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Issues of the 1970s = 4 Years, 205 Issues, 6,094 Articles-
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Issues of 1976 = 52 Issues, 1,551 Articles-
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Issues of Jan.-Mar. 1976 = 13 Issues, 368 Articles-
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January 2, 1976 Issue = 27 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by Alan Watkins, p. 2
- Fleet Street, 1976 by Tom Baistow, p. 3
- Not a Year for Europe by David Haworth, p. 4
- Doctors at War by Donald Gould, p. 5
- Sex Act by Roger Woddis, p. 5
- Imperialism's Last Stand? by Fred Halliday, pp. 6-7
- Profile: Ian Trethowan, pp. 8-9
- London Diary by Paul Johnson, p. 10
- Writing for the Morgue by Hugh Thoms, p. 11
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 11
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 12-13
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The Man who Broke the Bank by Craig Raine, p. 14 - 1 Review- James Joyce: A Portrait of the Artist by Stan Gebler Davies
- Birds, Roosting in Bad Weather by David Harsent, p. 14
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Spots of Time by Frank Kermode, p. 15 - 1 Review- A Life of One's Own by Gerald Brenan
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Jesuitical by James Fenton, p. 16 - 2 Reviews- Landscape and Inscape by Peter Milward and Raymond V. Schoder
- Dylan Thomas: Poet of His People by Andrew Sinclair
- Dedication by Patricia Beer, p. 16
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Gig Time by Charles Fox, p. 16 - 3 Reviews- Hollywood, Mayfair, and All That Jazz by Roy Fox
- Vocal Refrain by Vera Lynn
- Take It from the Top by Humphrey Lyttelton
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Scouser by Richard Hewlings, p. 17 - 1 Review- Autobiographical Sketches by Maxwell Fry
- Chronology by Neil Powell, p. 17
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The Communer Belt by Bryan Wilson, p. 18 - 1 Review- Communalism: From Its Origins to the Twentieth Century by Kenneth Rexroth
- Two Poems by Philippe Jaccottet, p. 18
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Films: No, Seriously by John Coleman, p. 19 - 2 Reviews- The Return of the Pink Panther (1975 Film) by Blake Edwards
- Lucky Lady (1975 Film) by Stanley Donen
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 20
- Records by Bayan Northcott, p. 20
- Television by Eric Korn, p. 21
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 22
- Crossword, pp. 23-24
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January 9, 1976 Issue = 26 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by Alan Watkins, pp. 25-26
- Year of the Long March by Alexander Cockburn, p. 27
- From Peking with Subtlety by Dev Murarka, p. 28
- An Evening with Mr Powell by Corinna Adam, p. 29
- Nationalising a Bank or Two by Roger Opie, p. 30
- Vorster's View by Roger Woddis, p. 30
- Tenants Own Up by Anne Karpf, p. 31
- The Bombing in Britain by David Tereshchuk, pp. 32-33
- The State of Spain by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 34-35
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 36
- Over and Out by Jeffrey Bernard, p. 37
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 38
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 39-40
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Coughin' Better Tonight by Russell Davies, p. 41 - 3 Reviews- George Formby by John Fisher
- The Max Miller Blue Book by Barry Took
- The Fool on the Hill by Max Wall
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Perfect Mahlerite by Bayan Northcott, p. 42 - 2 Reviews- Gustav Mahler and the Courage To Be by David Holbrook
- Gustav Mahler: The Wunderhorn Years by Donald Mitchell
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Prix Special by David Leitch, p. 43 - 1 Review- La Vie Devant Soi by Emil Ajar
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Early Days by Hugh Lloyd-Jones, p. 44 - 1 Review- The Roman Experience by L.P. Wilkinson
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Of Shrews & Men by Anthony Storr, p. 44 - 1 Review- Konrad Lorenz: The Man and His Ideas by Richard Isadore Evans and Konrad Lorenz
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Conservational by Julian Barnes, p. 45 - 3 Reviews- The Trap by Jenifer Beckett
- Crucial Conversations by May Sarton
- Drummer in the Dark by Francis Clifford
- Grasshopper Mountain by John Fuller, p. 45
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Films: Clinical Evidence by David Wilson, p. 46 - 4 Reviews- Docteur Popaul (1976 Film) by Claude Chabrol
- Confrontation (1975 Film) by Rolf Lyssy
- Rancho Deluxe (1975 Film) by Frank Perry
- Il Consigliori (1973 Film) by Alberto de Martino
- Television by Eric Korn, p. 46
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 47
- Goodbye, Prospero by Maria Lehmann, p. 48
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 49
- Crossword, pp. 50-52
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January 16, 1976 Issue = 26 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 54
- Labour and Scotland by John P. Mackintosh, p. 55
- The Ghost of New Years Past by David Haworth, p. 56
- The Barefoot Boys of Wall Street by Alexander Cockburn, p. 57
- The World's Greatest Number Two by K.S. Karol, p. 58
- Death of a Queen by Roger Woddis, p. 59
- Giscard and the Ladies by David Leitch, p. 60
- Death in Casablanca by John Gretton, p. 61
- The Political Columnist's Craft by Alan Watkins, pp. 62-65
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 66
- Laughter in New York by Caroline Seebohm, p. 67
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 68
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 69-70
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Report from the Brink by Alan Ryan, p. 71 - 1 Review- The Making of a Saint by Jakob Herman Huizinga
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Marketeers by Michael Baxandall, p. 72 - 1 Review- Art on the Edge by Harold Rosenberg
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Old Eve by Keith Thomas, p. 73 - 1 Review- Medieval Women by Eileen Power and M.M. Postan
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Action Replay by Peter Conrad, p. 74 - 1 Review- Sublime and Grotesque by W.D. Howarth
- In a Notebook by James Fenton, p. 75
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Man of Ross by Mervyn Jones, p. 75 - 1 Review- Presumption of Innocence by Ludovic Kennedy
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Pool Ring by Valentine Cunningham, p. 76 - 3 Reviews- Families and Survivors by Alice Adams
- Bracknell's Law by Wallace Hildick
- Super Tour by Marilyn Allen
- Art by Robert Melville, p. 77
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Films: Gag Bag by David Wilson, p. 78 - 3 Reviews- The Sunshine Boys (1975 Film) by Herbert Ross
- Great Expectations (1974 Film) by Joseph Hardy
- Il Bestione (1974 Film) by Sergio Corbucci
- Television by Eric Korn, p. 78
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 79
- Music by Bayan Northcott, p. 79
- Weekend Competition and Chess, pp. 80-84
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January 23, 1976 Issue = 28 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 86
- Waiting for the War by Mary Holland, p. 87
- America's Ideological Right by Alexander Cockburn, p. 88
- Blinking Conventions by John Griffith, p. 89
- Crisis: In the Economy or Economics? by Wilfred Beckerman, p. 90
- Odd Couple by Roger Woddis, p. 91
- The Oil Rush - 1 by Mervyn Jones, pp. 92-95
- Not a Company Man by Christopher Hitchens, p. 96
- London Diary by James Cameron, p. 97
- Sacked at Sixty by David Hutt, p. 98
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, pp. 98-99
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 100-101
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Happy Pebble by John Jones, p. 102 - 1 Review- Dostoevsky: Reminiscences by Anna Dostoevsky and Beatrice Stillman
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In Darkest Disneyland by Philip French, p. 103 - 1 Review- Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
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Age of Reason by Margaret Drabble, p. 104 - 1 Review- One Woman's Story by Anne Tibble
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Holy Padlock by Elizabeth Longford, p. 105 - 1 Review- Samuel Johnson and His World by Margaret Lane
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Peace & Concorde by Brigid Brophy, p. 106 - 1 Review- The Concorde Conspiracy by John Costello and Terry Hughes
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Beleaguered by Frank Hardie, p. 106 - 1 Review- British Public Opinion and the Abyssinian War, 1935-6 by Daniel Waley
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Fair Play by John Fuller, p. 107 - 1 Review- Library Looking Glass by David Cecil
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Virgin Soil by Susannah Clapp, p. 108 - 5 Reviews- Gentle Folk by Alexander Baron
- Nightshade by Derek Marlowe
- Duo and Le Toutounier by Colette
- The Glass Zoo by James McNeish
- When the Boat Comes In by James Mitchell
- Watching a Cloud by Dannie Abse, p. 108
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 109
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Films: Stations West by David Wilson, p. 110 - 1 Review- Breakheart Pass (1975 Film) by Tom Gries
- Art by Richard Hewlings, p. 110
- Television by Eric Korn, p. 111
- Broadway by Oleg Kerensky, p. 112
- Weekend Competition, p. 112
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 113-116
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January 30, 1976 Issue = 30 Articles- The Reticence of Lord Ryder, p. 117
- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 118
- The Angolan Connection by David Martin, p. 119
- The Concorde Scandal by Jeremy Bugler, p. 120
- A Daniel Come to Judgment by Hugh Caradon, p. 121
- Professor Beloff's Buckingham by Peter Wilby, p. 122
- Oil Capital and Boom Town by Mervyn Jones, pp. 123-125
- Roger Woddis, p. 126
- Lebanese Omens for Israel by Naomi Shepherd, p. 126
- London Diary by James Cameron, p. 127
- This England, p. 127
- Agatha and I by Ritchie Calder, p. 128
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 129
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 130-131
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Power to the Persons by David Mitchell, p. 132 - 2 Reviews- Shoulder to Shoulder by Midge Mackenzie
- The Suffragette View by Antonia Raeburn
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Thoroughly Modern Movement by Hugh Richardson, p. 133 - 1 Review- Goodbye, Britain? by Tony Aldous
- The Dangers of Communication by James Simmons, p. 134
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Grass Routes by John Griffith, p. 135 - 1 Review- Reluctant Judas by Geoffrey Robertson
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Pushy by Christopher Hitchens, p. 135 - 1 Review- The Collapse of Democracy by Robert Moss
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L'Histoire, c'est moi by Norman Hampson, p. 136 - 1 Review- Sense of Place by Richard Cobb
- Funeral by Geoffrey Grigson, p. 136
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Porn Free by Julian Barnes, p. 137 - 4 Reviews- The Eleven Thousand Rods by Guillaume Apollinaire
- Morrow's Ants by Edward Hyams
- Bird of Passage by Mai Zetterling
- Jacob the Liar by Jurek Becker
- Television by Eric Korn, p. 138
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 138
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Films: Bread Pudding by John Coleman, p. 139 - 1 Review- Hustle (1975 Film) by Robert Aldrich
- Records by Bayan Northcott, p. 140
- Art by Robert Melville, p. 140
- Weekend Competition by M.K. Cheeseman, p. 141
- Chess Board by Assiac, p. 141
- Weekend Crossword 1149, pp. 142-144
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February 6, 1976 Issue = 26 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 146
- Is This Socialism? by Eric Heffer, pp. 147-148
- A Many-Splendoured Candidate by Alexander Cockburn, p. 149
- Non-Playing Directors by Peter Hillmore, p. 150
- Ulster Fears the Economic Screw by Robert Fisk, p. 151
- The Oil Rush - 3 by Mervyn Jones, pp. 152-153
- For the Frozen by Roger Woddis, p. 154
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 155
- Problem City by Martin Amis, p. 156
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, pp. 156-157
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 158-159
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Ought for Ought's Sake by Alasdair Macintyre, p. 160 - 2 Reviews- The Secularization of the European Mind in the Nineteenth Century by Owen Chadwick
- Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society by Raymond Williams
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Deaf Titans by Fitzroy Maclean, p. 161 - 1 Review- The Struggle for Greece, 1941-1949 by C.M. Woodhouse
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The Jungle Book by Bruce Page, p. 162 - 1 Review- Rupert Murdoch: A Business Biography by Simon Regan
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Action Man by John Grigg, p. 163 - 1 Review- David Lloyd George: A Biography by Peter Rowland
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What Butler Saw by Peter Wilby, p. 163 - 1 Review- A Place for Everyone by Nigel Middleton and Sophie Weitzmann
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Mourning Rights by Liam Hudson, p. 164 - 1 Review- Death and the Family by Lily Pincus
- Piero di Cosimo on the Shoalhaven, p. 164
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Godabout by Valentine Cunningham, p. 165 - 4 Reviews- The Living and the Dying by Tom Stacey
- A Real House by Jane Gillespie
- Cross Purposes by Henry Cecil
- Big Fleas and Little Fleas by Terence De Vere White
- Television by Dennis Potter, p. 166
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 166
- Opera by Bayan Northcott, p. 167
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Films by John Coleman, p. 168 - 1 Review- David Lloyd George: A Biography by Peter Rowland
- Photography by John Naughton, p. 168
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 169
- Crossword, pp. 170-172
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February 13, 1976 Issue = 34 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 174
- Communism with a PR Face by David Leitch, p. 175
- The Prince and the Arms Dealers by Andrew Cockburn, p. 176
- Stirrings in Catalonia by Christopher Hitchens, p. 177
- Faulty Towers by Tom Forester, p. 178
- The Roulette of Public Spending by John Vaizey, pp. 179-181
- Indira's Democracy by Paul Murray, pp. 182-183
- The Oil Rush - 4 by Mervyn Jones, pp. 184-185
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 186
- Cash Value by Anne Bennett, p. 187
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 188
- Infallible Sympton by Roger Woddis, pp. 188-189
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 190-191
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A Fast Heart-Beat by V.S. Pritchett, p. 192 - 3 Reviews- Eleven Stories by Anton Chekhov
- Chekhov: The Evolution of His Art by Donald Rayfield
- Chuckle with Chekhov by Anton Chekhov
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Athletes' Feats by Robin Lane Fox, p. 193 - 1 Review- The Olympic Games by M.I. Finley and H.W. Pleket
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Jam Tomorrow by P.P. Streeten, p. 194 - 1 Review- Pyramids of Sacrifice by Peter L. Berger
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Crime Yellow by Christopher Hitchens, p. 195 - 1 Review- Day Guernica Died by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts
- Everyday Reflection by I.A. Richards, p. 195
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Helping Hands by C.H. Rolph, p. 195 - 1 Review- Rehabilitation and Deviance by Philip Bean
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Strong Solutions by Susannah Clapp, p. 196 - 3 Reviews- A Dove of the East, and Other Stories by Mark Helprin
- The President's Doctor by William Woolfolk
- A Proper Man by Jonathan Lynn
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Film Books by John Coleman, p. 197 - 3 Reviews- A History of Cinema: From Its Origins to 1970 by Eric Rhode
- A Biographical Dictionary of Film by David Thomson
- Directors and Directions by John Russell Taylor
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Lost Tycoons by Philip French, p. 198 - 2 Reviews- The MGM Story by John Douglas Eames
- Mayer and Thalberg by Samuel Marx
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Soft Cor by Martin Amis, p. 199 - 2 Reviews- Erotic Movies by Richard Wortley
- Life Goes to the Movies
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Dreamlined by Penelope Houston, p. 200 - 2 Reviews- America in the Movies by Michael Wood
- Deeper Into Movies by Pauline Kael
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Period Pieces by George Melly, p. 201 - 4 Reviews- Humphrey Bogart by Nathaniel Benchley
- Bogart and Bacall: A Love Story by Joe Hyams
- Ronald Colman: A Very Private Person by Juliet Benita Colman
- Films of Shirley Temple by Robert Windeler
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Days of Hope by David Wilson, p. 202 - 1 Review- The Rise and Fall of British Documentary by Elizabeth Sussex
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Imperialist by Eric Rhode, p. 202 - 1 Review- Alexander Korda by Karol Kulik
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Films: Look Who's Talking by John Coleman, p. 203 - 3 Reviews- Conversation Piece (1975 Film) by Luchino Visconti
