Victoria Wood interview (Clive James, 2007)

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  • Talking In The Library, 19/09/2007.
    Sorry about the aspect ratio - can't be solved when uploading ;)
    Not my copyright, just sharing found ephemera.

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  • @grav20
    @grav20 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    A lovely informal chat between two really clever people, sadly no longer with us, but both left us with great memories.

  • @sarahc5188
    @sarahc5188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    What a great interview! I could sit and listen to her all day…so loved and missed Victoria ❤️

  • @mnmless
    @mnmless 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Victoria, a woman after my own heart. I miss her dearly. She was an inspiration and hearing of this side of her - a side that is inline with my own moral values makes me weep. She was an amazing woman and I wish we hadn't lost her. I'll never ever forget you, Victoria. Bless you and may you be in peace.

  • @ktpuss
    @ktpuss ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a woman and it’s painfully familiar her self esteem was poor from things going on at home and she was an introvert but she tore through all that anyway and went on to do her own thing despite it all and the times as they were. It’s so admirable and so cruel she was taken early maybe some of those other things catching up in the end 😢

  • @patrickhicks9880
    @patrickhicks9880 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The world is a poorer place without her

  • @laytonjones2093
    @laytonjones2093 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Two great LEGENDS

  • @holydiver73
    @holydiver73 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    They’re both gone now and both were so talented and so funny. RIP Clive and Victoria, the world will miss you.

  • @emmasmith325
    @emmasmith325 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I could just sit there and listen to Vic all day, I adore the sound of her voice and she is so relaxed here , just beautiful

    • @sunshine9016
      @sunshine9016 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I scrolled down to insert a comment and found yours is exactly right for me too.

  • @neilsharman4704
    @neilsharman4704 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was recorded in 2007. I'm listening in 2022 and it's still relevant.

  • @DistantCousin
    @DistantCousin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Wonderful interview. So intelligent, so thoughtful, so aware. She had so much more to give :(

  • @bastardfingers
    @bastardfingers 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I've never seen an interviewer make her feel so chilled. It's so great to hear her laugh so naturally with abandon.

    • @MatgoStyles
      @MatgoStyles 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have you seen Victoria's interview with Dawn French? It's similarly relaxed and I'd highly recommend.

  • @jimbob1277
    @jimbob1277 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Adore Victoria Wood, Clive James surprises me, I remember him when he was big on TV later in life, I liked him, but I never appreciated how much he had spent in the UK decades earlier. Victoria is so relaxed in his company, I think she appreciates how learned he is about her career. Miss her terribly.

    • @gaskellr44
      @gaskellr44 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      he has intvd her alot over the yrs, there on youtube if u check them out?

    • @redlady935
      @redlady935 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now him too 😢

    • @jamesthecat
      @jamesthecat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was a brilliant TV critic, too, 'The Crystal Bucket' is a great collection of his columns. Someone described his reviews as 'humane', and that's what he shared with the great Victoria Wood

  • @BHBeckenbauer
    @BHBeckenbauer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I adore this woman! Greatly missed, a true legend

  • @strutherhill
    @strutherhill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Delightful. Both are greatly missed, and if only Victoria had lived those extra years to bring her up to Clive's age. Still, we should cherish what they gave us when they were here.

  • @sharepointedutech2218
    @sharepointedutech2218 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Beautiful hugely talented person. So missed. Loved her laugh.

  • @emmasmith325
    @emmasmith325 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    She was just lovely, so beautiful

    • @errorgorilla
      @errorgorilla 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      She absolutely was. What a tragedy to have lost her.

    • @thewomble1509
      @thewomble1509 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Indeed. The world has a chronic shortage of people like her.

  • @t2stu
    @t2stu 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is so lovely to see a straight Victoria. No comedy. Just who she was with a bucket load of honesty.
    Thank you for posting. Really lovely.

  • @tim2069
    @tim2069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Two of my favorite real people on tv. Both gone . So smart , educated and can sum up people like Amy Winehouse and show respect .

  • @meirwise1107
    @meirwise1107 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The Pride of Prestwich. Gone too soon. RIP Victoria Wood, Queen of Comedy.

