DI Barnaby and his sidekick Winter are the last two policemen on earth who wear a suit and tie, with the top buttons of their shirts fastened.
Truman Capote was the ultimate Gay Best Friend. A delicious gossip when he was sober, a venomous tattler when he was drunk, he clung to New York's society ladies, stroking their egos like lapdogs.
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Full marks for honesty. 'It was a long time ago - 30 years,' said actress Lisa Coleman, with a smile and a shrug. 'I can't really remember.'
Who would win a fight between a crocodile and a Python? Michael Palin (pictured) wasn't sticking around to find out, at a festival in Nigeria.
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Cops eat doughnuts. Coppers eat cake. That's the distinction between US and UK police - same ethos, different recipes, that's all.
Rule One of a good domestic psychodrama is: men, they're all the same, you can't trust them. Rule Two: however superficially sane they might seem, all women are mad.
Kate Winslet is delirious as the germophobe Chancellor of a crackpot country somewhere in Middle Europe, in The Regime (Sky Atlantic).
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: David Attenborough gave us the experience of living together with the animals in Mammals (BBC1).
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: For contestants on Race Across the World (BBC1), a translation app would be invaluable.
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: As he announced the finale and encouraged contenders to pick their teams of ex-apprentices, Alan looked more like Young Mr Grace on Are You Being Served?
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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Charm, the magical quality of being likeable, is a superpower. When it fails, the result is catastrophic.