In the 30 years he's been away both Sydney and Clive James have grown a little. His home town has now become one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world - with towering new skyscrapers competing with the beautiful symbols of the Harbour Bridge and Opera House. And there's new good Australian chardonnay to discover, juicy seafood cooked in delicious continental ways, and of course, a hot beach life. Clive's confident he can pick up where he left off - as a surfing hero to rival the very best of Australia's Iron Men. If he can just keep his athletic silhouette in trim!

In 1961 Clive James and his cardboard suitcase arrived in swinging London. Thirty years on he re-assesses the city he knew then and the city he finds now. Out on the town he samples heavy rock night at the Hippodrome nightclub. In contrast he goes to a masked charity ball in the presence of Princess Alexandra and Bubbles Rothermere. Meeting Michael Caine in Mayfair, Victoria Wood in Islington, Peter Cook in Soho and driving with Terence Donovan in his Rolls, he rediscovers what it is about London, his home for 30 years, that makes it such a unique place to live.