  • @zeddeka
    @zeddeka ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Victoria clearly at ease with Clive James, which was something of an achievement in itself. As her authorised biography showed, she was a complex woman who could be surly and difficult to work with at times. She had difficulties with other interviewers of that era such as Terry Wogan and Melvyn Bragg.

  • @avuncular300
    @avuncular300 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Such a delight. Victoria was obviously relaxed and gave a most interesting interview.

  • @Kate1Chopin
    @Kate1Chopin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Poor people in Bolton had to be studied...of mass observation. Victoria even nailed that wittily!

  • @graceland9223
    @graceland9223 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Two People with so much , gave everything to us in their life , i thank them for their life.

  • @barbarawalsh9135
    @barbarawalsh9135 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful interview, with qualities we took for granted… speak your mind without fear of offence, creates a much more interesting conversation.❤

  • @storybellz
    @storybellz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love her with all my heart and soul!

  • @muthamucka9009
    @muthamucka9009 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Miss both of these geniuses. Somewhere out there is another documentary about Victoria, featuring her talking in more depth about Joyce Grenfell & her childhood & its a fascinating watch.

  • @cherylolsen4420
    @cherylolsen4420 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you ppotter for posting!
    2 of my favourite people!

    • @ppotter
      @ppotter  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed. Sad that Clive James wasn't said to be 'away' in today's Guardian (someone else has filled in for a couple of weeks). Hope this isn't the end...

    • @emmasmith325
      @emmasmith325 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ppotter do you have Vic’s comic relief bake off by an chance please

  • @wizardofoz1390
    @wizardofoz1390 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Humility poignant intelligence Victoria Wood was a a true master of comedy

  • @thetricyclehorse
    @thetricyclehorse ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Victoria Wood, "your stuff works" with Americans! I am one, and I utterly adore you.
    RIP - you are sorely missed. Xxx ❤😢❤

    • @JanMike9
      @JanMike9 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In this instance, Victoria underestimated her universal ability to communicate. She is a legend in the US as well as the UK.

    • @muddydog6605
      @muddydog6605 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I didn't realise she was know in the US, in the U.K. to many of us she's a goddess, I count myself lucky as I'm amongst those who saw her live when I was younger. I still love and miss her so much.

  • @FordTransitvan
    @FordTransitvan ปีที่แล้ว

    Sad they've both gone, great to see this.

  • @maurisegrant3486
    @maurisegrant3486 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Both gone now both great losses R.I.P Victoria wood R.I.P Clive james you are both missed

  • @ingridself6076
    @ingridself6076 ปีที่แล้ว

    Miss them both. Great interview

  • @juliusmaloney
    @juliusmaloney 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Both much missed. 🙏🏼😢

  • @linmonash1244
    @linmonash1244 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant writer - creator - actor. The focus on society and social class, through the lens of 'ordinary people' in these hands is a master class. The comments too about Amy Winehouse are poignant. 4 years before her death. A different kind of sadness when someone that uniquely talented contributes to their own self destruction. Clive, as always, so skilled in providing an interview environment where his guests feel comfortable to 'be themselves'.Both gone too soon.

  • @robkeeleycomposer
    @robkeeleycomposer ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There were giants then. Marvellous. Two educated people from the old centre-left, but with profoundly (small 'c') conservative instincts.

  • @S.M04523
    @S.M04523 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    R.I.P YOU HILARIOUS GENIUS.😢😭😭😭

  • @Joanna7428
    @Joanna7428 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved both Clive and Victoria, ♥️♥️

  • @peterdickinson7842
    @peterdickinson7842 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd sing O Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz. Then tuned into this lovely lass. O Lord won't you let me laugh with V. W. that prayer is still being answered! Thanksgiving.

  • @ladybird2222
    @ladybird2222 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love Victoria Wood 🎉

  • @aliofly
    @aliofly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Two greats

  • @alisonanderton4415
    @alisonanderton4415 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Miss her so much ☹️

  • @anthonysmith9920
    @anthonysmith9920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Both sadly gone to another realm!

  • @MrSwifts31
    @MrSwifts31 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here is a slightly spooky coincidence:~
    The great music hall artist Marie Lloyd (1870~1922),was actually born Matilda Alice VICTORIA WOOD!
    Anyone believe in re~incarnation?