- The Killer Elite (1975 Film) by Sam Peckinpah
- Man Friday (1975 Film) by Jack Gold
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 204
- Music by Bayan Northcott, p. 205
- Television by Dennis Potter, p. 205
- Art by Robert Melville, p. 206
- Weekend Competition, p. 206
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 207-210
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February 20, 1976 Issue = 30 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 212
- Moscow's African Coup by Stanley Uys, p. 213
- Dr Paisley's Ulster by Mary Holland, p. 214
- Reagan Makes the Running by Alexander Cockburn, p. 215
- Disappearing Foreign Doctors by Donald Gould, p. 216
- The Economic Problems of the Left by John Kenneth Galbraith, pp. 217-218
- Birmingham Smells Corruption by Denis MacShane, p. 219
- Express Departure by Tom Baistow, p. 220
- The Lucky Country Comes Unstuck by Paul Johnson, pp. 221-223
- A Persian Market in Westminster by Corinna Adam, p. 224
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 225
- Tap, Tap, Who's There by Jim Higgins, p. 226
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 227
- First Person by Roger Woddis, p. 227
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 228-229
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Thalidomide by Bruce Page, p. 230 - 1 Review- Thalidomide: My Fight by David Mason
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The Bostonian by Francis Wyndham, p. 231 - 1 Review- V.R. Lang: Poems and Plays by V.R. Lang and Alison Lurie
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Bliss by Paul Theroux, p. 232 - 1 Review- The Pleasure of the Text by Roland Barthes
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Eagle Eye by John Naughton, p. 233 - 1 Review- The Body Electric by Jonathan Benthall
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Stripes by David Leitch, p. 233 - 1 Review- The Tiger by Edgar Holt
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In Focus by Paddy Kitchen, p. 234 - 1 Review- Findings and Keepings by Lewis Mumford
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Fighting Terms by Geoffrey Grigson, p. 234 - 1 Review- Enemy Salvoes by C.L. Fox and Wyndham Lewis
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Brained Off by Julian Barnes, p. 235 - 2 Reviews- The Golden Gate by Alistair MacLean
- Living Quarters by Vincent Canby
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Films: Keeping Our Distance by John Coleman, p. 236 - 2 Reviews- Sansho Dayu (1955 Film) by Kenji Mizoguchi
- Death Race 2000 (1975 Film) by Paul Bartel
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 236
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 237
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 238
- Television by Dennis Potter, p. 238
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 239
- Crossword, pp. 240-242
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February 27, 1976 Issue = 26 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 244
- New Hampshire's Hidden Victor by Alexander Cockburn, p. 245
- A 'Non' from Comrade Marchais by David Leitch, p. 246
- Can Labour Hold Coventry? by Christopher Hitchens, p. 247
- The Peking Three by K.S. Karol, p. 248
- The Visit by Roger Woddis, pp. 248-249
- St Paul's Decay by Corinna Adam, pp. 250-251
- In Praise of Public Expenditure by Howard Glennerster, pp. 252-254
- What Price Foreign Students? by Peter Wilby, p. 255
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 256
- Wales for Ever? by John Morgan, p. 257
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 257
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 258-260
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Inside Knowledge by Alan Ryan, p. 261 - 1 Review- Vico and Herder by Isaiah Berlin
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Half Trances by John Carey, p. 262 - 1 Review- Dickens and Mesmerism by Fred Kaplan
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Gene Junction by John Naughton, p. 262 - 1 Review- Life: The Unfinished Experiment by S.E. Luria
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Warts by Craig Raine, p. 263 - 1 Review- Winter Sparrows by Mary Rose Liverani
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En Fleur by Victoria Glendinning, p. 264 - 2 Reviews- The Hot-House Plant by Yvonne Stephenson
- We Always Wore Sailor Suits by Susanna Agnelli
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Death-Dealers by Valentine Cunningham, p. 264 - 2 Reviews- A Hero in His Time by Arthur A. Cohen
- Julia by Peter Straub
- L.S. Lowry by Mervyn Levy, p. 265
- BBC Music by Bayan Northcott, p. 266
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 267
- Television by Dennis Potter, p. 268
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Films: You All Crazy? by John Coleman, p. 269 - 3 Reviews- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975 Film) by Milos Forman
- Farewell, My Lovely (1944 Film) by Dick Richards
- Russian Roulette (1975 Film) by Lou Lombardo
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 270
- Crossword, pp. 271-274
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March 5, 1976 Issue = 26 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 276
- The Whitehall Conspiracy by Francis Ford, pp. 277-278
- A Mastiff for Massachusetts by Alexander Cockburn, p. 279
- Reds Under the Hatches by Richard Haass, p. 280
- Scotland for Aye by John P. Mackintosh, p. 281
- Italy: The Cost of a Miracle by David Leitch, pp. 282-285
- NCOs of the Law by Jeremy Bugler, p. 286
- Israel's Leadership Crisis by Naomi Shepherd, p. 287
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 288
- Fleet Street Mystery Tour by Michael Dobbs, p. 289
- Precautionary Tale by Roger Woddis, p. 289
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 290
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 291-292
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The Cossack Ponies by Neal Ascherson, p. 293 - 3 Reviews- Fathers and Daughters by Cathy Porter
- Tony Hancock by Philip Oakes
- Five Sisters: Women Against the Tsar by Barbara Alpern Engel and Clifford N. Rosenthal, ...
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Accident Man by Peter Jenkins, p. 294 - 1 Review- A Ford, Not a Lincoln by Richard Reeves
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The Blood Donor by Russell Davies, p. 295 - 2 Reviews- Hancock: A Personal Biography by Freddie Hancock and David Nathan
- Hancock's Half Hour by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson #2
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Jumpers by Oleg Kerensky, p. 296 - 3 Reviews- Diaghilev Observed by Critics in England and the United States, 1911-1929 by Nesta MacDonald
- Nijinsky Dancing by Lincoln Kirstein
- Bookseller at the Ballet by Cyril W. Beaumont
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Hitting the Low Spots by Susannah Clapp, p. 296 - 4 Reviews- Wilt by Tom Sharpe
- 62: A Model Kit~~Sixty-Two: A Model Kit by Julio Cortazar
- Wilfred and Eileen by Jonathan Smith
- Late, Late in the Evening by Gladys Mitchell
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Top of the Class by Alan Ryan, p. 297 - 1 Review- Education, Inequality and Life Chances
- The Silent Woman by Elma Mitchell, p. 298
- John Osborne by Benedict Nightingale, p. 299
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Films: Two for Tea by John Coleman, p. 300 - 3 Reviews- Autobiography of a Princess (1975 Film) by James Ivory
- Legacy (1976 Film) by Karen Arthur
- Moses the Lawgiver (1975 Film) by Gianfranco De Bosio
- Constable by Robert Melville, pp. 300-301
- Television by Dennis Potter, p. 302
- Weekend Competition, p. 302
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 303-306
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March 12, 1976 Issue = 30 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 308
- Wilson Comes of Age by Peter Jenkins, pp. 309-311
- Carter's Place in the Sun by Alexander Cockburn, p. 312
- Ulster's Dangerous Vacuum by Mary Holland, p. 312
- Solzhenitsyn's Old Song by Mervyn Jones, p. 313
- The Case of Mrs Gill's Breakfast by Audrey Harvey, pp. 314-315
- The Philosophy of Public Spending by Maurice Peston, pp. 316-319
- Words and Meanings by Kingsley Amis, p. 320
- London Diary, p. 321
- Are You Outers or What? by John Anderson, p. 322
- New Lines for Althea by Roger Woddis, p. 322
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 323
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 324-327
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East of Eden by Malcolm Bradbury, p. 328 - 1 Review- Steinbeck: A Life in Letters by John Steinbeck, Elaine Steinbeck, and Robert Wallsten, ...
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Former Morrison Street by John Raymond, p. 329 - 1 Review- The Correspondence of G.E. Morrison, Vol. I by Hui-Min Lo and G.E. Morrison
- Sonnet: Daffodils by Gavin Ewart, p. 330
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Prime Virtues by John Derry, p. 330 - 1 Review- The Elder Pitt, Earl of Chatham by Stanley Ayling
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Balancing Act by Bernard Crick, p. 331 - 1 Review- Democracy and Participation by J.R. Lucas
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Tony Tanner by Tony Tanner, p. 332 - 1 Review- The Edge of Impossibility by Joyce Carol Oates
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Mastermind by Douglas Johnson, p. 333 - 1 Review- Voltaire and the Century of Light by A. Owen Aldridge
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Moony by Elaine Feinstein, p. 333 - 3 Reviews- Another Full Moon by Ruth Fainlight
- Catacomb Suburb by Alastair Fowler
- The Blocked Heart by Edwin Brock
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Ductile by Julian Barnes, p. 334 - 4 Reviews- Miss Silver's Past by Josef Skvorecky
- Moise and the World of Reason by Tennessee Williams
- Saving the Queen by William F. Buckley, Jr.
- Letter to My Mother by Georges Simenon
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Review Two Decades of Irish Writing, by Douglas Dunn, p. 334 - 1 Review- Two Decades of Irish Writing by Douglas Dunn
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Review The Trial of Annie Besant and Charles Bradlaug..., p. 334 - 1 Review- The Trial of Annie Besant and Charles Bradlaugh by Roger Manvell
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Films: Aimez-Vous Delvaux... by John Coleman, p. 335 - 3 Reviews- Rendez-Vous at Bray (1971 Film) by Andre Delvaux
- Steppenwolf (1974 Film) by Fred Haines
- One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975 Film) by Robert Stevenson
- Music by Bayan Northcott, pp. 336-337
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 338
- Television by Dennis Potter, p. 338
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 339
- Crossword, pp. 340-342
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March 19, 1976 Issue = 30 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 344
- The Plight of the Left by Paul Johnson, p. 345
- The Pound in Your Pocket by John Porteous, p. 346
- Giscard's Double Trouble by David Leitch, p. 347
- Whitlam Rides the Storm by Allan Ashbolt, pp. 348-349
- Workers, Shareholders and Boards by John Griffith, pp. 350-351
- The Murder of Sammy Smyth by Robert Fisk, pp. 352-353
- Education's Castaways by Peter Wilby, p. 354
- Miracle Cures? by Donald Gould, p. 355
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 356
- What Hath Night To Do With Sleep? by Anne Bennett, p. 357
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 357
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 358-360
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Who's Afraid of Georgie Girl? by Malcolm Bradbury, p. 361 - 1 Review- George Eliot: The Emergent Self by Ruby V. Redinger
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Royal Stews by John Fowles, pp. 362-363 - 1 Review- The Cleveland Street Scandal by H. Montgomery Hyde
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Mine, of Course by David Lodge, pp. 364-367 - 2 Reviews- Notes for a New Culture by Peter Ackroyd
- Poetry and Repression by Harold Bloom
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Life Class by Martin Amis, p. 368 - 1 Review- Picked-Up Pieces by John Updike
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Kwalitee Street by James Fenton, p. 369 - 1 Review- Within the Family Circle by Violet Powell
- Icecrust & Snowflake; The Virgin Knight by Ted Hughes, p. 370
- Willow Pattern; Faux Amis by D.J. Enright, p. 370
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Trusting Thomas by J.P. Stern, p. 371 - 1 Review- Katia Mann: Unwritten Memories by Elisabeth Plessen, Michael Mann, and Katia Mann
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Wanzing Hardy by Valentine Cunningham, pp. 372-373 - 6 Reviews- Thomas Hardy: The Complete Poems by James Gibson and Thomas Hardy
- Thomas Hardy: The Poetry of Perception by Tom Paulin
- The Genius of Thomas Hardy by Margaret Drabble
- Thomas Hardy: An Illustrated Biography by Timothy O'Sullivan
- Wormwood Cup by Kenneth Phelps
- Thomas Hardy: The Forms of Tragedy by Dale Kramer
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Splinter Groups by Russell Davies, pp. 374-375 - 7 Reviews- The Rabbi's Wife by David Benedictus
- Harry Bleachbaker by Norman Frederick Simpson
- Lost Profile by Francoise Sagan
- String Horses by Ursula Holden
- The Virgins by Jillian Becker
- The Unwanted by Christiaan Barnard and Siegfried Stander
- The Good Samaritan, and Other Stories by John O'Hara
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US and Them by Philip French, pp. 376-378 - 1 Review- 1876~~Eighteen Seventy-Six by Gore Vidal
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 379
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Films: Sylvan by John Coleman, p. 380 - 3 Reviews- Furtivos (1975 Film) by Jose Luis Borau
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976 Film) by Nicolas Roeg
- Butley (1974 Film) by Harold Pinter
- Art by Robert Melville, pp. 380-381
- Music by Bayan Northcott, p. 382
- Weekend Competition, p. 382
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 383-386
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March 26, 1976 Issue = 29 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 388
- Conclave or Convention? by Anthony Howard, p. 389
- Britain Isn't News by Alexander Cockburn, p. 390
- Harold, Jim, Tony and Roddy by Tom Baistow, p. 391
- Taking Jim's Word for It by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 392-393
- Rhodesia's Conditioned Reflexes by Julian Mounter, p. 394
- The Children of the West Bank by Naomi Shepherd, pp. 394-395
- Double Standards at Sea by Mary Holland, pp. 396-397
- Kissinger Comes to the Rescue by Jonathan Dimbleby, p. 398
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 399
- For Whom the Bell Tolls by C.H. Rolph, p. 400
- Monty's Farewell by Roger Woddis, p. 400
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 401
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 402-403
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Vilification and Its Discontents by Alan Tyson, p. 404 - 1 Review- Freud and His Followers by Paul Roazen
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Master Builder by Stephen Koss, p. 405 - 1 Review- Spandau: The Secret Diaries by Albert Speer
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Top Copy by James Cameron, p. 406 - 1 Review- A Man of the Times by Iverach McDonald
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Taylorian by Neal Ascherson, p. 407 - 1 Review- Crisis and Controversy by Alan Sked and Chris Cook
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Tell it Again by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 407 - 1 Review- A Man Called Intrepid by William Stevenson
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Camelot People by Anthony Howard, p. 408 - 2 Reviews- Conversations With Kennedy by Benjamin C. Bradlee
- To Marietta from Paris, 1945-1960 by Susan Mary Alsop
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Vulpicidal by Joanna Kilmartin, p. 409 - 1 Review- English Fox Hunting by Raymond Carr
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Them as Laughs by Claire Tomalin, p. 409 - 1 Review- 'So Late Into the Night' by Leslie A. Marchand and George Gordon Byron
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Mixed Urbs by Valentine Cunningham, p. 410 - 3 Reviews- The Family Arsenal by Paul Theroux
- Fong and the Indians by Paul Theroux
- Brogan and Sons by David Batchelor
- Television by Christopher Price, p. 411
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 412
- Opera by Bayan Northcott, p. 412
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Films: The Godmother by John Coleman, p. 413 - 5 Reviews- The Slipper and the Rose (1976 Film) by Bryan Forbes
- Mahogany (1975 Film) by Berry Gordy and Tony Richardson
- The Sellout (1952 Film) by Gerald Mayer
- Rachel's Man (1977 Film) by Moshe Mizrahi
- The Hindenburg (1975 Film) by Robert Wise
- Weekend Competition, p. 414
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 415-418
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April 2, 1976 Issue = 28 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 420
- Behind the Personalities by John P. Mackintosh, p. 421
- The Judgment of Paris by David Leitch, p. 422
- The Press and Michael Foote by Tom Baistow, p. 423
- The Prospect From Tower Bridge by Corinna Adam, pp. 424-426
- Iraq Flexes Arab Muscle by Christopher Hitchens, p. 427
- Profile: Lady Plowden, pp. 428-429
- Squatters as Criminals? by John Griffith, p. 430
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 431
- America Is Insurance Happy by Oscar Millard, p. 432
