19 SEPTEMBER 1987, page 38

Sir: May I Draw Your Readers' Attention To The Strange

case of the Disappearing Duck? The mystery occurred on 29 August in line 6 of my poem tucked away at the bottom of page 28, and I'm still pondering its philosophical......

Carthusian Failures

Sir: Max Hastings's observations about Charterhouse (Diary, 1 August) strike a true note. Those who were prominent at that formidable institution in my day were seldom heard of......

Bad-mouthpiece

Sir: The BBC has rightly appointed , staunch supporters of Mr Kinnock and Mr Steel as spokesman for their parties in the coverage of all three forthcoming party conferences. It......

Upwardly Mobile

Sir: Whenever Paul Johnson bashes the BBC, he never lets us down. Last week (12 September) he asserted that the corporation was dominated 'at the decision-making levels, news,......