22 JANUARY 2000, page 24

The Joy Of Freedom

From Mr Geoffrey Matthews Sir: To Mr Raymond Keene (Letters, 15 January); yes, yes and no, Yes, by 1785, when he wrote the 'Ode to Joy', the young Schiller had clearly voiced —......

Mohamed's Malignity

From Mr Martyn Gregory Sir: That Steve Anderson and Richard Belfield, the producers of ITV's deeply flawed Diana: Secrets Behind the Crash, ignored all the serious criticisms of......

Letters Authorised Monotony

From Mr David S.M. Williams Sir: The cult of William Tyndale goes from strength to strength. Some months ago Sir Rowland Whitehead claimed, in the Salisbury Review, that the......

No End Of Johnsons

From Mr Tom W Johnson Sir: May I humbly point out that Frank Johnson's list of Johnsons (Shared opinion, 11 December) is still incomplete. I am Doc, your crossword compiler and......

Liturgical Lost Cause

From Mr Charles FitzGerald Sir: Fine and beautiful rhetoric from the Revd Peter Mullen (`Jesus wept', 15 Jan- uary); but I fear he is on a loser. And why should I be so......