Sky News mixed up Clive James with Clive Anderson and what a shame we can’t read what he’d have made of that

John Plunkett. Updated November 27th, 2019

Sky News here announcing the death of the wonderful Clive James, whose passing today aged 80 was announced on the same day as the deaths of Sir Jonathan Miller and Gary Rhodes.

Let’s hope they managed to be more accurate about them than they were in this clip about the late, great James.

That was Clive Anderson, Sarah, who no doubt will be surprised to hear of his passing. pic.twitter.com/2KYVmNZquZ

— Ben (@Jamin2g) November 27, 2019

Close, but no cigar.

The real tragedy is not being able to read Clive James' account of this in next week's @spectator diary.

— James Blatch (@JamesBlatch) November 27, 2019

i'm screaming https://t.co/bR2OAKolN4

— Hannah Jane Parkinson (@ladyhaja) November 27, 2019

Can we have some sort of law that says that if journalists get this kind of thing wrong they have to broadcast their next bulletin dressed as a carrot https://t.co/1eI7AeBTdi

— Ash Warner (@AlsBoy) November 27, 2019

Here is that great TV moment. pic.twitter.com/7wv1IQ6eEI

— Ben (@Jamin2g) November 27, 2019

RIP Clive James

Source @Jamin2G