Gstaad This place made its reputation during the Fifties. It was known as the Mecca of old money and good manners, as opposed to other stations d'hiver, where old people with new money were the rage. We had Bill Buckley, Ken Galbraith, David Niven, Sir Roger Moore, Lord Menuhin, Nathan Milstein, Balthus, even Vladimir Nabokov at times. Death, divorce ...

Even though Rudyard Kipling died 70 years ago, listeners to Plain Tales from the Hills are sure to gain the beloved storyteller some new followers. I'm certainly joining the fan club. Never engrossed by 'Gunga Din', 'If' or 'the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River', I was astounded how quickly I became hooked on these stories -- I've listened to ...

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