What, a CBeebies Top 20 list (8 February) without Bing, especially the episodes where Flop is voiced by Mark Rylance? The irony, the joy of the “grownup” cuddly toys showing the parents how to parent. And the natural empathy with Bing as he messes up yet again or floods the nursery floor. Unmissable.
Nicholas Michaelides
Reigate, Surrey
• Washing at the sink with a kettle of water and a flannel was a normal part of growing up in my family in the 1950s and 1960s (Letters, 8 February). My grandmother used to advise us: “Wash up as far as possible, wash down as far as possible and then wash possible itself.”
Lesley Barnes
Greenford, London
• Our church does indeed allocate separate sides for those wishing to maintain social distance and for those who are happy not to (Letters, 8 February). However, due to high local Covid case numbers, we currently still ask everyone to wear a face covering.
Catherine Burchell
Organist and reader, St Mary’s Walkley, Sheffield
• Now that Jacob Rees-Mogg has been appointed minister for “Brexit opportunities and government efficiency” (Report, 8 February), will he take the opportunity to bring his business interests back from Dublin to the UK?
Chris Sumner
Waltham Abbey, Essex
• Jacob Rees-Mogg’s oxymoronic “government efficiency” role reminded me of the position of Jim Hacker as minister of administrative affairs in the sitcom Yes Minister.
Madeleine James
Box, Wiltshire
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