19 JANUARY 1991, page 40

Television

Spoilt for choice Martyn Harris I have been watching American televi- sion all week, though I'm not sure if 'watching' is the right word. I witnessed it; it swept over me. I was......

High Life

Too quiet for comfort Taki he ladies who lunch, those social X-rays made famous by Tom Wolfe in his Bonfire novel, have been awfully quiet since the start of the new year. If I......