18 FEBRUARY 1984, page 33

Television

Real people Richard Ingrams N earing the end of my long stint as the Spectator's television critic I find rather to my amazement that there are at least three programmes......

High Life

Means and ends Taki rr he crocodile tears that were shed by our 1 leaders over Yuri Andropov's demise reminded me that politicians, unlike virgins, never change. the hypocrisy......

Radio

Lost romance Maureen Owen w hereas it is easy to switch from one television programme to another by remote control, no such convenient device is available to the radio listener,......