appeared as a contestant on an academic version of BBC One's Pointless Celebrities partnered with historian Suzannah Lipscomb; they reached the head-to-head round. He has also been a panellist on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. In July 2019 Clarke was the guest for BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. A fan of the show for 60 years, he described it as having "all the finality of a suicide note, without the actual obligation of topping yourself". His book choice was Against Nature by Joris-Karl Huysmans, his luxury item was a boulder of opium twice the size of his head and his favourite track was "How Great Thou Art" by Elvis Presley. In November 2019 Clarke was a participant, alongside Phill Jupitus, in BBC's Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. Four of Clarke's five lots made a loss, giving a total loss of £233.54. Personal life Clarke has lived for nearly 20 years in Colchester, Essex, with his second wife, Evie, who is French. They have one daughter, Stella. Discography Albums Où est la maison de fromage? (1978), Rabid Disguise in Love (1978), Epic – AUS No. 100 Walking Back to Happiness (1979), Epic (Live album) Snap, Crackle & Bop (1980), Epic – UK No. 26, AUS No. 99 Zip Style Method (1982), Epic - UK No. 97 This Time It's Personal with Hugh Cornwell (2016), Sony - UK No. 34 The Luckiest Guy Alive (2018), Macmillan Digital Audio Compilations Me and My Big Mouth (1981), Epic Word of Mouth: The Very Best of John Cooper Clarke (2002), Sony Anthologia (2015), Sony Singles, EPs Innocents EP (1977), Rabid "Post-War Glamour Girl" (1978), CBS "Gimmix! (Play Loud)" (1978), Epic – UK No. 39 "Splat"/"Twat" (1979), Epic "The It Man" (1980), Epic "The Day My Pad Went Mad" (1982), Epic "Night People" (1982), Epic "Pity the Plight" (2012 Ill manors album – Plan B) DVDs, videos Ten Years in an Open-Necked Shirt (1981) Channel 4/British Arts Council (re-released 2015) Evidently, John Cooper Clarke (2012), Click Films/BBC South of the Border – Live (2013), Click Films/Safecracker Pictures Ten Years In An Open-Necked Video: the (Early) Archive Performances (2016), Ozit Compilation appearances Streets (1977), Beggars Banquet – "Innocents" Short Circuit – Live At The Electric Circus (1978), Virgin (various artists, features Clarke performing "(You Never See a Nipple In The) Daily Express" and "I Married a Monster From Outer Space" Urgh! A Music War (1981),