25 JUNE 1988, page 49

Cinema

A Handful of Dust ('PG', Cannon Shaftesbury Avenue) Not quite by the book Hilary Mantel I f you saw this film without knowledge, even at second hand, of the book on which it is......

Low Life

Right-hand man Jeffrey Bernard L ast Saturday afternoon I went with a friend into the Mecca betting shop in Greek Street to listen to a race commen- tary. I had a financial......

High Life

Splendour on the grass Taki I hadn't thought of it until I walked around SW19 on opening day last Monday. It's been 20 years since Wimbledon opened its doors to the pros, thus......