7 DECEMBER 1996, page 55

Christmas Funnies

Richard Ingrams T here have been so many TV 'spin- offs' by way of comic books that I am sur- prised the BBC hasn't yet produced The Michael Fish Book of Weather Forecasts with......

Evocative Gardening Books

Mary Keen S he can't evoke anything,' said a friend, who is a well known novelist, in conversation about a newcomer to the writing game. 'Adjectives', the WKN added, 'are not......