13 OCTOBER 1984, page 38

Radio

Reality Noel Malcolm rr hink of the tone of voice in which the man on telly says: 'Coming up after the break: the duck-billed platypus who We ill for a walk; the man who nearly......

Music

Abundance Peter Phillips The concert season which is now under- 1. way in London promises to be as full as ever with experiments in repertoire. I am inclined to concentrate here......

The Art Of Describing By Svetlana Alpers, As Mentioned By

David Wake- field in his review of the Dutch exhibi- tion (15 September), was in fact pub- lished in 1983 by John Murray.......

Books Wanted

HERON CARV IC: Any novels by. L. Lawrence, Thurrock Technical College, Woodview, Grays, Essex, RMI6 4YR. ROBERT SERVICE: Any of the novels or autobiographies. D. CaIlard, I......