- Unfit for Heroes by Roger Woddis, p. 432
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 433
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 434-435
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The Catholic Community by Christopher Hill, p. 436 - 1 Review- The English Catholic Community, 1570-1850 by John Bossy
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Bread Lines by Arthur Hopcraft, p. 437 - 3 Reviews- World of Hunger by Jonathan Power and Anne-Marie Holenstein
- The Poor of the Earth by John Cole
- By Bread Alone by Lester R. Brown and Erik Eckholm
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Can Be Choosers by John Mortimer, p. 438 - 1 Review- A Lasting Relationship by Jeremy Seabrook
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Waste that Kills by Andrew Roberts, p. 439 - 4 Reviews- From Rhodesia to Zimbabwe by Lawrence Vambe
- The Last Bunker by Guy Arnold
- The Critical Phase in Tanzania, 1945-1968 by Cranford Pratt
- Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia by Fergus MacPherson
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Chattertonians by Alethea Hayter, p. 440 - 1 Review- The Young Romantics by Linda Kelly
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He's the Cham by Eric Partridge, p. 440 - 1 Review- Johnson on Johnson by John Wain and Samuel Johnson
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African King by Tim Jeal, p. 441 - 1 Review- Albert Schweitzer: A Biography by James Brabazon
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Junta Juice by Alan Ryan, p. 441 - 1 Review- Twilight of Authority by Robert A. Nisbet
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No Way by Susannah Clapp, p. 442 - 4 Reviews- A Kind of War by Pamela Haines
- The Maze by Eileen Simpson
- Figures in Bright Air by David Plante
- Treatment by A.C.H. Smith
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 443
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 443
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Films: Lassie, Come Back by John Coleman, p. 444 - 6 Reviews- Benji (1974 Film) by Joe Camp
- Between Wars (1974 Film) by Michael Thornhill
- A Delicate Balance (1973 Film) by Tony Richardson
- The Hour of Liberation (1974 Film) by Heiny Srour
- Double Day (1976 Film) by Helena Solberg-Ladd
- Boss Nigger (1975 Film) by Jack Arnold
- Television by Christopher Price, p. 445
- Weekend Competition and Crossword, p. 446
- Chess, pp. 447-450
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April 9, 1976 Issue = 37 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 452
- Budget Making New Style by Roger Opie, p. 453
- Nixon Rules---OK? by Alexander Cockburn, p. 454
- The Door Slams in Latin America by Christopher Roper, p. 455
- Israel's Other Arab Problem by Naomi Shepherd, p. 456
- A Crust for Bangladesh? by Kevin Rafferty, p. 457
- Their Men from Havana by Richard Kershaw, pp. 458-459
- Profile of the Prime Minister, p. 460
- Anatomy of the Vote by Peter Kellner, p. 461
- The NUS Looks to Its Own by Peter Wilby, p. 462
- Sihanouk's Last Year by James Fenton, p. 463
- Readers' Questionnaire Report by Anthony Howard, pp. 464-465
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 466
- Foxed at the Hounds by Michael Vestey, p. 467
- Steppe Lively by Roger Woddis, p. 467
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 467
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 468-470
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Eastern Avenue by Leonard Schapiro, p. 471 - 1 Review- Russia: The People and the Power by Robert G. Kaiser
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Ask the Rabbi by James Cameron, p. 472 - 1 Review- The Thirteenth Tribe by Arthur Koestler
- Reading Her Old Letter About a Wedding by Craig Raine, p. 472
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Westway by Philip French, p. 473 - 2 Reviews- The New Golden Land by Hugh Honour
- The Statue of Liberty by Marvin Trachtenberg
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Daddy's Girls by Claire Tomalin, p. 474 - 1 Review- The Nuns by Marcelle Bernstein
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Folie a Deux by David Leitch, p. 474 - 2 Reviews- Operation "Menace" by Arthur J. Marder
- The Guns of Dakar by John Williams
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Star Trek by Suzanne Lowry, p. 475 - 1 Review- Change Lobsters and Dance by Lilli Palmer
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Marxist by Paul Theroux, p. 476 - 1 Review- Vinegar Puss by S.J. Perelman
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Self-Detonating by Martin Fagg, p. 476 - 1 Review- Edmund Kean: Fire from Heaven by Raymund FitzSimons
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Brakes by Derek Mahon, p. 477 - 1 Review- The Eden Express by Mark Vonnegut
- Aberystwyth by David Holbrook, p. 478
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Zion Tamers by Julian Barnes, p. 478 - 4 Reviews- Passions and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer
- In the Beginning by Chaim Potok
- Sunset Village by Frank Sargeson
- Hollywood and LeVine by Andrew Bergman
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 479
- Music by Bayan Northcott, p. 480
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 480
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Films: Doctor Zoo by John Coleman, p. 481 - 2 Reviews- It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1975 Film) by Eric Till
- Forever Young, Forever Free (1976 Film) by Ashley Lazarus
- Television by Martin Amis, p. 481
- Libraries by Mary Holland, p. 482
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 483
- Crossword, pp. 484-486
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April 16, 1976 Issue = 30 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 488
- The Man of Inconvenient Merit by Phillip Whitehead, p. 489
- A Fire Chief for Brussels by David Haworth, p. 490
- Tight Hold of the Men by Christopher Hitchens, p. 491
- The Ethnics of Jimmy Carter by Alexander Cockburn, p. 492
- Solzhenitsyn: The Treason of Clerisy by George Gale, pp. 493-495
- The 'Luck' of Peter Haine by Corinna Adam, pp. 496-497
- Profile of the Queen, pp. 498-499
- The Left and the Environment by Jeremy Bugler, pp. 500-501
- Farmer's Glory by Oliver Walston, p. 502
- That Ye Be Not Judged by Roger Woddis, p. 502
- Diary of a Deadbeat by Malcolm Muggeridge, p. 503
- Kid's Choice by Anne Bennett, p. 504
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 504
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 505-507
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Arms and the Man by Goronwy Rees, p. 508 - 1 Review- Montgomery of Alamein by Alun Chalfont
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Death Cries by Anthony Storr, p. 509 - 1 Review- Julian Grenfell by Nicholas Mosley
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Grudge Street by David Caute, p. 510 - 1 Review- A Cornishman Abroad by A.L. Rowse
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Tots' Annals by Keith Thomas, p. 511 - 1 Review- The History of Childhood by Lloyd deMause
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Counting their Blessings by Nicholas Tucker, p. 512 - 1 Review- Seven Years Old in the Home Environment by John Newson and Elizabeth Newson
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Brother Cannibal by Arnold Goldman, p. 513 - 1 Review- The Exile of James Joyce by Joyce Cixous
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Pincers by Valentine Cunningham, p. 514 - 3 Reviews- The Abolitionist of Clark Gable Place by Charles Webb
- Wild Grow the Lilies by Christy Brown
- The Boys from Brazil by Ira Levin
- The Significance Seeker by D.J. Enright, p. 514
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Chic of Araby by Simon Digby, p. 515 - 17 Reviews- The Arts of Islam by Arts Council of Great Britain
- The Holy Qur'an by Martin Lings and Y.H. Safadi
- Science Technology in Islam
- Music and Musical Instruments in the World of Islam by Jean Jenkins and P.R. Olson
- The Arts of the Hausa by David Heathcote
- The Bedouin by Shelagh Weir
- Islamic Art and Architecture in Libya
- A Windtower House in Dubai by Anne Coles
- Sotheby's Autumn Islamic Week
- Persian Mughal Art
- Painting for the Royal Courts of India
- The World of Ottoman Art by Michael Levey
- The Spread of Islam by Michael Rogers
- The Majesty That Was Islam by William M. Watt
- The Art of Islam: Language and Meaning by Titus Burckhardt
- The Genius of Arab Civilization by John R. Hayes
- The World of Islam by Bernard Lewis
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 516
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Films: Hotpotch by John Coleman, p. 517 - 2 Reviews- Shout at the Devil (1976 Film) by Peter R. Hunt
- The Maids (1974 Film) by Christopher Miles
- Television by Martin Amis, p. 517
- Hunting the Snark by John Pudney, p. 518
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 519
- Crossword, pp. 520-522
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April 23, 1976 Issue = 28 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 524
- Survival Course for the CIA by Alexander Cockburn, p. 525
- Tear Gas in the Boul' Mich' by David Leitch, p. 526
- Brazil---Miracle or Mirage? by Nicholas Terdre, p. 527
- Living Death by Donald Gould, p. 528
- Profile of Michael Foot, p. 529
- Dangerous Criminal by Roger Woddis, pp. 530-531
- The NHS and Public Expenditure by David Owen, pp. 532-533
- Scarborough's Cloudy Outlook by Peter Wilby, pp. 534-536
- Diary of a Deadbeat by Malcolm Muggeridge, p. 537
- At the National by Mervyn Jones, p. 538
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 538
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 539-540
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall by A.S. Byatt, p. 541 - 1 Review- Letters Home: Correspondence, 1950-1963 by Sylvia Plath and Aurelia Schober Plath
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Here Be Monsters by V.S. Pritchett, p. 542 - 1 Review- Lenin in Zurich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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No Give-Away by Paul Johnson, p. 543 - 1 Review- Who's Who 1976
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Empire Maid by Marina Warner, p. 544 - 1 Review- Travels by Jan Morris
- Fragilities by Andrew Waterman, p. 544
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Sam's Think by Derek Mahon, p. 545 - 1 Review- Samuel Beckett by John Pilling
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Displaced Person by Geoffrey Gorer, p. 546 - 1 Review- The Great Universe of Kota by G.M. Carstairs and R.L. Kapur
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Victory by Alan Ryan, p. 546 - 1 Review- The Survivor by Terrence Des Pres
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Mosaic Lore by Susannah Clapp, p. 547 - 4 Reviews- Unto Death by Amos Oz
- The Beginning by David Markish
- Foreign Affairs and Other Stories by Sean O'Faolain
- The Sun's Net by George Mackay Brown
- Television by Dennis Potter, p. 548
- Opera by Bayan Northcott, p. 549
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Films: The Segal by John Coleman, p. 550 - 4 Reviews- The Black Bird (1975 Film) by David Giler
- The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976 Film) by Melvin Frank
- Fimpen (1974 Film) by Bo Widerberg
- The Likely Lads (1976 Film) by Michael Tuchner
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 551
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 552
- Crossword, pp. 553-554
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April 30, 1976 Issue = 34 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 556
- A Proposal for the Next Pay Phase by Barbara Wootton, p. 557
- Philippi in Pennsylvania by Alexander Cockburn, p. 558
- Conor Cruise O'Brien and the Church by Mary Holland, p. 559
- Beleaguered in Beirut by Jonathan Dimbleby, p. 560
- Family Tie by Roger Woddis, pp. 560-561
- Mr. Stonehouse Viewed from Above by Corinna Adam, p. 562
- A Flag Day for the Third World by Peter Paterson, p. 563
- Too Much Atomic Secrecy by Jeremy Bugler, pp. 564-565
- A Night Out for the President by Charles Colson, pp. 566-567
- The Do-It-Yourself Prison by Bel Mooney, p. 568
- Not So Secret Police by Frank Allaun, p. 569
- The Case of the Student's Wife by Audrey Harvey, p. 570
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 571
- Class War: 1926 by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 572
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 573
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 574-575
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The Nine-Day Wonder by Paul Addison, p. 576 - 3 Reviews- The General Strike, 1926 by Jeffrey Skelley
- The General Strike by G.A. Phillips
- The British General Strike, 1926 by Margaret Morris
- Three Poems on the General Strike by Siegfried Sassoon, p. 577
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The Brightest & the Best by Peter Wilby, p. 578 - 1 Review- Teaching Styles and Pupil Progress by Neville Bennett
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Holy Disorders by John Bossy, p. 578 - 1 Review- Bare Ruined Choirs by David Knowles
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On the Bosses by Arthur Hopcraft, p. 579 - 1 Review- Another World, 1897-1917 by Anthony Eden
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Turn Again by C.H. Rolph, p. 580 - 1 Review- Turning Points by John Wolfenden
- Biology of Grief by Geoffrey Grigson, p. 580
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Lost and Found by Elaine Feinstein, p. 581 - 2 Reviews- Post-War Russian Poetry by Daniel Weissbort
- The War Is Over by Evgeny Vinokurov
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Silly! by Julian Barnes, p. 581 - 6 Reviews- A Memorial Service by J.I.M. Stewart
- The Gardens of the Casino by Stuart Evans
- Hot to Trot by John Lahr
- Found, Lost, Found by J.B. Priestley
- The Happy Dream by J.B. Priestley
- The November Man by Brian Freemantle
- Colin MacInnes by Frank Norman, p. 582
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 583
- Television by Dennis Potter, p. 584
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Films: Just Polishing It by John Coleman, p. 584 - 1 Review- All the President's Men (1976 Film) by Alan J. Pakula
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 585
- Camden Lock by Mervyn Jones, p. 586
- Weekend Competition, p. 587
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 588-590
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May 7, 1976 Issue = 31 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 592
- The American Morality Trail by Alexander Cockburn, p. 593
- Michel's Last Demo by David Leitch, p. 594
- How to Stop a Revolution by Christopher Hitchens, p. 595
- The Red-Coloured Supplements by Tom Baistow, pp. 596-597
- Tech Fodder by Tom Forester, p. 598
- Salute for a President by Roger Woddis, pp. 598-599
- The Concorde Tragi-Comedy by Andrew Wilson, pp. 600-601
- Words and Meanings by Kingsley Amis, p. 602
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 603
- On the Doorstep by Barbara Burge, p. 604
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 605
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 606-607
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A House that Tried to be Haunted by John Carey, p. 608 - 2 Reviews- The Elusive Emily by Richard B. Sewall
- The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Thomas Herbert Johnson and Emily Dickinson
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Laid Out by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 609-611 - 1 Review- The Death of British Democracy by Stephen Haseler
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Confined Species by John Fowles, pp. 612-613 - 3 Reviews- Ark in the Park by Wilfrid Blunt
- London's Zoo by Gwynne Vevers
- Golden Days by Lord Zuckerman
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Exile's Return by Michael Kustow, p. 614 - 1 Review- Bertolt Brecht: Poems 1913-1956 by John Willett, Ralph Manheim, and Bertolt Brecht
- Four Poems by Bertolt Brecht, p. 615
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Mum's Army by Geoffrey Gorer, p. 616 - 4 Reviews- Mothers: Their Power and Influence by Ann Dally
- Daughters and Mothers: Mothers and Daughters by Signe Hammer
- Goodbye Father by Maureen Green
- The Character of Adoption by Mary Kathleen Benet
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Piccaninny Line by Paul Theroux, p. 617 - 1 Review- Great Uhuru Railway by Richard Hall and Hugh Peyman
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Get Knotted by John Fuller, p. 618 - 1 Review- Vicious Circles and Infinity by Patrick Hughes and George Brecht
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Scarlet Dodo by Margaret Drabble, p. 618 - 1 Review- The Weeping and the Laughter by Viva King
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Maws by Edward Pygge, p. 619 - 1 Review- The Deep by Peter Benchley
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Blighton Lock by Valentine Cunningham, p. 620 - 3 Reviews- Silence by Shusaku Endo
- Summer Overtures by Clive Murphy
- The Day Before Sunrise by Thomas Wiseman
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 621
- Television by Dennis Potter, p. 621
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Films: Visi-Gothic by John Coleman, p. 622 - 2 Reviews- The Tenderness of the Wolves (1973 Film) by Ulli Lommel
- Brown Ale with Gertie (1974 Film) by Alan Brown
- Musicians' Pay by Alexander Goehr, p. 623
- Festivals by Alan Blyth, pp. 624-625
- Weekend Competition, p. 626
- Crossword, pp. 627-630
