There has, quite rightly, been much recent discussion about reparations for slavery, but there has been little acknowledgment of the soldiers from the Indian army who assisted Britain in the second world war. What a wonderful programme Mobeen Azhar made on this subject for Channel 4, The Soldiers That Saved Britain (TV tonight, 2 November). How outrageous that this is not taught in the curriculum.
Christine Hayes
Wokingham, Berkshire
• Noël Coward was the producer, scriptwriter and composer for In Which We Serve (1942), as well as starring in the film and directing it (From Anna Kendrick to Dev Patel – how easy is it for actors to direct themselves?, 29 October). To help with the logistics of this, he roped in a youngish man from the cutting room as co-director: David Lean.
James Fanning
Greifswald, Germany
• The controversy over the haka (Marler’s haka jibe has raised the stakes, warns New Zealand captain Barrett, 1 November) could have been defused by the England team simultaneously performing a morris dance. Imagine the joy.
Paul Hargreaves
London
• Here in the north, where there’s no fannying about regarding references to anatomical areas (Letters, 3 November), my local supermarket, Unicorn Grocery, has a shelf titled Nether Regions.
Danielle Lowy
Manchester
• If Kemi Badenoch is going to admit past failings by her party (Report, 3 November), is she brave enough to put Brexit top of the list?
Sue Proctor
Chester
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