Dennis the dog  Old-fashioned names aren't dying out (In praise
of old-fashioned names, G2, August 14), they've gone to the
dogs. In my local park we have various Stanleys, Archies,
Harrys, a Dennis and a Doris. Whatever happened to Fido and
Rover? (My dog is Barny because he was in a barn when we bought
him.) Yvonne Canning  Lucy Cavendish reminds parents to give
children names they can call out in the street "without sounding
prattish". Thanks, Lucy. Bernard Pratt Cheadle, Cheshire  Ian
Fannon of TV Licensing (Letters, August 11) was not disingenuous
when he described the requirements for having a TV licence
(Letters, August 14). The critical distinction is whether you
are watching programmes as they are being broadcast. Watching a
streamed TV service "live" over the internet requires a licence,
just the same as watching an over-air broadcast; watching
programmes made available later via a service such as the BBC
iPlayer does not. Andrew Oliphant Reigate, Surrey  So far, the
Beijing Olympics have served up