Warts and all

With hindsight it was probably a mistake to sit down with my daughter to watch Enid (BBC4, Monday). Before it started, Girl was a massive fan, especially of the Naughtiest Girl series and The Magic Faraway Tree. By the end, she pronounced herself so disgusted with the evil hag that she swore never to read another word.

I'm not sure how glad I should be. On the one hand, I suppose it's good that Girl will no longer have her expensive boarding-school fixation stoked by the Naughtiest Girl's...