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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 1977 = 51 Issues, 1,545 Articles-
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Issues of Jan.-Mar. 1977 = 12 Issues, 371 Articles-
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January 7, 1977 Issue = 32 Articles- Farewell to Westminister by David Marquand, p. 2
- The Social Contract's Last Stand by Patrick Wintour, pp. 3-4
- The Year of Chirac by David Leitch, p. 5
- Rupert's New York Rampage by Alexander Cockburn, p. 6
- Tribune and the Thirties by Ben Pimlott, p. 7
- Rabin's Pre-emptive Strike by Naomi Shepherd, p. 8
- Police Five by John Shirley and Martin Short, p. 9
- Continental Breakfast in Bed? by Donald Gould, p. 10
- The State of the Planet 1977 by John A. Loraine, p. 11
- Royal Disappointment by Roger Woddis, pp. 12-13
- Profile of Roy Jenkins, pp. 14-15
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 16
- Not Getting It Regular by Robert Giddings, p. 17
- Happy New Year by Arthur Marshall, p. 18
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 19-20
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La Fille du Regiment by E.J. Hobsbawm, p. 21 - 1 Review- Eleanor Marx, Vol. II: The Crowded Years, 1884-98 by Yvonne Kapp
- In Memoriam by Norman MacCaig, p. 21
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Sex and Violence by John Carey, p. 22 - 1 Review- The Life of Lord Herbert of Cherbury, Written by Himself by J.M. Shuttleworth and Herbert of Cherbury
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False Pretences by Geoffrey Gorer, p. 22 - 1 Review- 'Just Like a Girl' by Sue Sharpe
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Doubts by C.H. Rolph, p. 23 - 2 Reviews- Trial of Elvira Barney by Peter Cotes
- Trials of Brian Donald Hume by Ivan Butler
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Open-Ended by Alan Ryan, p. 24 - 1 Review- Enlightenment and Despair by Geoffrey Hawthorn
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Loot Club by Christopher Hill, p. 24 - 1 Review- The Age of Plunder by W.G. Hoskins
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Out in the Midday by Derek Mahon, p. 25 - 3 Reviews- To Caucasus, the End of All the Earth by Fitzroy Maclean
- Curtain Calls by Leslie Gardiner
- Two Monsoons by Theon Wilkinson
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 26
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 26
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Films: Shortlisted by John Coleman, p. 27 - 2 Reviews- The Front (1976 Film) by Martin Ritt
- Raid on Entebbe (1976 Film) by Irvin Kershner
- Art by John Spurling, p. 28
- Opera by John Morgan, p. 29
- Skating Oleg Kerensky, p. 29
- Planning by Leo Plendello, p. 30
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 31
- Crossword, pp. 32-36
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January 14, 1977 Issue = 31 Articles- Attaboy, Roy! by James Fenton, p. 38
- One House of Parliament by John Griffith, p. 39
- Mr Mason's Petticoat Army by Mary Holland, p. 40
- Lost in the Viennese Woods by Robin Cook, p. 41
- Liberte a la Polonaise by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 42-43
- Home Visitor by Anne Bennett, p. 44
- Goodbye, Belhaven Street by Mervyn Jones, pp. 44-45
- Escaping from the IMF Straitjacket by Jeremy Bray, pp. 46-48
- English in the Classroom by Peter Wilby, p. 49
- London Diary by Crucifer, pp. 50-51
- No Backs Like a Dame by Arthur Marshall, p. 52
- Rippon Rules OK by Roger Woddis, p. 52
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 53-54
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The Man of Sense by John Jones, p. 55 - 1 Review- The Correspondence of John Locke by E.S. de Beer and John Locke
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Money, Money, Money by John Porteous, p. 56 - 2 Reviews- Choice in Currency by Friedrich August Hayek
- The Denationalization of Money by Friedrich A. Hayek
- A missionary unfrocked by D.J. Enright, p. 56
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That's That by Mervyn Jones, p. 57 - 1 Review- My Years in an Indian Prison by Mary Tyler
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Fugitives by Derek Mahon, p. 58 - 1 Review- Memories and Essays, Old and New by Allen Tate
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House Styles by Hilary Rubinstein, p. 58 - 1 Review- The Truth About Publishing by Stanley Unwin and Philip Unwin
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Fate's Plaything by Matthew Coady, p. 59 - 1 Review- Memoirs 1897-1914 by Dennis Wheatley
