Clive James in the Evening ****

This enjoyable show featured Australian wit and raconteur Clive James speaking for 90 minutes. Not many could pull this off and still hold an audience's interest, but James' delivery and charismatic, gentle style is extremely listenable and entertaining, as are his tales of Australia, Edinburgh weather and Margita Pracitan.

Part comedy, part reminiscence, part book flogging, this was a fine way to spend an evening in the company of one of the wittiest, most self-deprecating and charming speakers in the business.