31 JANUARY 1998, page 51

The Turf

Winning streak Robin Oakley W hen the BBC wanted to broadcast the Queen Mother's wedding in 1923, the Dean of Westminster was having none of it, John Birt revealed this week.......

Not Motoring

Maps and things Gavin Stamp A few weeks back, I devoted this col- umn to maps — how they can lie, how they are stylised, what they tell us about ways of apprehending......