19 NOVEMBER 1983, page 46

High Life

In-crowds Taki New York I is that time of year a g ain. What Saki called the period between the cruelty of summer and the harshness of winter. Well, I'm afraid Taki isn't as......

Television

Meddlesome Richard Ingrams T here was some irony in the fact that the BBC should broadcast a two-part play about its founder John Reith just at the time when it is under attack......

Radio

Giving voice Maureen Owen \V inter is the time for pondering meaty issues on the wireless, and lectures and subsequent discussions about the lec- tures are highly suitable to a......