14 OCTOBER 2000, page 68

Television

Surreal success Simon Hoggart G oodness, just when we'd almost given up, along comes a terrific new sitcom. Black Books (Friday, Channel 4) reaches its third episode this week,......

Radio

Quantity, not quality Michael Vestey I sometimes think the BBC is like a pow- erful and incorrigible virus, forever spread- ing, pausing occasionally to deal with a briefly......