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Label Talk by Valentine Cunningham, p. 60 - 3 Reviews- The Thomas Berryman Number by James Patterson
- English Short Stories of Today by Roger Sharrock
- Dream Children by Gail Godwin
- The Sloth Moth by Roy Fuller, pp. 60-61
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Films: Cut-Ups by John Coleman, p. 62 - 5 Reviews- Two-Minute Warning (1976 Film) by Larry Peerce
- Sweeney! (1976 Film) by David Wickes
- Carrie (1976 Film) by Brian De Palma
- Midway (1976 Film) by Jack Smight
- Moon Over the Alley (1976 Film) by Joseph Despins
- Television by Ian Hamilton, pp. 62-63
- Short Story by Nadine Gordimer, p. 64
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 65
- Design by Drusilla Beyfus, p. 66
- Rock Music---1 by Richard North, p. 66
- Rock Music---2 by Mark Kidel, p. 67
- Weekend Competition, p. 67
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 68-72
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January 21, 1977 Issue = 30 Articles- A Tribute to Dennis Skinner by James Fenton, p. 74
- Mr Carter Comes to Town by Alexander Cockburn, p. 75
- The Tower of Chirac by David Leitch, p. 76
- Algeria's New Model by Victoria Brittain, p. 77
- The 'Refuseniks' Lobby by Corinna Adam, p. 78
- Power to the Power Stations? by Jeremy Bugler, p. 79
- The Demi-God That Failed by Hugh Thomas, pp. 80-81
- Human Spare Parts by Donald Gould, p. 82
- The School Language Frontier by Peter Wilby, p. 83
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 84
- Kent's Stunted Growth by Simon Berlyn, p. 85
- Always Wave to Trains by Arthur Marshall, p. 86
- Shortfellow by Roger Woddis, p. 86
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 87-88
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The Conversations by Michael Davie, p. 89 - 1 Review- The American Police State by David Wise
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The Ideal Biographer by Clive James, p. 90 - 1 Review- Kennedy by Lord Longford
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Heart Ike by Paul Theroux, p. 90 - 1 Review- Past Forgetting by Kay Summersby Morgan
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The Candidate by Anthony Howard, p. 91 - 1 Review- The Education of a Public Man by Hubert H. Humphrey
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Scales of Evil by Nicholas Bethell, p. 92 - 1 Review- Nemesis at Potsdam by Alfred M. de Zayas
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My Lai Lies by Mervyn Jones, p. 93 - 1 Review- The My Lai Massacre and Its Cover-Up by William R. Peers, Joseph Goldstein, and Burke Marshall, ...
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Except US by Godfrey Hodgson, p. 94 - 1 Review- The Spoiled Child of the Western World by Henry Fairlie
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Pressgang by Julian Barnes, p. 94 - 3 Reviews- Five Days in June by Stefan Heym
- A Feast of Snakes by Harry Crews
- Before the Crying Ends by John L. Hughes
- In the Cutting by Peter Redgrove, pp. 94-95
- Art by John Spurling, p. 96
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 97
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 97
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Films: Sounds Funny by David Wilson, p. 98 - 3 Reviews- Silent Movie (1976 Film) by Mel Brooks
- Spite Marriage (1929 Film) by Edward Sedgwick
- Norman...Is That You? (1976 Film) by George Schlatter
- Architecture by Andrew Saint, p. 99
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 100
- Crossword, pp. 101-104
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January 28, 1977 Issue = 32 Articles- Democracy and Shirley Williams by James Fenton, p. 106
- Mr Jenkins's Europe by David Haworth, p. 107
- Mrs Gandhi as Lady Bountiful by Gamini Seneviratne, p. 108
- Pressures on the Express by Patrick Wintour, p. 109
- Fuzzy Board by Derek Humphry, p. 110
- The Limits of Jimmy Carter by Peter Jenkins, pp. 111-113
- Science for All by Peter Wilby, p. 114
- The Attack on Housing by Michael Harloe, p. 115
- The Third Sack of Rome by Tana de Zulueta, p. 116
- London Diary by Christopher Hitchens, p. 117
- Oxford's 19th-Century Ghost by Tim Bick, p. 118
- Thoroughly Modern Mimi by Arthur Marshall, p. 119
- Veneration Game by Roger Woddis, p. 119
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 120-121
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The Crab's Shell by V.S. Pritchett, p. 122 - 1 Review- Frederick Rolfe: Baron Corvo by Miriam J. Benkovitz
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Pet Hates by Jeremy Treglown, p. 123 - 2 Reviews- Touring by Page Edwards Jr.