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May 14, 1976 Issue = 31 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 632
- The Price of the TUC Deal by Eric Heffer, p. 633
- Labour's Rout in Wales by John Morgan, p. 634
- Waiting for Rockheed by Murray Sayle, p. 635
- Italy's Stately Minuet by Francis Roberts, pp. 636-637
- The Lawless Sea by Ritchie Calder, pp. 638-639
- Scientologists and the Government by James Michael, p. 640
- Palestine and Public Opinion by Corinna Adam, p. 641
- Here is the 1926 News by Robert Kee, p. 642
- The Return of Black Stokely by Nigel Maslin, p. 643
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 644
- The Law is a Wasp by Caroline Seebohm, p. 645
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 646
- Something to Celebrate by Roger Woddis, p. 646
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 647-648
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The Sadness of the Body by V.S. Pritchett, p. 649 - 1 Review- A New Life of Anton Chekhov by Ronald Hingley
- Edward Thomas's War Diary by Michael Longley, p. 650
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Cloacal Dagger by Derek Mahon, p. 650 - 1 Review- The Selected Letters of James Joyce by James Joyce
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Attachment and Loss by Robert Cassen, p. 651 - 1 Review- The Erosion of a Relationship by Michael Lipton and John Firn
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Deconstruction Worker by Lorna Sage, p. 652 - 2 Reviews- The Uses of Division by John Bayley
- Explorations 3 by L.C. Knights
- Photograph of a Quiet Man by Edward Storey, p. 652
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Otter Darkness by Alasdair Maclean, p. 653 - 1 Review- Maxwell's Ghost by Richard Frere
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Metre Maid by Alan Brownjohn, p. 653 - 2 Reviews- Collected Poems by Elizabeth Daryush
- Collected Poems 1955-1975 by Peter Levi
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Creeping and Crawling by Douglas Dunn, p. 654 - 3 Reviews- The Supernatural Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson by Michael Hayes
- The Smell of Hay by Giorgio Bassani
- The Bulgarian Exclusive by Anthony Grey
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Films: Take a Pew by John Coleman, p. 655 - 4 Reviews- La Faute de L'Abbe Mouret (1970 Film) by Georges Franju
- Lies My Father Told Me (1975 Film) by Jan Kadar
- A Touch of Zen (1969 Film) by King Hu
- Luther (1974 Film) by Guy Green
- Opera by Bayan Northcott, p. 656
- Art by Robert Melville, p. 656
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 657
- Television by Dennis Potter, p. 657
- Weekend Competition, p. 658
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 659-662
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May 21, 1976 Issue = 33 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 664
- Back from the Morgue by Alexander Cockburn, p. 665
- All Brezhnev's Men Now by Dev Murarka, p. 666
- The TUC Deal by Jack Jones, p. 667
- Singapore and Social Democracy by Christopher Price, p. 668
- The Outdated University Tradition by Peter Wilby, p. 669
- The Blacks Fight Back by Denis MacShane, pp. 670-672
- Islington's Last Hurrah by Donald Gould, p. 673
- A West Indian Summer by John Hatch, p. 674
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 675
- Of Rats and Men by Martin Staniland, p. 676
- Everything Degenerates by Roger Woddis, p. 676
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 677
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 678-679
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...In the Woodshed by Anthony Howard, p. 680 - 1 Review- The Final Days by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
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Smokescreen by Hilary Spurling, p. 681 - 1 Review- Walter Sickert by Denys Sutton
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Eye-Witness in Hell by David Caute, p. 682 - 1 Review- A Time to Die by Tom Wicker
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Sitting Bull by Paul Addison, p. 683 - 1 Review- Stanley Baldwin by Kenneth Young
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Stripped by Phillip Knightley, p. 684 - 1 Review- A Prince of Our Disorder by John E. Mack
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One Better by Gillian Tindall, p. 684 - 1 Review- The Virgin by Geoffrey Ashe
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No Picnic by Julian Barnes, p. 685 - 4 Reviews- Willard and His Bowling Trophies by Richard Brautigan
- The Poisoned Kiss, and Other Stories by Joyce Carol Oates
- In the Night All Cats Are Grey by Gavin Lambert
- The Story of My Desire by Philip Callow
- In Search of Lost Time by Martin Fagg, p. 686
- Elders & Debtors by John Coleman, p. 687
- Gamey by Eric Korn, p. 688
- Grandad's Choice by Robert Melville, p. 689
- Cover Up by Martin Amis, p. 690
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Films: Royal Flying Corpses by John Coleman, p. 691 - 4 Reviews- Aces High (1976 Film) by Jack Gold
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976 Film) by Gene Kelly
- Hearts of the West (1975 Film) by Howard Zieff
- Conduct Unbecoming (1975 Film) by Michael Anderson
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 691
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 692
- Television by Dennis Potter, p. 693
- Records by Bayan Northcott, p. 693
- Weekend Competition, p. 694
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 695-698
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May 28, 1976 Issue = 25 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 700
- Immigration: A Matter of Principle by Alex Lyon, pp. 701-702
- Second Thoughts on Carter by Alexander Cockburn, p. 703
- Silk's Purse, Sow's Ear by John Griffith, pp. 704-705
- India: A Passage from Democracy by A Special Correspondent, pp. 706-707
- Meeting the World's Urban Crisis by John A. Loraine, pp. 708-709
- The Unamalgamated Engineers by George Bishop, p. 710
- London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 711
- I Didn't Get No... by Martin Amis, p. 712
- Postman's Knock by Roger Woddis, p. 712
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 713
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 714-715
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The Pursuit of Love by Keith Thomas, p. 716 - 1 Review- The Making of the Modern Family by Edward Shorter
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Futility by John Carey, p. 717 - 1 Review- Not Without Glory by Vernon Scannell
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The Flamingo Lake by Peter Wilby, p. 718 - 1 Review- The Creighton Report by Hunter Davies
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Boilermaker by Stephen Koss, p. 719 - 1 Review- Harry Pollitt by John Mahon
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The Underside by James Cameron, p. 720 - 1 Review- The Seventh Gate by Peter Greave
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Lab Lib by John Naughton, p. 721 - 1 Review- The Force of Knowledge by John M. Ziman
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Rooms at the Top by Valentine Cunningham, p. 722 - 3 Reviews- Reasons of State by Alejo Carpentier
- The President's Mistress by Patrick Anderson
- You're Not Alone by William Cooper
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 723
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Films: Derring-Done by John Coleman, p. 724 - 4 Reviews- Robin and Marian (1976 Film) by Richard Lester
- Sky Riders (1976 Film) by Douglas Hickox
- Escape from the Dark (1976 Film) by Charles Jarrott
- Galileo (1974 Film) by Joseph Losey
- Television by Dennis Potter, p. 724
- Radio by Peter Porter, p. 725
- Records by Charles Fox, p. 726
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 727-730
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June 4, 1976 Issue = 30 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 732
- Nightmare at Nairobi by Peter Paterson, p. 733
- Taxing the Frenchman's Loyalty by David Leitch, p. 734
- Prime Time by Roger Woddis, p. 734
- The Death of Child Benefit by Barbara Castle, p. 735
- Teaching's Educational Victims by Peter Wilby, p. 736
- Balancing Act in Italy by Francis Roberts, p. 737
- The World of the Civil Service Unions by Christopher Huhne, pp. 738-739
- Portrait of a President by Phillip Whitehead, p. 740
- Now Let's Modernise the Lords by Ritchie Calder, p. 741
- London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 742
- Girl Talk by Caroline Seebohm, p. 743
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 743
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 744-745
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Diana of the Crossroads by Frank Kermode, p. 746 - 1 Review- The Takeover by Muriel Spark
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Pagan Place by Derek Mahon, p. 747 - 1 Review- Mother Ireland by Edna O'Brien
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United We Fall by Bernard Crick, p. 747 - 2 Reviews- Revolution by Jean Baechler
- The Origins of Capitalism by Jean Baechler
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Russell Davies by Russell Davies, p. 748 - 1 Review- The Oxford Companion to German Literature by Henry Garland and Mary Garland
- Old Age of a Clown by Edward Lowbury, p. 748
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The Convergence of the Twain by David Lodge, p. 749 - 1 Review- An Indiscretion in the Life of an Heiress, and Other Stories by Thomas Hardy
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Yoked by Paul Addison, p. 750 - 1 Review- David Lloyd George and the British Labour Movement by Chris J. Wrigley
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Ravisht by John Raymond, p. 750 - 1 Review- The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Robert Latham, William Matthews #3, and Samuel Pepys, ...
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Letter Day by Susannah Clapp, p. 751 - 4 Reviews- The Stepdaughter by Caroline Blackwood
- The Ecstasy of Dr. Miriam Garner by Elaine Feinstein
- A Lavender Trip by Sasha Moorsom
- The Last Summer of the Men Shortage by Geraldine Halls
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Films: Something Rotten by John Coleman, p. 752 - 4 Reviews- Orders (1974 Film) by Michel Brault
- Leadbelly (1976 Film) by Gordon Parks
- Gator (1976 Film) by Burt Reynolds
- Deluge (1974 Film) by Jerzy Hoffman
- Television by James Cameron, p. 752
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 753
- Music by Bayan Northcott, p. 754
- Counter Habitat, p. 754
- Weekend Competition, p. 755
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 756-758
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June 11, 1976 Issue = 35 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 760
- Mr Healey's Ninety Days by John Porteous, p. 761
- Professor Yadin's Gamble by Naomi Shepherd, p. 762
- A Gay Time in Belfast by Mary Holland, p. 763
- Drug Companies and the Third World by Donald Gould, p. 764
- Jimmy Comes Home by Alexander Cockburn, p. 765
- Sailor Off the Midway by Murray Sayle, p. 766
- Nice One, Jimmy by Roger Woddis, pp. 766-767
- A Common Way of Life by Yvonne Roberts, pp. 768-769
- Labour and Honours by R.H. Tawney, p. 770
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 771
- U Too, A.J.P.? by Tom Baistow, p. 772
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, pp. 772-773
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 774-776
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Lady into Woolf by David Garnett, p. 777 - 1 Review- Moments of Being by Virginia Woolf and Jeanne Schulkind
- The Coronation of Poppea by Peter Porter, p. 777
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Gentleman's Strip by Julian Symons, pp. 778-779 - 1 Review- The Survivors by Simon Raven
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The Boyfriends by Michael Davie, p. 780 - 1 Review- Oxford in the Twenties by Christopher Hollis
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Oink by Claire Tomalin, pp. 780-781 - 1 Review- Ottoline by Sandra Jobson Darroch
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The Survivor by Anthony Howard, p. 782 - 1 Review- Special Envoy to Churchill and Stalin, 1941-1946 by W. Averell Harriman and Elie Abel
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T.G.M. by Neal Ascherson, pp. 782-783 - 1 Review- The Masaryks: The Making of Czechoslovakia by Zbynek Zeman
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Side Effects by Alan Ryan, p. 784 - 1 Review- Value for Money in Health Services by Brian Abel-Smith
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Neige d'antan by Alethea Hayter, p. 784 - 1 Review- The Order of the Rose by Enid McLeod
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Aperitifs by John Fowles, p. 785 - 1 Review- The Companion Guide to Devon and Cornwall by Darrell Bates
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Jo's Ploys by Naomi Lewis, p. 786 - 1 Review- Behind a Mask by Madeleine B. Stern and Louisa May Alcott
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Misfit by David Leitch, p. 787 - 1 Review- Conversations with Marilyn by W.J. Weatherby
- An Inquiry into Two Inches of Ivory by Craig Raine, p. 787
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Dream Merchants by Martin Fagg, p. 788 - 4 Reviews- The Lonely Lady by Harold Robbins
- Memories of Dying by David Hughes
- New Writers, No. 12 by David Galloway, Patrick Morrissey, and Joyce Mansour, ...
- The Child by John Symonds
- Opera by Bayan Northcott, p. 789
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 789
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Films: Wizard of Oz by John Coleman, p. 790 - 4 Reviews- Sunday Too Far Away (1976 Film) by Ken Hannam
- Mes Petites Amoureuses (1974 Film) by Jean Eustache
- Vigilante Force (1976 Film) by George Armitage
- In Celebration (1975 Film) by Lindsay Anderson
- Television by James Cameron, p. 791
- Art by Robert Melville, p. 792
- Weekend Competition, p. 792
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 793-798
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June 18, 1976 Issue = 29 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 800
- Report from Rhodesia by Chris Mullin, p. 801
- Putting Lebanon Together Again by Peter Mansfield, p. 802
- Sexual Congress by Alexander Cockburn, p. 803
- An Open Letter to the Prime Minister by Peter Walker, p. 804
- Rotherham to the Rescue by Christopher Hitchens, p. 805
- Italy: Il Momento a Grave by Mervyn Jones, pp. 806-809
- The Archbishop's Non-Revival by Corinna Adam, p. 810
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 811
- Never the Twain Shall Meet by Anne Bennett, p. 812
- Kipling Revisited by Roger Woddis, p. 812
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 813
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 814-815
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Where They Can't Follow by Philip French, p. 816 - 1 Review- The Life of Raymond Chandler by Frank MacShane
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Class Classifications by David Caute, p. 817 - 1 Review- The British Labour Party and the Working Class by Tom Forester
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In a Whirl by Richard Shone, p. 818 - 1 Review- Vorticism and Abstract Art in the First Machine Age, Vol. I by Richard Cork
- Deceased Effects by Tom Paulin, p. 818
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Rose Watered by Paul Addison, p. 819 - 1 Review- Victor Cazalet by Robert Rhodes James
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Husbanded by John Mortimer, p. 820 - 1 Review- Anna by David Reed
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Hello, Dollar by Malcolm Bradbury, p. 820 - 1 Review- JR by William Gaddis
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Science Fiction by J.G. Ballard, p. 821 - 5 Reviews- The Lives and Times of Jerry Cornelius by Michael Moorcock
- The Stochastic Man by Robert Silverberg
- The Prayer Machine by Christopher Hodder-Williams
- The Space Machine by Christopher Priest
- Universe 2 by Terry Carr
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Nice and Nasty by Julian Barnes, p. 822 - 4 Reviews- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Spy by Len Deighton
- Something Nasty in the Woodshed by Kyril Bonfiglioli
- Testkill by Ted Dexter and Clifford Makins
- Waiting for Sheila by John Braine
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 823
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Films: The Mild Bunch by Martin Amis, p. 823 - 2 Reviews- The Last Hard Men (1976 Film) by Andrew V. McLaglen
- What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966 Film) by Woody Allen and Senkichi Taniguchi
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 824
- Radio by Peter Porter, p. 825
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 825
- Weekend Competition and Crossword, p. 826
- Chess, pp. 827-830
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June 25, 1976 Issue = 29 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 832
- Dress Rehearsal in South Africa by Donald Woods, p. 833
- Stalemate, Italian Style by Christopher Hitchens, p. 834
- The Nice People's Campaign by Corinna Adam, p. 835
- All Aboard the Airbus by Jane Hewland, p. 836
- Chill Wind in Jamaica by John Hatch, p. 837
- Exams and Elitists by Peter Wilby, pp. 838-839
- Questions of Identity by Peter Gillman, pp. 840-841
- It's Queen's Move in Australia by Allan Ashbolt, pp. 842-843
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 844
- Walking Among Kings by Paul Callan, p. 845
