8 JANUARY 2005, page 33

Judging Tallis

Peter Phillips T his year is rich in composers’ anniversaries, if one takes a moment to look for them. Sir Michael Tippett, who was born on 2 January 1905 and has already been......

Escape From Blackpool

Michael Vestey I wasn’t sure there was much more to say about the late Alistair Cooke, who died at the end of last March at the age of 95. An excellent biography of him had been......