14 FEBRUARY 1976, page 22

The Dream Machine

Gillian Freeman Tube of Plenty—the Evolution of American Television Erik Barnouw (Oxford University Press, £8.50) The first time I saw a television was in Maidenhead in 1944. It......

Real Tears

Duncan Fallowell A Proper Man Jonathan Lynn (Heinemann £3.50) Big Fleas and Little Fleas Terence de Vere White (Gollancz E3.50) When an ex-member of the Cambridge Footlights......