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 845
- Under New Management by Roger Woddis, p. 846
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 846-848
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A Man for All Heresies by Malcolm Muggeridge, p. 849 - 1 Review- A History of Christianity by Paul Johnson
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Contingency Plan by Steven Lukes, p. 850 - 3 Reviews- Late Capitalism by Ernest Mandel
- Capitalism in Crisis by Andrew Gamble and Paul Walton
- Class in a Capitalist Society by John Westergaard and Henrietta Resler
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An English Visitor by Paul Theroux, p. 851 - 1 Review- Selected Essays by Joyce Cary
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Gold Droppings by Peter Conrad, p. 852 - 2 Reviews- The Secret Life of Salvador Dali by Salvador Dali
- Maniac Eyeball by Salvador Dali and Andre Parinaud
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What's Your Sign? by Derek Mahon, p. 853 - 3 Reviews- Room to Breathe by Jenny James
- The God Trip by John Eyre
- Thomas Merton on Zen by Thomas Merton
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The Rivals by John Raymond, p. 854 - 2 Reviews- Canning by Peter Dixon
- Castlereagh by John W. Derry
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Right-Thinking by Alan Ryan, p. 855 - 1 Review- Social Justice by David L. Miller
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Speed Kills by Valentine Cunningham, p. 856 - 3 Reviews- The October Circle by Robert Littell
- A Family Failing by Oliver Knox
- The Bride Price by Buchi Emecheta
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 857
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 858
- Music by Bayan Northcott, p. 858
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Films: Ladies First by John Coleman, p. 859 - 4 Reviews- Wives (1975 Film) by Anja Breien
- Saturday Night at the Baths (1975 Film) by David Buckley
- Vampyr (1931 Film) by Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Mr. Smith (1976 Film) by Adrian Lyne
- Architecture by Nathan Silver, p. 860
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 861
- Crossword, pp. 862-866
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July 2, 1976 Issue = 29 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 2
- The Ford v. Reagan Sideshow by Alexander Cockburn, p. 3
- Waiting for Jenkins by David Haworth, p. 4
- The Trial of the Mercenaries by Anthony Mockler, p. 5
- The Libel Industry by Geoff Robertson, p. 6
- Nothing Sacred by Roger Woddis, pp. 6-7
- Dog Days by Donald Gould, pp. 8-9
- The Once and Future Fabians by Norman MacKenzie, pp. 10-11
- Countdown to the 'Breeder' by Jeremy Bugler, pp. 12-13
- London Diary by Tom Driberg, p. 14
- Hands Across 200 Years by Edward Zuckerman, p. 15
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 16
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 17-18
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Creating in the Mind a Map by Stephen Spender, p. 19 - 1 Review- The Auden Generation by Samuel L. Hynes
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Last Tanguy by David Caute, pp. 20-21 - 1 Review- Revolutionaries Without Revolution by Andre Thirion
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In the Squirrel Cage by James Fenton, p. 22 - 2 Reviews- John Ruskin: The Argument of the Eye by Robert Hewison
- Oscar Wilde: A Biography by H. Montgomery Hyde
- One-Line Poems by James Kirkup, p. 22
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Elementary by John Naughton, p. 22 - 1 Review- Gifts of Unknown Things by Lyall Watson
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Doctor How by Vieda Skultans, p. 23 - 1 Review- Psychiatry in Dissent by Anthony Clare
- What the Martian Learnt from the Underground by D.J. Enright, p. 23
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On the Bus by C.H. Rolph, p. 24 - 1 Review- Law and Morality by Louis J. Blom-Cooper and Gavin Drewry
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AYM by David Leitch, p. 24 - 1 Review- Traitor to India: A Search for Home by Sasthi Brata
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Household Words by Susannah Clapp, p. 25 - 3 Reviews- How I Became a Holy Mother, and Other Stories by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Equinox by Lorna Pegram
- The Child-Keeper by Sol Stein
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 26
- Television by Russell Davies, p. 26
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Films: Lovelaced Out by John Coleman, p. 27 - 3 Reviews- Linda Lovelace for President (1975 Film) by Claudio Guzman
- Bambi (1942 Film) by David Hand
- Lifeguard (1976 Film) by Daniel Petrie
- Records by Wilfrid Mellers, p. 28
- Weekend Competition, p. 29
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 30-32
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July 9, 1976 Issue = 31 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 34
- The Long Arm of Justice by Paul Johnson, p. 35
- The Lonrho Connection by Peter Hillmore, p. 36
- Britain's Arms Bazaar by Robin Cook, p. 37
- Ireland's Other Crisis by Mary Holland, p. 38
- Profile of David Steel, p. 39
- Spain's Dubious Matador by William Chislett, pp. 40-41
- The Czechs Look to Italy by Michael David, p. 42
- They Order It Better in Holland by Tom Critchley, p. 43
- Wages Councils and the Low-Paid by William Hall, p. 44
- London Diary by Tom Driberg, p. 45
- Nothing To Lose But Their Veils by Alexander Richard, p. 46
- Oh, Mate! by Roger Woddis, p. 46
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 47
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 48-49
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A Beard in the Hand by Frederic Raphael, p. 50 - 1 Review- The Freudian Slip by Sebastiano Timpanaro
- For Jonathan Going to School by Oliver Bernard, p. 50
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With a Vengeance by Paul Addison, p. 51 - 2 Reviews- British Labour and Hitler's War by Trevor D. Burridge
- The United Front by Daniel F. Calhoun
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Friends Apart by John Raymond, p. 52 - 1 Review- The Correspondence of James Boswell with Certain Members of the Club by Charles N. Fifer and James Boswell
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Tiny Tim by Russell Davies, p. 53 - 1 Review- The Children of Dynmouth by William Trevor
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Brief Aubrey by Mark Boxer, p. 53 - 1 Review- Beardsley and His World by Brigid Brophy
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Padding Up by Julie Welch, p. 54 - 4 Reviews- MCC: The Autobiography of a Cricketer by Colin Cowdrey
- Ball of Fire by Trueman Freddie
- Fair Play: The Story of Women's Cricket by Rachael Heyhoe-Flint and Netta Rheinberg
- A History of West Indies Cricket by Gordon Ross
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Remedial by Julian Barnes, p. 55 - 4 Reviews- The Hospital Ship by Martin Bax
- Games of Love and War by Dinah Brooke
- Quintet by Peter Vansittart
- New Stories, I by Margaret Drabble and Charles Osborne
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Films: Penn International by Philip French, p. 56 - 1 Review- The Missouri Breaks (1976 Film) by Arthur Penn
- Music by Bayan Northcott, p. 56
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 57
- Radio by Peter Porter, p. 58
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 58
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 59
- Architecture by Richard Hewlings, p. 60
- Weekend Competition, pp. 60-64
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July 16, 1976 Issue = 31 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 66
- Jimmy Carter's Perfumed Garden by Alexander Cockburn, p. 67
- The Fix-It Summit by David Haworth, p. 68
- Crack-Down in Angola by Tony Hodges, p. 69
- The Crime of Mercenarism by Anthony Price, p. 70
- Tameside Trauma by Christopher Price, p. 71
- The Killjoys' Triumph by Corinna Adam, p. 72
- The Case Against the Cuts by Stuart Holland, pp. 73-74
- The High Price of Montreal by Gamini Seneviratne, p. 75
- Muldoon Plays It Rugged by Tony Simpson, p. 76
- New York Diary by Jonathan Dimbleby, p. 77
- Dream Child by Anne Bennett, p. 78
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 78
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 79-80
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The Power of Acheron by Neal Ascherson, p. 81 - 1 Review- The Shadow of the Winter Palace by Edward Crankshaw
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Come Again? by Arthur Hopcraft, p. 82 - 2 Reviews- Speak for England by Melvyn Bragg
- From Mouths of Men by George Ewart Evans
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He Resigned by Elaine Feinstein, pp. 82-83 - 1 Review- Esenin: A Life by Gordon McVay
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Simply Killing by Geoffrey Gorer, p. 84 - 1 Review- The Hunting Hypothesis by Robert Ardrey
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En Famille by David Leitch, p. 85 - 1 Review- The Face of France by Nesta Roberts
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The Fairer Sects by Christopher Hitchens, p. 85 - 1 Review- Revolutionaries in Modern Britain by Peter Shipley
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African Queen by Richard West, p. 86 - 1 Review- East African Journey by Margery Perham
- Sleeping Out Under Stars by Colin Falck, p. 86
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Penetration by Valentine Cunningham, p. 87 - 4 Reviews- Travesty by John Hawkes
- My Own Ground by Hugh Nissenson
- The God Spigo by Anne Northgrave Tibble
- Hotel de Dream by Emma Tennant
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 88
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 88
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Films: Dog's Dinner by John Coleman, p. 89 - 3 Reviews- Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976 Film) by Michael Winner
- La Vraie Nature de Bernadette (1972 Film) by Gilles Carle
- At the Earth's Core (1976 Film) by Kevin Connor
- Music by Bayan Northcott, p. 90
- Art by John Spurling, p. 91
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 91
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 92
- Crossword, pp. 93-96
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July 23, 1976 Issue = 28 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, pp. 98-99
- Private Affluence and Public Squalor by Anthony Howard, p. 100
- Into the Tornado by Robin Cook, p. 100
- Better than Camelot by Alexander Cockburn, p. 101
- Influence Man from Manchuria by Murray Sayle, pp. 102-103
- The Hardness of Water by Jeremy Bugler, pp. 104-105
- Reflections on Tyndale by Henry Pluckrose, p. 106
- Winchester's M3 Battle by John Thorn, p. 107
- Pamplona Politicised by Margarita Jimenez, p. 108
- London Diary by Richard West, p. 109
- Undervalued by James Brockway, p. 110
- Cathay Pictorial by Roger Woddis, p. 110
- Some Fine Day by Arthur Marshall, p. 111
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 112-113
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Our Hearts Were Young and Gay by Valentine Cunningham, p. 114 - 1 Review- The Distant Drum by Philip Toynbee
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Swan Song by Paul Johnson, p. 115 - 1 Review- The Winding Stair by Daphne du Maurier
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Mother Courage by Claire Tomalin, p. 116 - 1 Review- Elizabeth Gaskell: A Biography by Winifred Gerin
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Politely Yours by Julian Barnes, p. 117 - 1 Review- Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Jane Morris by John Bryson, Janet Camp Troxell, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, ...
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Any Takers? by Derek Mahon, p. 118 - 1 Review- Memoirs of an Advertising Man by John Mellors
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Imperial Grit by John Raymond, p. 119 - 1 Review- Milner: Apostle of Empire by John Marlowe
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To Criticise the Cricket by Russell Davies, p. 120 - 1 Review- Conversations with Cardus by Robin Daniels and Neville Cardus
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Game Patties by Susannah Clapp, p. 121 - 5 Reviews- Bloodshed and Three Novellas by Cynthia Ozick
- The Stonewall Brigade by Frank G. Slaughter
- Count Manfred by Miranda Seymour
- Narc by S.L. Stebel
- Pigeon Pie by Nancy Mitford
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 122
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Films: Bang Bang by John Coleman, p. 123 - 2 Reviews- Bugsy Malone (1976 Film) by Alan Parker
- Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976 Film) by Robert Altman
- Photography by John Naughton, p. 124
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 124
- Weekend Competition, p. 125
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 126-128
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July 30, 1976 Issue = 30 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 130
- Healey: the Doel Master by John Morgan, p. 131
- Double Standards in Dublin by Mary Holland, p. 132
- Reagan's Last Throw by Alexander Cockburn, p. 133
- Mr Sadat's Egypt by Peter Mansfield, p. 134
- Colonel Ghadaffi's Libya by Christopher Hitchens, p. 135
- Race, Racism and Truth by Mervyn Jones, pp. 136-139
- Bill Brand and I by Dick Taverne, p. 140
- The Sane Man's Survival Course by Donald Gould, p. 141
- London Diary by Richard West, p. 142
- Hard Times by the Seaside by William Hall, p. 143
- War-Dance by Roger Woddis, p. 143
- Modern Luxilife by Arthur Marshall, p. 144
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 145-146
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Night Out at the Blitz by Jonathan Raban, p. 147 - 1 Review- Living Through the Blitz by Tom Harrisson
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The Lion Tamer by Alan Ryan, p. 148 - 1 Review- Essays in English History by A.J.P. Taylor
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KO-OK by Edward Pygge, p. 148 - 1 Review- The Fight by Norman Mailer
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Bittersweet by David Leitch, p. 149 - 1 Review- Beer and Skittles by Richard Boston
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Home Rule by Richard North, p. 150 - 3 Reviews- Housing by People by John F.C. Turner
- Land for the People by Herbert Girardet
- Radical Technology by Godfrey Boyle and Peter Harper
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Bad Dreams by Alan Brownjohn, p. 151 - 3 Reviews- Dialogues Etc. by George Barker
- The Bearing Beast by Patric Dickinson
- The Noise of the Fields by Hugh Maxton
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Any Old Irony by Julian Barnes, p. 152 - 3 Reviews- Conquered City by Victor Serge
- Scenes from Bourgeois Life by Mervyn Jones
- The Malacia Tapestry by Brian Aldiss
- Prudence Farmer Award by Valentine Cunningham, p. 153
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 154
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Films: Goodbye, Sailor by John Coleman, p. 154 - 2 Reviews- The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (1976 Film) by Lewis John Carlino
- Mohammed: Messenger of God (1976 Film) by Moustapha Akkad
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 155
- Radio by Peter Porter, p. 156
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 156
- Art by John Spurling, p. 157
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 158
- Crossword, pp. 159-160
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August 6, 1976 Issue = 30 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 162
- The New Lawmakers by Christopher Price, p. 163
- Spain Gets Half an Amnesty by Margarita Jimenez, p. 164
- Kicking and Screaming by Roger Woddis, p. 164
- Japan's Miracle Man Hits the Mat by Murray Sayle, pp. 165-166
- The Left Book Club After 40 Years by Ben Pimlott, p. 167
- Area Deprivation Policies by Peter Townsend, pp. 168-170
- Accountable to Whom? by Ann Holmes, p. 171
- Charles Is Not the Answer by Allan Ashbolt, p. 172
- London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 173
- Familiar Figures - 1 by Bel Mooney, p. 174
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 175
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 175-177
- The Critic As Vandal - 1 by John Carey, pp. 178-179
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Morocco Bound by Clive James, p. 180 - 3 Reviews- Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language
- The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English by J.B. Sykes
- Bernstein's Reverse Dictionary by Theodore M. Bernstein
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Curtains by Elaine Feinstein, p. 181 - 1 Review- Moscow Farewell by George Feifer
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The Backlash by Andrew Roberts, p. 182 - 1 Review- Chibaro: African Mine Labour in Southern Rhodesia, 1900-1933 by Charles Van Onselen
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Ay, There's the Rub by Francis Huxley, p. 183 - 1 Review- Life After Death by Arnold Toynbee and Arthur Koestler
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The Rambler by John Fowles, p. 183 - 1 Review- The Naturalist in Britain by David Elliston Allen
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Hanging Judge by Alethea Hayter, p. 184 - 1 Review- Gambart: Prince of the Victorian Art World by Jeremy Maas
- Clover Patch by Gerda Mayer, p. 185
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Nouveau Nouvelle by Valentine Cunningham, p. 185 - 2 Reviews- A Web of Lace by Pascal Laine
