Did we miss the bus on the Jacobites?

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I am not surprised that a dramatic TV character such as Gillian Anderson’s Dana Scully inspired many young girls to go into science (G2, 30 December). However, memorable women can also inspire young boys. While in primary school, one little boy watched Greer Garson in Madame Curie (MGM, 1943) with amazement, on TV. More than 50 years later, I am still inspired by science.Woody CaanProfessorial fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health

• A possible solution to the Innogen/Imogen controversy (Letters, passim) can be found in the Quick Crossword (28 December). William Shakespeare is an anagram of: I am a weakish speller. Christine OzanneLondon

• We commemorated the centenaries of Magna Carta (irony upon irony), Waterloo and Agincourt. But did I miss something or did we overlook the 1715 Jacobite Rebellion? Or was it that the wipe-out in Scotland by the SNP was thought to be commemoration enough? Ian BeckwithChurch Stretton, Shropshire

• Perhaps as a follow-up to your article (All aboard!, G2, 30 December) on all-night transport around the world, you could do a piece on some of the UK towns and cities where you’re lucky if the buses run until the pubs close? Or the rural areas where there are no buses at all?Peter DawsonSwansea

• Overheard in Waitrose just before Christmas (Letters, 31 December): weary man to female companion: “What kind of lettuce does the tortoise like?”Terri GreenLangley, Warwickshire

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