27 JANUARY 1996, page 42

Television

Sex, violence and rock'n'roll James Dehngpole T here was a nasty moment when I thought I was going to have to give up on BBC 2's new mega-serial, Our Friends in the North......

Theatre

Damn Yankees (The Bridewell) An Ideal Husband (Theatre Royal Haymarket) Goldhawk Road (The Bush) Small but perfectly formed Sheridan Morley T he smaller the better: the lesson......

Gardens

Whither the weather? Ursula Buchan W e live in a golden age. Even I, by nature pessimistic, am forced to admit it. Never have so many people gardened with such success, using a......