- New Irish Writing by David Marcus
- Theatre by Craig Raine, p. 186
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 186
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 187
- Music by Bayan Northcott, p. 188
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Films: Read the Book by John Coleman, p. 189 - 2 Reviews- Le Secret (1974 Film) by Robert Enrico
- The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976 Film) by Clint Eastwood
- Weekend Competition, p. 189
- Chess, p. 190
- Crossword, pp. 190-192
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August 13, 1976 Issue = 31 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by Christopher Hitchens, p. 194
- Vorster in Retreat by Donald Woods, p. 195
- The Oil-Dark Seas of Greece by David Tonge, p. 196
- America's Undercover Coalition by John Kenneth Galbraith, pp. 197-198
- The Times After Thomson by Tom Baistow, p. 199
- Czechoslovakia's Drab Anniversary by D.S. Locke, p. 200
- A Docker's Farewell by Roger Woddis, p. 200
- The Polish Workers' Revolt by Alex Pravda, p. 201
- The Diplock Report on Mercenaries by Derek Roebuck, p. 202
- Bitter Harvest by Oliver Walston, p. 203
- Gay Night Out by Yvonne Roberts, p. 204
- London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 205
- Familiar Figures - 2 by Bel Mooney, p. 206
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 207
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 208-209
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The Critic As Vandal - 2 by John Carey, pp. 210-211 - 1 Review- The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976 Film) by Clint Eastwood
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Supporters' Club by Mary Wilson, p. 212 - 1 Review- The Wives of Downing Street by Kirsty McLeod
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Such Darling Dodos by Gillian Tindall, p. 213 - 2 Reviews- The Naughty Nineties by Angus Wilson
- The Eighteen Nineties by Holbrook Jackson
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Crazy Crowd by David Leitch, p. 213 - 1 Review- One Flesh, Separate Persons by A.C. Robin Skynner
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Stumbling on Melons by Jeremy Bugler, p. 214 - 1 Review- One Man and His Plot by Michael Leapman
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Styles of Theory by Bernard Crick, p. 215 - 2 Reviews- Toleration by Preston T. King
- Ideology and Politics by Martin Seliger
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Pern In a Gyre by Derek Mahon, p. 215 - 1 Review- Yeats and the Occult by George Mills Harper
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Skag Hunting by David Jenkins, p. 216 - 3 Reviews- The Whisper of the Axe by Richard Condon
- Victims by Eugene McCabe
- A View from Calvary, and Other Stories by Patrick Boyle
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 217
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Films by John Coleman, p. 217 - 1 Review- Ideology and Politics by Martin Seliger
- Art by John Spurling, p. 218
- Theatre by Craig Raine, p. 219
- Architecture by Nathan Silver, p. 219
- Opera by Bayan Northcott, p. 220
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 221
- Crossword, pp. 222-224
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August 20, 1976 Issue = 31 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by Christopher Hitchens, p. 226
- Kansas City Blues by Alexander Cockburn, p. 227
- Rhodesia Waits for the Church by Bruce Palling, p. 228
- The Author as Victim by Michael Holroyd, p. 229
- August is a Wicked Month by David Leitch, p. 230
- The Spectre of Trotsky by Matthew Blair, p. 231
- The Open-Door University by Glyn Jones, pp. 232-234
- The Psychiatrist as Cinderella by Donald Gould, p. 235
- Suitable Apparel by Bernard Croft, p. 236
- Words and Meanings by Kingsley Amis, p. 237
- London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 238
- Familiar Figures - 3 by Bel Mooney, p. 239
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 240
- Post Mortem by Roger Woddis, p. 240
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 241-242
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The Pursuit of Happiness by Wilfred Beckerman, p. 243 - 4 Reviews- The Joyless Economy by Tibor Scitovsky and Robert H. Frank
- The American Economy by Stanley Lebergott
- The Survival of Capitalism by Henri Lefebvre
- Choices for the Japanese Economy by Hiroshi Kitamura
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Hard Times by Lorna Sage, pp. 244-245 - 1 Review- Women of the Shadows by Ann Cornelisen
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Good Boys by Mervyn Jones, p. 246 - 1 Review- The Monument by Robert Barltrop
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On the Go by John Raymond, p. 246 - 1 Review- Francois Mauriac by Robert Speaight
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Pleasure Principle by Frank Kermode, p. 247 - 1 Review- Imagination by Mary Warnock
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The Alien by Vieda Skultans, p. 248 - 2 Reviews- Letters, Vol. II: 1951-1961 by C.G. Jung
- Jung and the Story of Our Time by Laurens van der Post
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That Man Again by Corinna Adam, p. 248 - 1 Review- My Trial by John Stonehouse
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The Last Detail by Julian Barnes, p. 249 - 3 Reviews- The Patriot's Progress by Anne Williamson
- Strawberry Boy by Jennifer Dawson
- Vets Might Fly by James Herriot
- Verge Escapement With Fusee by Christopher Reid, p. 249
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Films: Gunning It by John Coleman, p. 250 - 4 Reviews- Taxi Driver (1976 Film) by Martin Scorsese
- Family Plot (1976 Film) by Alfred Hitchcock
- Family Life by Alan MacNaughton
- Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976 Film) by Mark Rydell
- Theatre by Craig Raine, p. 251
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 252
- Radio by Peter Porter, p. 252
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 253
- Weekend Competition, p. 253
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 254-256
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August 27, 1976 Issue = 24 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by Christopher Hitchens, p. 258
- Vacancy for a President by Alexander Cockburn, p. 259
- The Army Out of Step in Ulster by Selwyn Boyle, p. 260
- The Language of Socialism by Eric Moonman, p. 261
- Sir John at Seventy by Roger Woddis, p. 261
- The Power of the PEN by Julian Barnes, pp. 262-263
- Exporting Armageddon by Walter C. Patterson, pp. 264-265
- Man About the House by Corinna Adam, p. 266
- 'Miracle' in the Sky by Donald Gould, p. 267
- London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 268
- Familiar Figures - 4 by Bel Mooney, p. 269
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 270
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 271-280
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Satellites by V.S. Pritchett, p. 281 - 1 Review- The Little Magazines by Ian Hamilton
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A Man for Three Seasons by Elizabeth Longford, p. 282 - 1 Review- Melbourne by Philip Ziegler
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Speak Now by Frederic Raphael, p. 283 - 1 Review- Details of a Sunset, and Other Stories by Vladimir Nabokov
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Top People by Paul Johnson, p. 284 - 1 Review- Churchill and Morton by Reginald William Thompson
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In the Wry by Valentine Cunningham, p. 285 - 3 Reviews- Kinflicks by Lisa Alther
- The Dying of the Light by Brian Glanville
- Mabel: A Story, and Other Prose by Robert Creeley
- Autumnal Metamorphoses by Roy Fuller, p. 285
- Theatre by Craig Raine, p. 286
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Films: All Change by Martin Amis, p. 286 - 2 Reviews- The Tenant (1976 Film) by Roman Polanski
- Murder by Death (1976 Film) by Robert Moore
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 287
- Records by Wilfrid Mellers, p. 288
- Weekend Competition and Chess, pp. 288-292
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September 3, 1976 Issue = 25 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by Christopher Hitchens, p. 294
- Political Parties and Public Funds by Anthony Howard, p. 295
- Miracle Man in the Matignon by David Leitch, p. 296
- Whose Freedom in Namibia? by Roger Murray, p. 297
- The Trico Women's Strike by Bel Mooney, p. 298
- Towards the Parasite State by Paul Johnson, pp. 299-303
- Monkeying About with Man by Donald Gould, p. 304
- London Diary by Kingsley Amis, p. 305
- Blue-Rinse Tour by Tim Albert, p. 306
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 306
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 307-308
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How the Style Refines by John Carey, p. 309 - 1 Review- The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh by Evelyn Waugh and Michael Davie
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Soft-Nosed Torpedo by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 310 - 1 Review- Asquith by Stephen Koss
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World Away by Hilary Spurling, p. 311 - 2 Reviews- Mervyn Peake by John Watney
- Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
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Apres Qarluq... by Eric Korn, p. 311 - 1 Review- Mankind and Mother Earth by Arnold J. Toynbee
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Keep It Up by Larzer Ziff, p. 312 - 1 Review- Lindbergh: A Biography by Leonard Mosley
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Brief Lives by Jeremy Treglown, p. 313 - 4 Reviews- Season in Purgatory by Thomas Keneally
- 100 Scenes from Married Life~~One Hundred Scenes from Married Life by Giles Gordon
- Full Up by Molly Parkin
- The Yellow Meads of Asphodel by H.E. Bates
- Opera by Norman Platt, p. 314
- Orchestras by Edward Greenfield, pp. 315-316
- Jazz by Russell Davies, p. 317
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 318
- Edinburgh Festival by Benedict Nightingale, p. 319
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 320
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Films: X to Grind by Martin Amis, p. 321 - 1 Review- From Noon Till Three (1976 Film) by Frank D. Gilroy
- Weekend Competitoin and Chess, pp. 321-324
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September 10, 1976 Issue = 32 Articles- Spotlight on the TUC by Peter Paterson, p. 326
- Ian Smith's Second Front by Bruce Palling, p. 327
- Judgment at Strasbourg by John Shirley, p. 328
- Sweden's Socialism Without Tears by Anthony Howard, p. 329
- The Lessons of Hull by Martin Wright, p. 330
- Time for a Common Curriculum by Peter Wilby, p. 331
- The Kremlinologists and Kosygin by Dev Murarka, pp. 332-333
- Are the Poor Always With Us? by Wilfred Beckerman, pp. 334-335
- English Cricket's Last Calypso? by John Hatch, p. 336
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 337
- Lying Low With Tom Keating by Frank Norman, p. 338
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 339
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 340-341
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This Tangled Web We Weave by Richard Ellmann, p. 342 - 1 Review- Ulysses: A Facsimile of the Manuscript by James Joyce and Clive Driver
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This Way to Utopia by Alan Ryan, p. 343 - 2 Reviews- Freedom and the Welfare State by Bill Jordan
- The New Barons by Stephen Milligan
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East of Eden by James Cameron, p. 344 - 1 Review- The Memsahibs by Pat Barr
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Please, Sir by David Caute, p. 344 - 1 Review- My Father, Bertrand Russell by Katharine Tait
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A Public Face by Corinna Adam, p. 345 - 1 Review- Mistaken Identity by Peter Hain
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Guts by David Hughes, p. 345 - 1 Review- Falstaff by Robert Nye
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The Godchildren by Richard West, p. 346 - 1 Review- Mafioso by Gaia Servadio
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ABC of Reading by Nicolas Barker, p. 346 - 1 Review- The Coming of the Book by Lucien Febvre and Henri-Jean Martin
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Signing Up by Edward Lucie-Smith, p. 347 - 1 Review- Pirates by David Mitchell
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The Mild Side by David Leitch, p. 347 - 1 Review- In the Purely Pagan Sense by John Lehmann
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Role Me Over by Julian Barnes, p. 348 - 4 Reviews- A Fringe of Leaves by Patrick White
- Still Waters by Stanley Middleton
- A Cast of Thousands by Philip Oakes
- The Surrey Cat by Andrew Sinclair
- Dad by Elaine Feinstein, p. 348
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Films: Have Camera, Will Travel by John Coleman, p. 349 - 4 Reviews- The Travelling Players (1976 Film) by Theo Angelopoulos
- Drum (1976 Film) by Steve Carver
- Ode to Billy Joe (1976 Film) by Max Baer Jr.
- Sympathy for the Devil (1970 Film) by Jean-Luc Godard
- Architecture by Nathan Silver, p. 350
- Art by Jasia Reichardt, p. 350
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 351
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 352
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 352
- Weekend Competition and Chess, pp. 353-356
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September 17, 1976 Issue = 24 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 358
- Change or Pretence in Pretoria? by Donald Woods, p. 359
- Cold War in New York by Alexander Cockburn, p. 360
- School for Squalor by Peter Wilby, p. 361
- The Two Maos by Mervyn Jones, pp. 362-363
- ITV Comes of Age by John Morgan, pp. 364-365
- A European Correspondence by Willy Brandt, Bruno Kreisky, and Olof Palme, pp. 366-368
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 369
- Council Tenant by J.J. Fookes, p. 370
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 370
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 371-375
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Editing Auden by Edward Mendelson, p. 376 - 1 Review- Collected Poems by W.H. Auden and Edward Mendelson
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David's Sling by Bruce Page, p. 377 - 1 Review- Story of My Life by Moshe Dayan
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Bunburying by Derek Mahon, p. 378 - 1 Review- Oscar Wilde by Sheridan Morley
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Paper Moon by Tom Baistow, p. 379 - 2 Reviews- The Fleet Street Disaster by Graham Cleverley
- The Silent Watchdog by David Murphy
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Brave Face by Paul Bailey, p. 380 - 1 Review- Blaming by Elizabeth Taylor
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Old Vic by Tina Brown, p. 381 - 3 Reviews- The Right True End by Stan Barstow
- My Organic Uncle and Other Stories by David Pownall
- Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 382
- Radio by Peter Porter, p. 382
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Films: Second-Write by John Coleman, p. 383 - 4 Reviews- The Omen (1976 Film) by Richard Donner
- Seven Nights in Japan (1976 Film) by Lewis Gilbert
- Mother, Jugs and Speed by Peter Yates
- Let's Do It Again (1975 Film) by Sidney Poitier
- The Proms by John Coleman, p. 384
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 384
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 385
- Crossword, pp. 386-388
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September 24, 1976 Issue = 31 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 390
- Conference Predictions by Eric Heffer, p. 391
- Portugal's Soldiers in the Wings by Ben Pimlott, p. 392
- Jim Slater's House of Cards by Peter Hillmore, p. 393
- Arafat in Retreat by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 394-395
- Labour's Own Motor Show by Jeremy Bugler, pp. 396-397
- Educating the Educators by Maurice Peston, pp. 398-399
- Let Us Face the Future by David Leitch, p. 400
- Mind-Blower by Caroline Seebohm, pp. 400-401
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 402
- No Business Like... by Denis Pitts, p. 403
- Happy Days by Roger Woddis, p. 403
- First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 404
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 404-406
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The All-Consuming Monster by Paul Johnson, p. 407 - 1 Review- Wallenstein: His Life Narrated by Golo Mann
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Holy Cow by Alan Ryan, p. 408 - 1 Review- Alone of All Her Sex by Marina Warner
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Look Left by E.J. Hobsbawm, pp. 408-410 - 1 Review- Considerations on Western Marxism by Perry Anderson
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Duce et Decorum by Derek Beales, p. 411 - 1 Review- Mussolini's Roman Empire by Denis Mack Smith
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V. by Richard Shone, pp. 412-413 - 1 Review- A Question of Things Happening by Virginia Woolf, Nigel Nicolson, and Joanne Trautmann, ...
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Making Up His Mind by Ian Hamilton, p. 414 - 1 Review- Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Things by Marina Warner, p. 415 - 1 Review- Violet Trefusis: Life and Letters by Philippe Jullian, John Phillips, and Violet Trefusis, ...
