IT’S one of the oldest kickstarters of a dull dinner party: ‘What’s your favourite film, and why?’

Presenters of The Late Late Show on RTÉ over the last five decades have included Gay Byrne, Pat Kenny and the current host of the longest running chat show on earth, Ryan Tubridy.

ACTRESS Alida Valli, the remaining survivor of my all-time favourite movie, The Third Man, has been finally edited out of life by that great director in the sky.

Tim Montgomery and Dwain Chambers proved in the IAAF Grand Prix final that intense rivalry and not stage-managed races is more likely to produce a world record.