongside a career as a novelist, essayist, translator and poet.
Since he was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2010 and given only a short time to live, Clive has not only beaten the odds but turned out a prodigious quantity of highly-praised writing. As well as translating Dante, a recent volume on Proust and a highly praised collection of new poems, he's also spent a vast amount of time watching television.
RN's Fiona Gruber visited him in England at his home in Cambridge to talk about his latest book, Play All: A Bingewatcher's Notebook, an insightful, droll exploration of some of the major TV series of recent times.
Plus we chat to Russell T Davies about his colourful adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, which features everything from Doctor Who-inspired special effects to iPad-swiping fascists and an unexpected pash.
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