Sinclair C5 the event they did not, the project could not continue, due to thermal problems. Neither the C10 nor the C15 ever left the drawing board. Although Sinclair went on to produce more (but much smaller) electric vehicles, the C5 debacle did lasting damage to the reputation of subsequent EVs in the UK, which the media routinely compared to the C5. It was not until a highly regarded manufacturer, Toyota, launched a serious and well-received vehicle in the 1990s, the Prius, that the C5 "jinx" was finally laid to rest. In 2017 Sir Clive's nephew Grant Sinclair presented what he called
Clive James 4 and fronted the BBC's "Review of the Year" programmes in the late 1980s ("Clive James on the '80s") and 1990s ("Clive James on the '90s"), which formed part of the channel's New Year's Eve celebrations. In the mid-1980s, James featured in a travel programme called "Clive James in..." (beginning with "Clive James in Las Vegas") for LWT (now ITV) and later switched to BBC, where he continued producing travel programmes, this time called "Clive James' Postcard from..." (beginning with "Clive James' Postcard from Miami") – these also eventually transferred to ITV. He was also one of the original team