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The Cellar by David Leitch, p. 416 - 1 Review- The File on the Tsar by Anthony Summers and Tom Mangold
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Carnal Knowledge by Alan Brownjohn, p. 417 - 1 Review- Jack Straw's Castle by Thom Gunn
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The Artiste by John Wells, p. 418 - 1 Review- Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure by Joyce Grenfell
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To the Life by David Caute, p. 419 - 2 Reviews- Saville by David Storey
- Henry and Cato by Iris Murdoch
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Blood by Julian Barnes, pp. 420-423 - 4 Reviews- Hard Feelings and Other Stories by Francis King
- The Glass Cottage by Peter Redgrove and Penelope Shuttle
- Remember Me by Fay Weldon
- Caviare by Godfrey Smith
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Films: Reels Within Reels by John Coleman, p. 424 - 3 Reviews- Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974 Film) by Jacques Rivette
- W.C. Fields and Me (1976 Film) by Arthur Hiller
- Obsession (1976 Film) by Brian De Palma
- Opera by Peter Conrad, p. 425
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, pp. 425-426
- Television by Martin Amis, p. 427
- Weekend Competition and Chess, pp. 428-432
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October 1, 1976 Issue = 27 Articles- In Defence of a Plutonium Economy by Norman Atkinson, p. 433
- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 434
- Rhodesian Myths and Realities by Bruce Palling, p. 435
- Getting Carter by Alexander Cockburn, p. 436
- Germany's Stampede to the Centre by Corinna Adam, pp. 437-439
- Against the British Nuclear Capacity by Robin Cook, p. 440
- How the Rich Stay Rich by Peter Townsend, pp. 441-443
- Profile of Alastair Burnet, p. 444
- Tom Baistow and the NS by Paul Johnson, p. 445
- Blackpool Diary by Christopher Hitchens, p. 446
- Good Gossip by Anne Bennett, p. 447
- First Person, p. 447
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 448-449
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First Person Plural by Jonathan Raban, pp. 450-451 - 2 Reviews- Infants of the Spring by Anthony Powell
- The Marble Foot by Peter Quennell
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It's My Party by David Marquand, p. 452 - 1 Review- Callaghan: The Road to Number 10 by Peter Kellner and Christopher Hitchens
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The Tip of Life by Malcolm Bradbury, p. 453 - 1 Review- Thought, Words and Creativity by F.R. Leavis
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Teacher's Pot by Alethea Hayter, p. 454 - 1 Review- Josiah Wedgwood by Anthony Burton
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On Your Marks by Peter Wilby, p. 454 - 1 Review- The Diploma Disease by Ronald Dore
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Behave by Anthony Storr, p. 455 - 1 Review- Particulars of My Life by B.F. Skinner
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Home Front by Hugo Williams, p. 456 - 4 Reviews- A Quiet Life by Beryl Bainbridge
- Who Do You Think You Are? by Malcolm Bradbury
- The Navigator by Morris West
- The Death of the King's Canary by Dylan Thomas and John Davenport
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 457
- Art by John Spurling, p. 458
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Films: End Game by John Coleman, pp. 458-459 - 3 Reviews- Lina Braake (1975 Film) by Bernhard Sinkel
- Logan's Run (1976 Film) by Michael Anderson
- Trackdown (1976 Film) by Richard T. Heffron
- Records by Wilfrid Mellers, p. 460
- Television by Derek Mahon, p. 460
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 461
- Crossword, pp. 462-464
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October 8, 1976 Issue = 31 Articles- Mrs Thatcher's Approach by James Fenton, p. 466
- Denis Healey's Rubicon by Robert Neild, p. 467
- Schmidt's Narrow Squeak by David Haworth, p. 468
- Detainees on Death Row by Donald Woods, p. 469
- Keeping the Piranhas Waiting by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 470-471
- Curfaw in the Land of the Inca Kola by Michael Prest, pp. 472-473
- Profile of Lord Harlech, p. 474
- Invisible Influence by Jeremy Bentham, p. 475
- The Trouble with Numbers by Peter Wilby, p. 476
- Brighton Diary by Christopher Hitchens, p. 477
- NUS---Your Union? by Peter Butterworth, p. 478
- Suffer Little Children by Arthur Marshall, p. 479
- Mr Powell's Apocalypse by Roger Woddis, p. 479
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 480-481
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The Goddess That Failed by Mervyn Jones, p. 482 - 1 Review- Inside India Today by Dilip Hiro
- Lenin in Zurich by John Mander, p. 482
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IF by John Carey, p. 483 - 1 Review- The Alteration by Kingsley Amis
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Guns and Butter by Anthony Howard, p. 484 - 1 Review- Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Sporting Life by James Fenton, p. 484 - 1 Review- The Way the Wind Blows by Alec Douglas-Home
- At the Creative Writing Course by Fleur Adcock, p. 485
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Star Struck by Philip French, p. 485 - 2 Reviews- The Day the Laughter Stopped by David Yallop
- Goldwyn: The Man Behind the Myth by Arthur Marx
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Salad Days by Derek Mahon, p. 486 - 3 Reviews- Crowned Heads by Thomas Tryon
- The American Rivals of Sherlock Holmes by Hugh Greene
- Trinity by Leon Uris
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 487
- Art by John Spurling, p. 488
- Television by John Sturrock, p. 488
- Radio by Peter Porter, p. 489
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Films: Making Muscle by John Coleman, p. 490 - 5 Reviews- Stay Hungry (1976 Film) by Bob Rafelson
- Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975 Film) by Peter Weir
- The Shootist (1976 Film) by Don Siegel
- The Last Woman (1976 Film) by Marco Ferreri
- Goodbye, Norma Jean (1976 Film) by Larry Buchanan
- Racing by Joanna Kilmartin, p. 490
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 491
- Cheltenham Festival by Julian Barnes, p. 492
- Weekend Competition Chess & Crossword, pp. 492-496
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October 15, 1976 Issue = 31 Articles- Shirley Risks Her Shirt by James Fenton, p. 498
- Bad Medicines for Recovery by Wilfred Beckerman, p. 499
- Don't Call Us by Roger Woddis, p. 500
- Low Road to Scotland by John P. Mackintosh, p. 501
- Quick Red Foxbat by Murray Sayle, pp. 502-503
- Taken Over by Slater Walker by Michael Hope, pp. 504-505
- Last of the Filtered Wine by David Leitch, p. 506
- Peter Pan Potions by Donald Gould, p. 507
- Profile of Reg Prentice, p. 508
- The Law as Defendant by Jeremy Bentham, p. 509
- American Diary by Paul Johnson, p. 510
- The Essex Safety Valve by Malcolm Bowden, p. 511
- Crystall Balls by Arthur Marshall, p. 512
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 513-514
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Thinking Differently by Neal Ascherson, p. 515 - 2 Reviews- Revolutionary Jews from Marx to Trotsky by Robert S. Wistrich
- The Legacy of Rosa Luxemburg by Norman Geras
- Between Two Worlds by John Mole, pp. 515-517
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Secret Waters by Naomi Lewis, p. 518 - 1 Review- The Autobiography of Arthur Ransome by Rupert Hart-Davis
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The Metropolitan Poet by James Fenton, p. 519 - 1 Review- Britannia Bright's Bewilderment in the Wilderness of Westminster by Clive James
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Nor Iron Bars by Eric Korn, p. 520 - 1 Review- The Stationary Ark by Gerald Durrell
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Injured Party by Vieda Skultans, p. 520 - 1 Review- Breakdown by Stuart Sutherland
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Picture Palaces by Blair Worden, p. 521 - 1 Review- Princes and Artists by H.R. Trevor-Roper
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Press Gang by Bruce Page, p. 521 - 1 Review- Story of the "Scottish Daily News" by Ron McKay and Brian Barr
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Call Him X by Julian Barnes, p. 522 - 3 Reviews- Afternoon of a Good Woman by Nina Bawden
- Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie
- Dangerous Davies, Last Detective by Leslie Thomas
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 523
- Radio by Craig Raine, p. 523
- Television by John Sturrock, p. 524
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Films: TOC Ticks by John Coleman, p. 525 - 4 Reviews- Winstanley (1975 Film) by Kevin Brownlow
- Werewolf of Washington (1973 Film) by Milton Moses Ginsberg
- Cousin, Cousine (1976 Film) by Jean Charles Tacchella
- Fighting Mad (1976 Film) by Jonathan Demme
- Architecture by Nathan Silver and Helen McNeil, p. 526
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 527
- Weekend Competition, p. 527
- Chess and Competition, pp. 528-532
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October 22, 1976 Issue = 33 Articles- Mr Callaghan's Energy Gap by James Fenton, p. 534
- Rhodesia: The Buck Stops by Richard Kershaw, p. 535
- Pestilence and the President by Alexander Cockburn, p. 536
- The Perils of PR by Phillip Whitehead, p. 537
- The Jobless Youth Trap, pp. 538-539
- The Value of Milton Friedman by Wilfred Beckerman, pp. 540-541
- Where Import Controls Came In by Robert Skidelsky, pp. 542-543
- Profile of Nigel Dempster, p. 544
- Ombudsmice by Jeremy Bentham, p. 545
- London Diary by Crucifer, pp. 546-547
- Student Politics in Shanghai by Michael Rank, p. 548
- Drink and the Devil by C.H. Rolph, p. 549
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 550-552
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His Master's Voice by Arthur Marshall, p. 553 - 1 Review- Remembered Laughter by Cole Lesley
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On Parole by John Sturrock, p. 554 - 2 Reviews- Ferdinand de Saussure by Jonathan D. Culler
- Antonin Artaud by Martin Esslin
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Nos Semblables by Blair Worden, pp. 555-557 - 1 Review- This War Without an Enemy by Richard Ollard
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The Go-Between by Marina Warner, p. 558 - 1 Review- Hermit of Peking by Hugh Trevor-Roper
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The Elect Celt by John Carey, p. 559 - 1 Review- Matthew Arnold: Poet and Prophet by A.L. Rowse
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Naked Youth by Robert Melville, pp. 560-561 - 1 Review- David Hockney by Nikos Stangos and David Hockney
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Avance Levels by Valentine Cunningham, p. 562 - 1 Review- Victorian Novelists and Publishers by John A. Sutherland
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What the Chain? by Claire Tomalin, p. 563 - 2 Reviews- 'The Flesh Is Frail' by Leslie A. Marchand and George Gordon Byron
- The Life of Byron by Elizabeth Longford
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Turbulent Priests by Peter Wilby, p. 564 - 2 Reviews- William Tyndale by John Gretton
- William Tyndale: The Teachers' Story by Terry Ellis, Jackie McWhirter, and Dorothy McColgan, ...
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On Your Tod by Russell Davies, p. 565 - 1 Review- Single Blessedness by Margaret Adams
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The Wrong Note by Mervyn Jones, p. 566 - 1 Review- Reflections of a Clyde-Built Man by Jimmy Reid
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Out For the Cant by Mary Ellmann, p. 567 - 2 Reviews- Public Purity, Private Shame by Ronald Pearsall
- Madonnas and Magdalens by Eric Trudgill
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Bleak Treats by Susannah Clapp, pp. 568-569 - 4 Reviews- Sleep It Off, Lady by Jean Rhys
- The Abyss by Marguerite Yourcenar
- Noughts and Crosses by Helen Muir
- Crying Out Loud by Jacky Gillott
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Films: Look at Liv by John Coleman, p. 570 - 3 Reviews- Face to Face (1976 Film) by Ingmar Bergman
- The Marquise of O--- (1976 Film) by Eric Rohmer
- Futureworld (1976 Film) by Richard T. Heffron
- Edith Evans by M.C. Bradbrook, p. 571
- Art by John Spurling, p. 572
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 573
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 574
- Yevtushenko by Julian Barnes, p. 575
- Weekend Competition and Chess, pp. 576-580
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October 29, 1976 Issue = 30 Articles- May We Rely on Your Vote? by James Fenton, p. 582
- Carter, Callaghan and the Pound by Jeremy Bray, pp. 583-584
- Death of an Arab 'Soviet' by Patrick Seale, p. 585
- A Comrade's Point of Departure by Llew Gardner, p. 586
- Memoirs of a Suez Warrior by Anthony Howard, p. 587
- Moment of Irish Truth by Mary Holland, p. 588
- The Tarneside Opinion by John Griffith, p. 589
- Profile of Sir Keith Joseph, p. 590
- Taped Confessions by Jeremy Bentham, p. 591
- Dagenham's Way with Colour by Remi Kapo, p. 592
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 593
- Feeling the Width by Patrick Wintour, p. 594
- Quiet Flows the Don by Arthur Marshall, p. 595
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 596-597
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The Years the Locusts Ate by Paul Johnson, p. 598 - 1 Review- Winston S. Churchill, Vol. V by Martin Gilbert
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Catch-29 by Alan Ryan, pp. 599-601 - 1 Review- Destination Disaster by Paul Eddy, Elaine Potter, and Bruce Page
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Too Civil By Half by Anthony Howard, p. 602 - 2 Reviews- The Power Game by Jock Bruce-Gardyne
- The Governance of Britain by Harold Wilson
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Symptomatic by Donald Gould, p. 603 - 1 Review- In Sickness and in Health by David Owen
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Pastoral by Hilary Spurling, p. 604 - 1 Review- Bloomsbury Portraits by Richard Shone
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The Low Moustache by V.S. Pritchett, p. 605 - 1 Review- Try Anything Once by Raymond Mortimer
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Force Field by Basil Davidson, p. 606 - 1 Review- Hungary, 1956 by Bill Lomax
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Small Change by Valentine Cunningham, p. 607 - 4 Reviews- For to End Yet Again, and Other Fizzles by Samuel Beckett
- "London Magazine" Stories, No. 10 by Alan Ross
- Winter's Tales 22 by James Wright
- Woolworth Madonna by Elizabeth Troop
- Postcard from Torquay by Ted Hughes, p. 607
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 608
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 608
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Films: How. Why? by John Coleman, p. 609 - 4 Reviews- The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976 Film) by Irvin Kershner
- Carry on England (1976 Film) by Jack Douglas
- No Deposit, No Return (1976 Film) by Norman Tokar
- Sebastiane (1976 Film) by Derek Jarman and Paul Humfress
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 610
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 611
- Weekend Competition, p. 611
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 612-616
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November 5, 1976 Issue = 36 Articles- While We're Waiting by James Fenton, p. 618
- Carter's the One by Alexander Cockburn, p. 619
- From the Rhodesian Front by Joseph Dickson, p. 620
- The Rebels of the Brighton Line by Corinna Adam, p. 621
- Why Labour Betrays Socialism by Paul Johnson, pp. 622-623
- The EEC's Deep Water Fishing by David Haworth, pp. 624-625
- Profile of Jimmy Carter, p. 626
- Over-Privileged Members by Jeremy Bentham, p. 627
- Home News from Abroad by Mary Kenny, p. 628
- Poulson's People by Roger Woddis, pp. 628-629
- Geneva Diary by Christopher Hitchens, p. 630
- Glittering Prizes by Michael Crick, p. 631
- Down the Red Lane by Arthur Marshall, p. 632
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 633-634
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I Puritani by Philip French, p. 635 - 1 Review- Scoundrel Time by Lillian Hellman
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The Uncommon Pursuit by John Coleman, p. 636 - 1 Review- Leavis by Ronald Hayman
- Breach by Alan Brownjohn, p. 636
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Funnybone by Paul Theroux, p. 637 - 2 Reviews- I Hear America Swinging by Peter De Vries
- Slapstick, or Lonesome No More! by Kurt Vonnegut
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Mirror, Mirror by Bruce Page, p. 638 - 1 Review- Walking on the Water by Hugh Cudlipp
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King of the Cats by Derek Mahon, p. 639 - 1 Review- Yeats by Frank Tuohy
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The Leader by James Cameron, p. 640 - 1 Review- Nehru by Bishwa N. Pandey
- Dante in Purgatory by D.M. Thomas, p. 640
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Punchlines by Julian Barnes, p. 641 - 4 Reviews- The Various Lives of Keats and Chapman by Myles na Copaleen
- The Big Day by Barry Unsworth
- The Auctioneer by Joan Samson
- Married to a Spy by Alec Waugh
- Jinglers and Gagoons by Eric Korn, p. 642
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Stay Hungry by Anne Redmon, p. 643 - 4 Reviews- Ask Me No Questions by Ann Schlee
- Forever by Judy Blume
- Silver Everything by Winifred Crawley
- Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe by Bette Greene
- Leaving School by Roy Fuller, p. 644
- Lions and Shadows by Bronwen O'Connor, p. 645
- Read All about It by Alan Ryan, pp. 646-647
- Art by John Spurling, p. 648
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 648
- Radio by Craig Raine, p. 649
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 650
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Films: Coached by John Coleman, p. 650 - 3 Reviews- The Big Bus (1976 Film) by James Frawley
- Xala (1975 Film) by Ousmane Sembene
- Emmanuelle 2 (1976 Film) by Francis Giacobetti
- Dresign by Drusilla Beyfus, p. 651
- Weekend Competition, p. 652
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 653-656
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November 12, 1976 Issue = 28 Articles- Treason and Plot by James Fenton, p. 658
- Labour After the Defeats by Christopher Price, p. 659
- A Small Chance for Brazil by Nicholas Terdre, p. 660
- The President as Monarch by Godfrey Hodgson, p. 661
- Shutting Down on Teachers by Peter Wilby, pp. 662-663
- The Chicago Boys in Chile by Orlando Letelier, pp. 664-667
- Profiel of Don Revie, p. 668
- Marriage and Means by Jeremy Bentham, p. 669
- Goodbye to All That? by William Hall, p. 670
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 671
- All Quiet on the Western Coast by Judith Williamson, p. 672
- Any Complaints? by Arthur Marshall, p. 673
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 674-677
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That's the Way to Treat Them by David Caute, p. 678 - 1 Review- Unity Mitford by David Pryce-Jones
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The History Man by Edward Boyle, pp. 679-680 - 1 Review- The Diaries of a Cabinet Minister, Vol. II, 1966-68 by Richard Crossman
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Magic Mountain by John Sturrock, p. 681 - 1 Review- Victor Hugo by Joanna Richardson
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The Northern Lights by Arthur Hopcraft, p. 682 - 1 Review- Goodbye to Yorkshire by Roy Hattersley
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Anyone for Tennessee? by Russell Davies, p. 683 - 1 Review- Memoirs by Tennessee Williams
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Friends of Failure by Jeremy Treglown, pp. 684-685 - 3 Reviews- A Dream Journey by James Hanley
- An Exemplary Life by Siegfried Lenz
- The Sun Chemist by Lionel Davidson
- The National Theatre by Mervyn Jones, p. 686
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 687
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 688
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Films: Viewer's Digest by John Coleman, p. 689 - 3 Reviews- The Incredible Sarah (1976 Film) by Richard Fleischer
- The Bad News Bears (1976 Film) by Michael Ritchie
- Survive! (1976 Film) by Rene Cardona
- Art by John Spurling, p. 689
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 690
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 690
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 691
- Crossword, pp. 692-696
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November 19, 1976 Issue = 33 Articles- Entering the Lists by James Fenton, p. 698
- The Ghost of Rambouillet by David Leitch, p. 699
- Masters of the Schools by Peter Wilby, p. 700
- 7,000 Warheads in Search of a Kill by Robin Cook, p. 701
- South Africa's New Black Puritans by Stanley Uys, p. 702
- The Fate of SWAPO Dissidents by Tony Hodges, p. 703
- At the Directors' Meeting by Corinna Adam, p. 704
- Physician, Teach Thyself by Donald Gould, pp. 704-705
- Profile of Anthony Crosland, p. 706
- Official Secrets by Jeremy Bentham, p. 707
- A Wholesome Scottish Life by Gerda Cohen, p. 708
- Scroungers by Roger Woddis, p. 708
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 709
- It's Not Only Rock 'n' Roll... by Alan Curtis, p. 710
- Happy Days by Arthur Marshall, p. 711
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 712-713
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Mrs Redden's Profession by Philip French, p. 714 - 1 Review- The Doctor's Wife by Brian Moore
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Surviving by Elaine Feinstein, p. 715 - 1 Review- Anna Akhmatova: A Poetic Pilgrimage by Amanda Haight
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The Gene Machine by Francis Huxley, pp. 716-717 - 2 Reviews- Who Do You Think You Are? by Oliver Gillie
- The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
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High and Dry by Derek Mahon, p. 718 - 1 Review- Ezra Pound: The Last Rower by C. David Heymann
- Bestial Homilies by John Mole, pp. 718-719
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Electric Chair by Patrick Gordon-Walker, p. 720 - 1 Review- Mr. Speaker, Sir by Selwyn Lloyd
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Dissenters by Kenneth Morgan, p. 720 - 1 Review- The Abolition of War by Keith Robbins
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Arcadian by George Melly, p. 721 - 1 Review- All This and Ten Per Cent by Jim Godbolt
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Unarm, Eros by Valentine Cunningham, p. 722 - 3 Reviews- Polonaise by Piers Paul Read
- By Flower and Dean Street by Patrice Chaplin
- A Sea-Grape Tree by Rosamond Lehmann
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 723
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Films: All's Welles by John Coleman, p. 724 - 4 Reviews- F for Fake (1973 Film) by Orson Welles
- Schizo (1976 Film) by Peter Walker
- Death Weekend (1976 Film) by William Fruet
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974 Film) by Tobe Hooper
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 724
- Poetry by Julian Barnes, p. 725
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 726
- Pop by Richard North, p. 726
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 727
- Crossword, pp. 728-732
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November 26, 1976 Issue = 36 Articles- What the Queen Really Said by James Fenton, p. 734
- The Ironies of Devolution by Neal Ascherson, p. 735
- The Observer's Oil Deal by Alexander Cockburn, p. 736
- For Reasons of State by Christopher Hitchens, p. 737
- Quebec Libre? by Malcolm Reid, p. 738
- Stalking Sandelson by Patrick Wintour, pp. 738-739
- Windscale's Fuel for Controversy by Jeremy Bugler, p. 740
- The Strangeways Connection by Roger Woddis, pp. 740-741
- Profile of Norman St John-Stevas, p. 742
- A Hanging Question by Jeremy Bentham, p. 743
- Walking for Goodness' Sake by Bernard Croft, p. 744
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 745
- The Poly and the College by John Daniel, p. 746
- She's a Lady by Arthur Marshall, p. 747
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 748-750
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A Study in Scarlet by John Fowles, p. 751 - 1 Review- The Adventures of Conan Doyle by Charles Higham
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Gentlemen of Fashion by Donald Davie, p. 752 - 1 Review- The New Oxford Book of American Verse by Richard Ellmann
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Danger Zone by T.R. Fyvel, pp. 753-754 - 1 Review- To Jerusalem and Back by Saul Bellow
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Monument by Peter Wilby, pp. 755-757 - 2 Reviews- The Open University by Walter L. Perry
- A Degree of Difference by Naomi E. McIntosh, Judith A. Calder, and Betty Swift, ...
