On the cover in... 1993

LETTER OF THE WEEK

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

To mark 50 glorious years since the first of 12 pitch-perfect episodes of John Cleese and Connie Booth’s hilarious sitcom, Fawlty Towers , hit our TV screens, we pick out five favourite guest stars who checked in and made life miserable for the hotel’s hapless owner

Conversations with Mrs T The former Spectator editor ...

staying in

Walking into the day room after her weekly Zoom call with her daughter in Canada, Hester was pleased to see Phyllis and Donald there. Good company, both. On the TV an anodyne politician was spouting t