14 MAY 1994, page 47

Television

Doyle in family values Martyn Harris T he usual criticism of Roddy Doyle is that he is an engaging and amusing nov- elist with nothing to say. He is good at dia- logue and it is......

High Life

Presidential dinners Taki New York What impressed me more, however, was the fact that Nixon not only conversed in fluent Spanish with the myriads of Jimmy's staff, he inquired......