13 MAY 1995, page 54

Low Life

Only one thing on my mind Jeffrey Bernard L ike most people who are old enough to have taken part in the last war or to have observed the Blitz from the comparative safety of a......

High Life

Time to grow up Taki H andel's Water Music was composed for a grand ceremonial occasion, yet it would have suited me perfectly last Satur- day night in the Big Bagel at......

Long Life

The perfect drift Nigel Nicolson S ome years ago I travelled the entire length of the Thames from source to mouth, first by canoe as far as Oxford, next by cabin-cruiser to......