7 MARCH 1981, page 28

Television

Prised Richard Ingrams Part of the trouble with telly is that it is instant and ephemeral, seldom showing any interest in or awareness of its own past. Recently I was lucky......

High Life

Firing squad Takt New York In a country where television reigns supreme, and producers assiduously follow Mencken's motto that no one ever went broke underestimating the......

Low Life

Buffeted Jeffrey Bernard I've just done the 60-hour trip to Boulogne. It works out at £19 for the return fare which wouldn't be bad if the service was operated by any other......