Raymond Queneau

The must-have novelties nobody needed

14 December 2024 9:00 am

Richard Loncraine and Peter Broxton, designers of surreal ‘executive toys’ in the 1960s, reveal the frailty and vanity of a time when ‘poets, pop stars and miniskirts were everywhere’

‘I hope you don’t mind these letters that just go on and on’

What an absolute darling you are!

29 October 2015 9:00 am

Iris Murdoch’s emotionally hectic novels have been enjoying a comeback lately, with an excellent Radio 4 dramatisation of The Sea,…