11 SEPTEMBER 1999, page 52

Television

Fake tension Simon Hoggart T he nice thing about a holiday in France is that you don't need to see their ghastly television, with its endless self-ref- erential discussions.......

Radio

Vicious attack Michael Vestey O ne of the most astonishing develop- ments in my lifetime has been the increas- ing viciousness of a section of the media, particularly the......