Stiles took part in the regular practice of mocking host Clive Anderson on the UK series, though he did so with less frequency than others.

Clive Gillinson, a cellist, took over at a bad time in the LSO's fortunes, and played a central role in turning them round.

Clive, now promoted to lieutenant-colonel in the British Army, took part in the capture of the fortress of Gheriah, a stronghold of the Maratha Admiral Tuloji Angre.

After heavy rain, Clive's 3, 200 men and the nine guns crossed the river and took possession of the grove and its tanks of water, while Clive established his head-quarters in a hunting lodge.

The West Indies toured England in 1976, and their captain Clive Lloyd took offence at Grieg's claim that he would make them " grovel " and the West Indies won the series 3-0 in the Guyanan's first great series victory.

From Viscount Clive the hotel descended to his son, Edward, who changed the family name to Herbert, his mother ’ s maiden name, and took his father ’ s subsidiary title of Earl of Powis.

Deciding that " Life Is a Flower " was " too European in nature ", Clive Davis pushed " Cruel Summer " as the lead-off single for the United States and it took Ace of Base back into the US Top 10 for the first time in four years, being certified gold.

A little to the north of the grove at the bank of the river stood a hunting lodge enclosed by a masonry wall where Clive took up his quarters.

Former Everton goalkeeper Neville Southall took over but was dismissed just three months later, with Clive Walker taking over in March 2002 with the club rooted to the foot of the table.

Clive Gunnell set off from Weston-super-Mare rather than Minehead, and his journey took many series to complete.

Brian's brother Clive took over as Managing Director and Stigwood left NEMS to form his own company, The Robert Stigwood Organisation ( RSO ), in December.

Whitney's " coming-out " performance took place at Sweetwaters, whereupon she was signed by Clive Davis for Arista Records.

He took an active part in the deliberations of the council respecting the military operations in the Carnatic, 1754 – 8, and recommended the appointment of Clive to command the expedition against Suráj-ud-Dowlah.

The current headteacher is Phil McTague, who took over from Clive Hampton in 2006.

In October 1995, Clive became Chris Evans ' warmup presenter as he took over the Weekday Early Breakfast show from 4-6. 30am.

Following on from Chris Moyles joining Radio 1 in July 1997, Clive took over the weekday overnight slot from 1-4am, this became 2-4am from October 1998.

In October 2000, Clive joined Virgin Radio, presenting a Sunday afternoon show from 1-4pm & in January 2001, he took over the Weekday late-night slot from Gary Davies, from 10pm-1am.

* July 17 – In a convoy of ships from Great Britain, returning to India for the East India Company, the lead ship Dodington wrecks at Port Elizabeth, losing a chest of gold coins from Robert Clive, worth £ 33, 000.

Le Mesurier was unsure about taking the role, as he was finishing the final series of George and the Dragon, and did not want another long-term television role, but was reassured by both a rise in his fee — to £ 262 / 10s per episode — and when his old friend Clive Dunn was cast in the part of Corporal Jones.

He arrived after having lost a considerable fortune en route, as the Doddington, the lead ship of his convoy, was wrecked near Port Elizabeth, losing a chest of gold coins belonging to Clive worth £ 33, 000.

With Admiral Watson, Governor Drake and Mr. Watts, Clive made a gentlemen's agreement in which it was agreed to give the office of viceroy of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to Mir Jafar, who was to pay a million sterling to the Company for its losses in Calcutta and the cost of its troops, half a million to the British inhabitants of Calcutta, £ 200, 000 to the native inhabitants, and £ 70, 000 to its Armenian merchants.

Umichand threatened to betray Clive unless he was guaranteed, in the agreement itself, £ 300, 000.

Mir Jafar further discharged his debt to Clive by afterwards presenting him with the quit-rent of the Company's lands in and around Calcutta, amounting to an annuity of £ 27, 000 for life, and leaving him by will the sum of £ 70, 000, which Clive devoted to the army.

In 1760, the 35-year-old Clive returned to England with a fortune of at least £ 300, 000 and the quit-rent of £ 27, 000 a year.

On 3 May 1765 Clive landed at Calcutta to learn that Mir Jafar had died, leaving him personally £ 70, 000.

He was born at Clive, Shropshire near Shrewsbury, where his family was settled on a moderate estate of about £ 600 a year.

Arsenal put in a bid of £ 1million for Sansom in the summer of 1980, with striker Clive Allen going in exchange ; this was an unusual move, as Allen was an equally prized young player and had only joined Arsenal weeks earlier, and had yet to play a competitive match for the club.

In 1980, Clive Sinclair entered the home computer market with the ZX80 at £ 99. 95, at the time the cheapest personal computer for sale in the UK.

According to the Sunday Mirror, Kelly was banned from appearing in an advertising campaign for Asda because her boss, GMTV's managing director Clive Couch, feared that such a move would lead to more bad publicity for GMTV, which was fined £ 2 million by broadcasting regulator Ofcom in September for conning viewers with its premium-rate phone lines.

Clive, by now a fabulously rich nabob, is reputed to have spent over £ 100, 000 on rebuilding the house and a complete remodelling of the celebrated pleasure grounds.

On 8 August 2006, McCartney moved to West Ham in a four year deal, in exchange for Clive Clarke and an additional £ 600, 000.

In July 2006, Weiss disclosed on the Clive Bull radio show that he had about £ 50, 000 remaining from the windfall, however by February 2007 he was giving the more ambiguous description of " somewhere under £ 50, 000 ".

* Clive, Peter, Mozart and His Circle: A Biographical Dictionary ( New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993 ), pp. 160 – 161

* 1757 – Battle of Plassey – 3, 000 British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50, 000 strong Indian army under Siraj Ud Daulah at Plassey.

" Author and university alumnus Clive James quipped in his 1981 autobiography that the motto loosely translates as " Sydney University is really Oxford or Cambridge laterally displaced approximately 12, 000 miles ".

* June 23 – Battle of Plassey: 3, 000 British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50, 000 strong Indian army under Siraj ud-Daulah at Plassey.

By comparison, the top highest paid non-union employees were the Artistic and Executive Director, Clive Gillinson, who was paid $ 946, 000 in salary and benefits ; the Chief Financial Officer, at $ 352, 000, and the General Manager, at $ 341, 000.

Over the next week Clive and his men worked feverishly to improve the defences, aware that another 4, 000 men, led by Chanda Sahib's son Raza Sahib and accompanied by a small contingent of French troops, was on its way.

" Everytime It Rains ", previously included on the Cruel Summer album was released as a radio single in the US the following year in remixed-form ( pushed by Clive Davis ) in order to promote a new Greatest Hits album for the American market, which failed to chart, selling fewer than 5, 000 copies in its first week.

Siraj-ud-Daulah's army was defeated by roughly 3, 000 soldiers of Col. Robert Clive, owing to the flight of Siraj-ud-daulah from the battlefield and the inactivity of the conspirators.

In his review in the New York Times, Clive Barnes said, " For those of us who imagine Los Angeles as nothing but a long street in desperate search of a parking lot, Neil Simon's California Suite which opened most joyously and triumphantly at the Eugene O ' Neill Theater last night, will come as a vast relief.