About this season
"Clive James' Postcards," is a travel programme originally broadcast on BBC, and later transferring to ITV.
Episodes (3)
E1
1. Postcard from Hong Kong
Aired 27 August 1996
Clive James sends a Pre-Handover postcard from Hong Kong at a time of change, with only a few hundred days until its lease reverts to China. Includes a ride in a leaky sampan, a night at the races, a game of tennis in the grounds of Government House, an interview with Governor Chris Patten, a meeting with Lord Lichfield on a glamour model shoot, and a visit to plutocrat Kai Bong Chow and his socialite wife Brenda in their `House of Gold'.
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E2
2. The Melbourne Cup
Aired 4 November 1996
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E3
3. Mexico City
Aired 2 December 1996