23 NOVEMBER 1996, page 65

Arts Diary

Taking sides John Parry I was hugely entertained, and not at all surprised, to read the rambling petulant attack on theatre critics by the director Michael Bogdanov. Some things......

Music

Three cheers Robin Holloway nsistent reminders earlier this autumn of the 50th birthday of the Third Pro- gramme, and its successor Radio Three, brought home the fact that the......

Television

Royal rejects Simon Hoggart W ith lunch digested, rain drizzling down outside, the papers a rumpled mess on the floor, what greater pleasure could there be than to settle down......