12 JUNE 1964, page 10

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• A dramatic list of the splendid achievements Of the BBC given in the Sunday Telegraph ends thus: . . It has put on pure mathematics at peak time. What does the Spectator want......

Out Of The Ashes

Others will have commented on the verdict of the Rivonia trial. The Spectator has its own tailpiece in continuing the story of what is hap- pening to Randolph Vigne, the former......

Tailpiece Not The Least Puzzling Part Of Mr. Harold Wilson's

aimless journey to Moscow is why he took with him Mr. Michael Stewart, Shadow to the Minister of Housing and Local Govern- ment. Does either of them think the Soviet methods of......

.non-events

Happenings is what they weren't in the Deni- son Hall at the beginning of the week, these much-heralded free theatrical events brought over from Paris to throw the......

Spectator's Notebook

But when I expose the frequently inadequate knowledge and defective reasoning of burn- ingly sincere do-gooders, anxious to exterminate all vestiges of colour privileges or......

Advt.

1. The most interesting two-year-old in the Free Handicap isn't mentioned in it. And, of course, it is Irish - trained. J. M. Rogers thinks Santa Claus is the best horse he has......

Down A Peg

By STRIX TN my own interests, I suppose, I ought to keep the episode as dark as possible. There would be nothing furtive in doing so, it is not a question of hushing something......

Stratford Centenary

By CHRISTOPHER HOLLIS Tradesmen in Stratford are complaining that the Centenary Celebrations have brought fewer tourists to the town than had been expected.-At the same dine,......