19 MAY 2001, page 33

A Vintner's Tale

From Mr John Charles Townend Sir: I was appalled that Bruce Anderson saw fit to bring my company's reputation into disrepute in his article about my father (Politics, 5 May). He......

Liddle Justice

From Lord Pearson of Rannoch Sir: Rod Liddle's beguiling article (The truth about BBC bias', 5 May) tells a few half-truths, but not much truth. For instance, he admits 'we......

Turkish Carpeting

From Mr Korkmaz Haktamr Sir: It seems there are writers who cannot resist a poisonous sideswipe at Turkish people, even when purportedly reviewing a picture book. Philip......

The Importance Of Sex

From Mr Sheridan Morley Sir: I of course apologise to Alistair B. Cooke (Letters, 12 May) and indeed to all other readers for the shameful schoolboy howler of attributing to......

Unheard Melodies

From Mr Nicholas Kenyon Sir: Peter Phillips (Arts, 5 May), who is a performer at this year's BBC Proms, is certainly as entitled as any other licence-fee-payer to his opinions......

Not That Wacko From Professor Richard Dawkins Sir: Does Mary

Wakefield (Bog standard degrees', 12 May) seriously imagine that Oxford University would ever give an honorary degree to Michael Jackson? A New York rabbi hired the Union......