2 JUNE 1967, page 28

Down The Drain

Sir: May I be permitted to comment briefly on the article 'Down the drain,' by Peter J. Smith (19 May)? It seems generally assumed that British scientists emigrate temporarily......

Afterthought

JOHN WELLS Montreal—`This is normally quite a, how do you say, intellectual programme with the inter- views in the studio, you know, but our actual producer at the moment......

The Desert Set

Sir: I really must take issue with one small point in Hilary Spurling's otherwise excellent article (26 May), namely the statement that the new play- wrights whose work has been......

One Awful Example

Sir: Before Mr Martin Seymour-Smith calls other people liars, he must get his facts right. In his extensive abuse (26 May) of our book Fifty Works of English Literature We Could......

Sunset In Bangalore

Sir: How exciting to have a major critical con- tribution in a weekly review. 'Sunset in Bangalore,' by Simon Raven, is something that one will cut out and keep for its deep......

Sit: I Would Like To Congratulate Mr Martin Seymour-smith On

his scholarly and erudite review of Fifty Works of English Literature We Could Do Without. When a frog tries to assume the stature of a bullock the result is pathetic; but when......