16 APRIL 1983, page 34

High Life

Verbiage Taki New York T he New York Times is a sanctimonious organ whose size, however, is perfect if one wishes to read a tabloid while simultaneously giving the impression......

Television

Over-awed Richard Ingrams A , unusual event of its kind occurred on Sunday. At the end of an Omnibus programme devoted to singing the praises of Peter Ustinov, who has a new......

Cinema

Flash in the pan Peter Ackroyd Best Friends (PG', selected cinemas) G iven the fact that Bert Reynolds and Goldie Hawn are not the most pre- possessing actors, Best Friends......