In 1965 Tomalin was succeeded by the debonair Roger Berthoud, who had keen eye for talent, bringing many future Fleet Street stars onto the column: from Mary Kenny and Paul Callan to Magnus Linklater and future Evening Standard editor Max Hastings.
In 1965 Tomalin was succeeded by the debonair Roger Berthoud, who was already known to have a gift for extracting high-class gossip. Berthoud had a keen eye for talent, bringing many future Fleet Street stars onto the column: from Mary Kenny and Paul Callan to Magnus Linklater and future Evening Standard editor Max Hastings.