Michael Frayn at 90: a miscellany of the satirical columnist’s finest moments

Michael Frayn. Photograph: Jane Bown

Michael Frayn joined the Guardian as a reporter in September 1957 and two years later began writing the satirical Miscellany column in which he developed a cast of imaginary characters. In 1962 he left the paper for the Observer, but returned to write a column for the Guardian between 1994 and 95.

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