20 APRIL 1991, page 26

Cambodian Commentary

Sir: On 23 March The Spectator published an article (`The apotheosis of Pilgerism') by a former British ambassador, Derek Tonkin, about our documentary film `Cambodia: The......

Taking The Pizza

Sir: Surely a journal of your reputation should not print deliberately misleading information. I am sure that I was not the only reader promoted to dial the number for 'Luke......

Renate Sunkler

Sir: It was with particular sadness that I learnt — through Jeffrey Bernard's Low • life column (16 March). — that Renate Sunkler, who was writing a thesis about him, had died.......

Arabist Answer

Sir: I am late in seeing Mr Buchan's article (Well educated heads in the sand', 30 March). He misquotes me, not grossly but enough to change the tone of what I said and enough......

Ala, Alas

Sir: Having been a close friend of Claudie and Perry Worsthorne for over 40 years I was amazed to read in illiterate Alastair Forbes's Diary (30 March) that he visited Claudie......

Sir: I Know Nothing Of The Professional Relationship...

and guest Di- arist but assume that it would lie in the power of the former to excise from con- tributions of the latter, items as gratuitous- ly offensive, spiteful and......