- Birds Flocking on Lindisfarne by David Harsent, p. 758
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Dashing Off by John Sturrock, p. 759 - 1 Review- The World of Alphonse Allais by Miles Kington and Alphonse Allais
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Nice and Nasty by Martin Amis, p. 760 - 3 Reviews- Four Crowded Years by Auberon Waugh
- The Book of Bores by Richard Ingrams, Michael Heath, and Barry Fantoni, ...
- Lord Gnome of the Rings by Richard Ingrams
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Carry on Winnie by Paul Addison, p. 761 - 1 Review- Footprints in Time by John Colville
- The Womb by Ted Hughes, p. 762
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All Go by Benedict Nightingale, pp. 762-763 - 1 Review- Tyrone Guthrie by James Forsyth
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Upbeat by Edward Boyle, p. 764 - 1 Review- Music - A Joy for Life by Edward Heath
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Grandfather's Footsteps by Gillian Tindall, p. 765 - 1 Review- The Uses of Enchantment by Bruno Bettelheim
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Getting On by Julian Barnes, p. 766 - 3 Reviews- The Glittering Prizes by Frederic Raphael
- Doctor Copernicus by John Banville
- The Man Who Talked Babytalk by Brian Merriman
- Pompeii by John Spurling, p. 767
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 767
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 768
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Films: Theirs Truly by John Coleman, p. 769 - 6 Reviews- I Will, I Will...for Now (1976 Film) by Norman Panama
- Private Pleasures (1976 Film) by Paul Gerber
- Wild Game (1973 Film) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1974 Film) by Werner Herzog
- The Confessions of Winifred Wagner (1975 Film) by Hans-Jurgen Syberberg
- How Yugong Moved the Mountains (1976 Film) by Joris Ivens and Marceline Loridan Ivens
- Jazz by Wilfrid Mellers, p. 770
- Radio by Craig Raine, p. 770
- Football by Russell Davies, p. 771
- Weekend Competition Chess and Crossword, pp. 772-776
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December 3, 1976 Issue = 36 Articles- For This Relief, No Thanks by James Fenton, p. 778
- The Helmut and Jim Show by David Haworth, p. 779
- Devolution and Dependence by Neal Ascherson, p. 780
- When the Boat Comes In by Peter Hillmore, p. 781
- Engineering for Survival by Peter Wilby, pp. 782-783
- The Lesson of Lebanon by Jonathan Dimbleby, pp. 784-785
- Profile of Richard Ingrams, p. 786
- Searing in Court by Jeremy Bentham, p. 787
- Labour and Lorries by C.H. Sharp, pp. 788-789
- The End for Teaching Hospitals? by Donald Gould, p. 790
- BR Job by Roger Woddis, p. 790
- London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 791
- Mr. Vorster's Other Whites by Graham Paterson, p. 792
- In at the Shallow End by Arthur Marshall, pp. 793-796
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The Wheelwright's Son by John Jones, p. 797 - 1 Review- Haydn: Chronicle and Works by H.C. Robbins Landon
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Documents in the Case by Valentine Cunningham, pp. 798-799 - 1 Review- Victorian Panorama: Paintings of Victorian Life by Christopher Wood
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All-Rounder by Paul Johnson, pp. 800-801 - 1 Review- Nicholas Bacon: The Making of a Tudor Statesman by Robert Tittler
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The Liddell Riddle by Eric Korn, pp. 802-803 - 1 Review- The Raven and the Writing Desk by Francis Huxley
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Sugar and Spice by Robert Melville, p. 804 - 1 Review- Lewis Carroll: An Illustrated Biography by Derek. Hudson
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Closing Time by Tom Baistow, p. 805 - 1 Review- Freedom Under Foot by Nora Beloff
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Underfelt by Russell Davies, p. 806 - 4 Reviews- The Sea Around Me...The Hills Above by Rod McKuen
- In the Glassroom by Roger McGough
- Vanishing Trick by Brian Patten
- The Goldfish Speaks from Beyond the Grave by Jim Burns
- Heredity by Tony Harrison, pp. 806-807
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Take Me to Your Lieder by Eric Sams, p. 808 - 2 Reviews- Schubert: A Biographical Study of His Songs by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
- The Fischer-Dieskau Book of Lieder by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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Love's Labours by Gillian Tindall, p. 809 - 2 Reviews- Women of Iron and Velvet by Margaret Crosland
- Raymond Radiguet by Margaret Crosland
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Lore Abiding by Richard West, p. 810 - 1 Review- The Daily Mirror Old Codgers Little Black Book
- A Roadside Feast by Peter Redgrove, pp. 810-811
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Wot Larks by Marina Warner, p. 812 - 1 Review- Francis of Assisi: The Wandering Years by Anthony Mockler
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Crash by Derek Mahon, pp. 812-813 - 2 Reviews- Low-Flying Aircraft, and Other Stories by J.G. Ballard
- The Geek by Craig Nova
- After PLR by Mervyn Jones, p. 814
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 815
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Films: Webbed Feat by John Coleman, p. 816 - 1 Review- The Spider's Stratagem (1970 Film) by Bernardo Bertolucci
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 817
- Sermons by Julian Barnes, p. 818
- Architecture by Andrew Saint, p. 819
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 820
- Crossword, pp. 821-824
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December 10, 1976 Issue = 29 Articles- So They Say by James Fenton, p. 826
- Carter Sets the Tone by Alexander Cockburn, p. 827
- The Iranian Connection by Robin Cook, p. 828
- Goodman's Law by Christopher Price, p. 829
- Labour Challenges the Jury by Geoff Robertson, pp. 830-831
- Israel Beyond Kissinger by Corinna Adam, p. 832
- Shocker by Roger Woddis, pp. 832-833
- Profile of Peter Shore, p. 834
- Kerb Crawling and the Sexes by Jeremy Bentham, p. 835
- London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 836
- The Discretionary Charm of an LEA by Margaret Gaskin, p. 837
- Everything in the Garden's Lovely by Arthur Marshall, p. 838
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 839-840
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The Bolter by David Garnett, p. 841 - 1 Review- Norman Douglas: A Biography by Mark Holloway
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William & Mary by Peter Marshall, p. 842 - 2 Reviews- Mary: A Fiction by Mary Wollstonecraft
- An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice and Its Influence on Modern Morals and Happiness by William Godwin and Isaac Kramnick
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Its Name Is Lesion by Eliot Slater, pp. 842-843 - 2 Reviews- Psychopath: The Case of Patrick Mackay by Tim Clark and John Penycate
- The Social Psychology of Mental Disorder by Jim Orford
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Dressage by Robert Melville, p. 844 - 1 Review- On Human Finery by Quentin Bell
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Other People by Richard North, p. 844 - 1 Review- Friends and Lovers by Robert Brain
- Digging in Autumn by Roy Fuller, p. 845
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Main Causes by C.H. Rolph, p. 845 - 1 Review- Man of Christian Action by Ian Henderson
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Many a Snip by Julian Barnes, p. 846 - 3 Reviews- The Widower's Son by Alan Sillitoe
- Blue Skies by Helen Hodgman
- Until the Colours Fade by Tim Jeal
- Benjamin Britten by Eric Sams, p. 847
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Films: Feted by John Coleman, p. 847 - 1 Review- My Name Is Nobody (1974 Film) by Sergio Leone and Tonino Valerii
- Art by John Spurling, pp. 848-849
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 850
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 851
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 851
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 852
- Crossword, pp. 853-856
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December 17, 1976 Issue = 30 Articles- Gang Warfare in Westminster by James Fenton, p. 858
- The Most Highly Taxed Nation? by David Evans, p. 859
- Devalution Down Under by Allan Ashbolt, p. 860
- So You Want to Join the Party? by Michael Leapman, p. 861
- Blaspheming in My Youth by Mark Boxer, p. 862
- When Students Grow Up by Peter Wilby, pp. 862-863
- The English Connection by John Griffith, p. 864
- High Noon in Madrid by Margarita Jimenez, pp. 864-865
- Profile of John Biffen, p. 866
- Distaste of Punishment by Jeremy Bentham, p. 867
- London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, pp. 868-869
- Outside the Whale by Martin Staniland, p. 870
- A Good Read by Arthur Marshall, p. 871
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 872-873
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What's Your Problem? by David Caute, p. 874 - 1 Review- Socialist Register 1976 by Ralph Miliband and John Saville
- Extremities by D.J. Enright, p. 874
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Soldier's Tale by Matthew Coady, p. 875 - 1 Review- The Bells of Hell Go Ting-a-Ling-a-Ling by Eric Hiscock
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Revivalist by Frances Yates, p. 876 - 1 Review- The Living Monument by M.C. Bradbrook
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Life After Birth by Eric Korn, p. 877 - 1 Review- The Facts of Life by R.D. Laing
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Juggernaut by J.H. Plumb, p. 878 - 1 Review- The Letters of Thomas Babington Macaulay, Vol. III by Thomas Babington Macaulay
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Raising Hopes by Christopher Hitchens, p. 878 - 2 Reviews- Lonrho: Portrait of a Multinational by Suzanne Cronje, M. Ling, and G. Cronje
- How the Other Half Dies by Susan George
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Science Fiction by J.G. Ballard, p. 879 - 5 Reviews- Martian Time-Slip by Philip K. Dick
- Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore
- Galactic Empires by Brian W. Aldiss
- Skyfall by Harry Harrison
- The Feast of St. Dionysus by Robert Silverberg
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Films: Twig? by John Coleman, p. 880 - 4 Reviews- Marathon Man (1976 Film) by John Schlesinger
- The Enforcer (1976 Film) by James Fargo
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976 Film) by Blake Edwards
- The Ritz (1976 Film) by Richard Lester
- Television by Ian Hamilton, pp. 880-881
- Keats Appeal by Julian Barnes, p. 882
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 882
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 883
- Rock by Mark Kidel, p. 883
- Weekend Competition, p. 884
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 885-888
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December 24, 1976 Issue = 26 Articles- Mrs Thatcher's Year by James Fenton, p. 890
- Christmas Day in the Bunker by Paul Johnson, pp. 891-892
- Poverty in 1976 by Frank Field, p. 893
- Press Prospects for 1977 by Bruce Page, p. 894
- Japan---Exit a Thoughtful Dragon by Murray Sayle, p. 895
- The Gap in the Fence by Ian Mikardo, pp. 896-897
- A Writer Down the Pit by J.J. Fookes, pp. 898-899
- This Heart of His, p. 900
- Permission to Prosecute by Jeremy Bentham, p. 901
- London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 902
- No Jokes like the Old Jokes by Tom Baistow, p. 903
- Commonsense and Cheerfulness by C.H. Rolph, p. 904
- Foster Parents by Anne Bennett, p. 905
- There Go Your Pips by Arthur Marshall, p. 906
- Letters to the Editor, p. 907
- ---, pp. 908-928
- Christmas Box by Ian Hamilton, p. 929
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Films: Beasts and Beauties by John Coleman, p. 930 - 3 Reviews- Raid on Entebbe (1976 Film) by Irvin Kershner
- King Kong (1976 Film) by John Guillermin
- Swashbuckler (1976 Film) by James Goldstone
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 931
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 932
- Art by John Spurling, pp. 932-933
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 934
- Weekend Competition, p. 934
- Chess by Tony Miles, p. 935
- Crossword, p. 936
- Widow Twankey's Answers, pp. 937-940
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Issues of 1978 = 51 Issues, 1,462 Articles
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Issues of 1979 = 51 Issues, 1,536 Articles
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Issues of the 1980s = 10 Years, 390 Issues, 4,869 Articles-
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Issues of 1980 = 50 Issues, 1,490 Articles
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Issues of 1981 = 26 Issues
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Issues of 1982 = 25 Issues
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Issues of 1983 = 51 Issues
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Issues of 1984 = 52 Issues, 35 Articles
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Issues of 1985 = 51 Issues, 1,887 Articles
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Issues of 1986 = 51 Issues, 1,405 Articles
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Issues of 1987 = 36 Issues
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Issues of 1988 = 36 Issues, 52 Articles
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Issues of 1989 = 12 Issues
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Issues of the 1990s = 2 Years, 41 Issues, 19 Articles-
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