Raphael (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Raphael) presents a sample of the generation who went to Cambridge in the 1950s and their subsequent careers.
Incredibly witty with beautifully realised characters this is a pure pleasure of a read. The six part 1976 TV mini series, from which the book was adapted, (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073999/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm) is with Tom Conti, Barbara Kellerman, Leonard Sachs and Nigel Havers.
Available on DVD at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Glittering-Prizes-DVD-Region-NTSC/dp/B00132D876/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1376556341&sr=1-1&keywords=glittering+prizes
Frederic Raphael
304 pages in JR Books Ltd. paperback edition.
ISBN 978-1906217334