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...attentions of the rest of the league will be focused on Ithaca, N.Y., where league-undefeateds Penn and Cornell will battle for the Ivy title, but not the PBS cameras, which will carry this Game instead (much to the dismay of Quaker and Big Red boosters in the East). After all, The Game has tradition going for it--and in Ivy League football, that counts...
...prime-time melodrama, but it should be noted that P.D. James is a true mystery artiste, whose writing transcends the seeming transparency of her material. Her prose is direct, with an unmistakably British flavor. It is of little wonder that her novels have translated so easily into high quality PBS television specials...
...country. Two of her books have been best sellers, including the recent, recipe-laden Jane Brody's Good Food Book, which goes into paperback next spring. She speaks throughout the country, making about 50 appearances a year. Last week the writer took to television as the host of a PBS series of ten half hours called Good Health from Jane Brody's Kitchen...
Though the supporting performances are strong, John Cleese is always the dominant presence. His progressive breakdown as his life falls apart around him is perfectly rendered with understated humor, frequently punctuated with deadpan slapstick. Both Python cultists and those less familiar with PBS will be pleased...
...conciliatory note: "My people will watch me; Johnny's people will watch him . . . We can all make it; the pie just has to be cut a little smaller." How many pieces the pie can accommodate remains to be seen. Cavett, who is returning to ABC after sojourns on PBS and cable, observes that it is "kind of silly" to have so many talk shows. "We could all just have them come from the same set," he quips. "Do you realize how much money we would save...