Clive James 'Embarrassed' He Is Still Alive

Clive James has confessed he feels "embarrassment" that he is still alive - one year after he predicted his imminent death from terminal leukaemia. In a poem published last September, the Australian critic had "confidently stated" that by the time the leaves on his maple tree turned red for autumn, he would have passed away. Mr James, who has been receiving cancer treatment for more than five years, explained: "Autumn came, the tree came red and I was still here, steadily turning red myself.