11 OCTOBER 1997, page 69

Not Motoring

Those magnificent men Gavin Stamp These were whimsically ridiculous heav- ier-than-air machines held aloft over Victo- rian urban landscapes by giant rotors or by blasts of......

Radio

Star wit Michael Vestey G ore Vidal once said, 'Wisdom is deepest platitude.' He must have been thinking of himself. He is always entertain- ing, of course; those who talk......

Television

Wish I was there Simon Hoggart T he first volume of Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time begins with a metaphor which establishes the theme for the entire work. He......