... THEY SPEAK BRITALIAN British journalist Tana de Zulueta first went to Italy in 1976 on a temporary assignment for Granada Television. A former correspondent for The Sunday Times and The Economist, she stood for the Italian Senate in 1996. Married to an ...

... Speaking up Emkay Lothian I am writing to correct a possible misunderstanding arising from an article in The Stage on December 7 ( News , page 4 ) about Emkay Lothian . Equity fully recognises the Association in Scotland as well as elsewhere and , although ...

... A BLAIR SPEAKS Cherie Blair’s autobiography Speaking for Myself has scarcely been out of the news in recent weeks. Serialisations, reviews and commentary pieces have all praised, or castigated, the former prime minister’s wife’s contribution to current ...

... Top names speak Kendra Bonnett ; An IBM Guide to Doing Business on the Internet McGraw-Hill, May, £15.99, 0070318468 When it comes to e-commerce, one of the biggest names in the world tells you how. Michael S Malone Infinite Loop: How Apple, the World’s ...

... Poets to speak out Faber has matched contemporary writers to poets of the past in a new pocketbook format series of poetry selections, Poets on Poets, to be launched on Bth May. Simon Armitage introduces his choice of poems by former laureate Ted Hughes ...

... Opportunity to speak up Reading groups are very popular. They are usually instigated at the behest of a sympathetic governor or dedicated member of staff, and tend to be run on an ad hoc basis. With no official figures available, it is difficult to put ...

... Frankfurt speaks in tongues International publishers and agents were mostly upbeat at Frankfurt, reports Herbert Lottman The Frankfurt rights fair began not at the Messe but the previous weekend, with most business concentrated in the lobbies of two hotels: ...

... Ali speaks out Tariq Ali appears on both Radio 4’s “Desert Island Discs” and ITVl’s “The South Bank Show” to coincide with the 40th anniversary of May 1968; in both programmes he reflects on the series of protests and the general strike that occurred ...

... EARLY SPEAKING CLOCK The doll's house sale at Christie's South Kensington also included clockwork toys, some fine automata and mechanical music. I was intrigued to see what must be one of the earliest 'speaking clocks', long pre-dating 'the time sponsored ...

... SPEAKING The specialist market is burgeoning , with comedians , politicians and variety acts making big bucks from performing at corporate functions , sporting events and , writes Mark Ritchie is said that growth in the market began back in the boom and ...

... Speaking his mind PROFILE 25 Although he claims to have fallen into his profession , Ian Liston has achieved much , from founding the successful Hiss and Boo Company to a starring role in one of the Star Wars instalments . Patrick Newley finds his enthusiasm ...

... Speaking from experience Taking speech and drama classes can do more than prepare you for acting . Susan Elkin examines how theatrical or elocution lessons can boost your in all walks of life an actor started the long process of voice development and ...