Clive Anderson 2010 host
After studying law at Cambridge University, where he was also President of the Footlights revue group, Clive practised as a barrister in London for about fifteen years.
Meantime he had written scripts for Frankie Howerd, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith and others, and performed as a stand-up comedian, which led to presenting radio and television programmes, in particular Whose Line Is It Anyway? on BBC Radio 4 and then on Channel 4 TV, where it won a Bafta Award in 1989.
Also on Channel 4 he presented ten series of his chat show Clive Anderson Talks Back, picking up British Comedy Awards in 1991 & 1992, before moving on to BBC1 with Clive Anderson All Talk. He has interviewed many leading politicians, film stars, actors, comedians, musicians, singers and writers.
In addition Clive has presented a variety of other documentary, political, comedy, quiz, arts and live entertainment television programmes including Maestro and the Proms both for BBC2. He also hosted an 8 part comedy series The Funny Side of .... again for BBC2.
On radio he presents Loose Ends and chairs Unreliable Evidence, a legal discussion programme on Radio 4, and Chat Room, a satirical programme on Radio 2.