  • @theagamble30
    @theagamble30 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a gift

  • @enthusedtosing9655
    @enthusedtosing9655 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know what "abzurd" is, but thanks for this.

  • @foreignparticle1320
    @foreignparticle1320 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My, he talked a lot.

    • @eccremocarpusscaber5159
      @eccremocarpusscaber5159 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      foreign particle no, he asked brilliant questions by making her feel at ease and knowing what he was talking about.

    • @jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301
      @jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@eccremocarpusscaber5159 Yes, Clive didn't ask stilted questions - which would have made Victoria clam up - he engaged her in intelligent conversation. You could see how much Victoria appreciated this . . .

  • @TheMW2912
    @TheMW2912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌟 2020

  • @bbzpjs
    @bbzpjs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It is great but Clive James Is rather solipsistic. “I don’t drive a car”. Victoria picks him up by saying “You fly” and James more or less says “so does Bob Dole!” Two great entertainers with James having an off day.

    • @jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301
      @jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Clive didn't ask stilted questions - which would have made Victoria clam up - he engaged her in intelligent conversation. You could see how much Victoria appreciated this . . .

  • @Jay-tu7pm
    @Jay-tu7pm ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a loss to the world of entertainment.

  • @maryluddy4359
    @maryluddy4359 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    She comes across as a bit shy and not very confident, v likeable traits.

    • @ppotter
      @ppotter  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed.

    • @zeddeka
      @zeddeka ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@ppotter have you read the authorised biography, "let's do it" ? She was a complex personality. Very damaged from the neglect she suffered in her childhood, and capable of being very surly and quite unpleasant at times. She was quite unpleasant about her fans at times. One thing which struck me is how people like Julie Walters had never been to her house in years. Julie said it had become just a working relationship, and she also said she was very wary of telling Victoria anything personal as she'd have no qualms about using it in a sketch. Dawn French also recounted how difficult she could be, and told a story of how she lost her rag with her once when Victoria came to stay and was difficult and sulky.

    • @JanMike9
      @JanMike9 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@zeddeka Victoria acknowledged her unsociable and snippy side numerous times in interviews. I find it weird that people expect a one-dimensional persona from celebrities, especially since many are constantly approached by fans/media nonstop. I'm not at all famous, but do get irritated when delayed in a supermarket by a talkative acquaintance. Can't imagine having cameras shoved in my face or endless requests for selfies and autographs. Victoria definitely knew where her lines were drawn, and should be admired for being reality-based in her private life.

  • @johnsmithmaps
    @johnsmithmaps ปีที่แล้ว

    Dinner ladies could/should have replaced Corry ...

  • @justininfrance
    @justininfrance 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Admirable progressive politics by Victoria Wood, showing up the conservative, privileged white middle-aged attitudes of James. Bravo Victoria, much missed.

  • @MsTiberias
    @MsTiberias ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why do people have to die??

  • @Fatima502
    @Fatima502 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love them both but I wish Clive would stop touching his head

    • @eccremocarpusscaber5159
      @eccremocarpusscaber5159 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Danny62 he’s very aware of his baldness. And therefore touches where he is most aware of seeing when he watches back. Subconsciously, of course.

  • @ticketyboo2456
    @ticketyboo2456 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Victoria made me even prouder to be Welsh here as she said there were only Scottish and English slave owners from the British Isles. Wales was obviously more moral.

    • @zeddeka
      @zeddeka ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ?? They were all British. Welsh people were no different.

    • @TheAlmightyAss
      @TheAlmightyAss 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Don't forget Wales was very much part of the English world during the days of slavery. There were obviously some Welsh slavers.

  • @edwelthrope9197
    @edwelthrope9197 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He couldn’t stop talking over her

  • @brianeduardo1234
    @brianeduardo1234 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    very enjoyable but the British Empire was not a force for good... it caused so many problems that have not gone away

  • @Omnicient.
    @Omnicient. 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Poor Victoria think's she remembers Crossroads well; she doesn't!

  • @adam4757
    @adam4757 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a weird interview.

    • @ricmac954
      @ricmac954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Why do you think it's weird?