Re Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, Charlotte Higgins urges us to watch the film, but also read the poem – “you won’t regret it” (25 July). I bypassed the verse and went straight to Simon Armitage’s stunning four-hour radio adaptation of Homer from 2004, now on BBC Sounds, which helped, thrillingly, to clarify much of what remained a bit murky in the movie.
Quentin Falk
Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire
• Re your article on lobbying the government (Besieged by lobbyists, will UK ministers protect our ecosystems? No, they’ll chicken out, 23 July), the NHS trust I worked for had a policy that prevented doctors from meeting drug representatives without a pharmacist present. This ensured doctors’ prescriptions were based on good evidence rather than drug firms’ promotions. Perhaps it’s time for a similar system to be put in place when MPs meet lobbyists.
Stephen Carter
Cullompton, Devon
