(Once again, no, you pervs, not Tom Daley.)

James Rhodes, the pianist, and Stephen Hough, the pianist, are having a fascinating debate chez Torygraph.

Also, the Kindle edition of The Annotated Wind in the Willows is now out, at the British, US, and German Amazon sites.

Finally, there is no truth to the rumour that, when Hari is stripped of it, the Orwell Prize will go instead to Boycs. It will be shared between Broady, Matt Prior, and Finny: or so Mr Hari quotes the prize board as saying after a boozy MCC luncheon.

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