George Clooney says of his children: “It’s important to me that they can survive,” and invites them to watch his handyman skills around their farm in France, including “fixing … the automated cover for the swimming pool” (Report, 7 October). It strikes me that he and I live in different worlds, with very different definitions both of “survival” and of “farm”.
Fiona Collins
Carrog, Sir Ddinbych

Like Gillian Greenfield (Letters, 8 October), I used to put the radio on when I couldn’t sleep and often fell asleep to LBC News. Because of its traffic reports, I woke up fully apprised of the progress of the roadworks on Brent Cross flyover.
Mark Redhead
Oxford

Paddington proves the old maxim “Do not poke the bear” (‘Laugh, muchachos’: Spitting Image studio sued after Paddington Bear episode, 6 October).
Woody Caan
Duxford, Cambridgeshire

My favourite TV subtitle was during a jazz documentary (Letters, 6 October). Thelonious Monk was described as “the loneliest monk”, which I presume is the reason he produced great music, as there was no one around to distract him.
Simon Dobinson
Barnet, London

As Hurricane Ida made landfall in 2021, Louisiana, according to BBC News, was “lashed by a Harry Kane”.
Nigel Beatty
Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex