After the release of the historical novel written by Walter Scott "Rob Roy" many critics honored the writer with comparisons with the level of Shakespeare's work. The novel was also favourably recognised by readers - its entire circulation - 10 thousand copies (at that time an impressive figure) was sold within two weeks. The main character Francis Osbaldistone has a fight with his father, the head of the trading house...
Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales star in Ladies of Letters and Ladies of More Letters, the two popular BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour series. Patricia Routledge is Vera Small and Prunella Scales is her friend (or maybe enemy), Irene Spencer. The two pass their time in regular correspondence and not an event goes by that is left unrecorded by the ladies of letters. Firstly there are the usual family problems to...