- Introduction 6 by Jim Crace
- Level 7 by David Harsent, p. 124
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Little Big Man by Stanley Sadie, p. 125 - 1 Review- Mozart: The Man, The Musician by Arthur Hutchings
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You're the Top by Peter Porter, p. 126 - 1 Review- Beethoven: A Victorian Tribute by Percy M. Young
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The European by Barrie Iliffe, p. 126 - 1 Review- Delius: Portrait of a Cosmopolitan by Christopher Palmer
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Blue-Eyed Boy by Christopher Palmer, p. 127 - 1 Review- Percy Grainger by John Bird
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Grit by Oliver Knussen, p. 128 - 3 Reviews- Havergal Brian: The Man and His Music by Reginald Nettel
- Havergal Brian: The Making of a Composer by Kenneth Eastaugh
- Havergal Brian and the Performance of His Orchestral Music by Lewis Foreman
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Well Baked by Wilfrid Mellers, p. 129 - 2 Reviews- The Tender Tyrant: Nadia Boulanger by Alan Kendall
- Music in the 1920s by Richard Shead
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Grazioso by Mark Elder, p. 130 - 2 Reviews- Beecham Remembered by Humphrey Procter-Gregg
- Conversations with Conductors by Robert Chesterman
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 131
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 132
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Films: 2 or 3 Things by John Coleman, p. 132 - 3 Reviews- Numero Deux (1975 Film) by Jean-Luc Godard
- Vanessa (1977 Film) by Hubert Frank
- White Rock (1977 Film) by Tony Maylam
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 133
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 134
- Comics by Julian Barnes, p. 134
- Weekend Competition, p. 135
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 136-140
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February 4, 1977 Issue = 31 Articles- PS...PPS by James Fenton, p. 142
- In Defence of the Bullock Report by Jack Jones, p. 143
- A Provisional Return by Mary Holland, p. 144
- The Politics of the Judiciary by John Griffith, p. 145
- Mentmore as Mortmain by Leo Plendello, p. 146
- Roots, Symbolism and Mr Carter by Alexander Cockburn, p. 147
- A Month of Good News by Stefan Heym, p. 148
- The Case for Numeracy by Peter Wilby, p. 149
- After the Ball by Caroline Seebohm, p. 150
- London Diary by Mervyn Jones, p. 151
- The Road to Brook Street Bureau by Jay Andrews, p. 152
- No Laughing Aloud Arthur Marshall, p. 153
- On Milton's Blindness by Roger Woddis, p. 153
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 154-157
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All You Need Is Love by Derek Mahon, p. 158 - 1 Review- Poems of Cecil Day Lewis, 1925-1972 by Ian Parsons and Cecil Day Lewis
- Chairs by Madge Hales, p. 158
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Good Subject by Julian Barnes, p. 159 - 1 Review- Majesty: Elizabeth II and the House of Windsor by Robert Lacey
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Big Whig by Paul Johnson, p. 159 - 1 Review- Holland House Diaries, 1831-40 by Henry Richard Vassall Fox and Abraham D. Kriegel, ...
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Fly Him by Philip French, p. 160 - 1 Review- Black Sun by Geoffrey Wolff
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Seeing the Light by Jeremy Bugler, p. 161 - 1 Review- The Poverty of Power by Barry Commoner
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Blood Sports by Susannah Clapp, p. 162 - 1 Review- The Cousins by Max Egremont
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La Saigonnaise by James Fenton, p. 162 - 1 Review- Dust of Life by Liz Thomas
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Just Like Us by Paddy Beesley, p. 163 - 4 Reviews- Ordinary People by Judith Guest
- Adonis' Garden by T.E. Apter
- Brothers Keepers by Donald E. Westlake
- Snake by John Crosby
- Radio by Anthony Howard, p. 164
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 165
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 165
- Opera by John Morgan, p. 166
- TV by Ian Hamilton, p. 166
- Art by John Spurling, p. 167
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 168
- Crossword, pp. 169-172
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February 11, 1977 Issue = 31 Articles- The Return of Marcia by James Fenton, p. 174
- Bullock and the Left by Neil Kinnock, p. 175
- Israel's African Connections by Naomi Shepherd, p. 176
- Mrs Gandhi's Hostage by K.R. Sundar Rajan, p. 177
- Glasgow's Short Way with Refugees by Norman Buchan, p. 178
- No Politics in the Classroom? by Peter Wilby, p. 179
- Labour and the New Leviathan by Paul Johnson, pp. 180-183
- Heart's Desire by Anne Bennett, p. 184
- London Diary by Mervyn Jones, p. 185
- Looking Back on the NUS by Francis Beckett, p. 186
- Too Bad to Last by Arthur Marshall, p. 187
- A Man Called Joe by Roger Woddis, p. 187
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 188-189
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A Lump in our Throats by Douglas Johnson, p. 190 - 1 Review- Utopia and Revolution by Melvin J. Lasky
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Future Tense by Paul Streeten, p. 191 - 1 Review- Capitalism, Socialism and the Environment by Hugh Stretton
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Agitprop by Mervyn Jones, p. 192 - 1 Review- Why You Should Be a Socialist by Paul Foot
- Buchner's Woyzeck by John Mackendrick, p. 192
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Means and Ends by John Sturrock, p. 192 - 2 Reviews- Camus and Sartre: Crisis and Commitment by Germaine Bree
- Cahiers II: Youthful Writings by Albert Camus
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Go for the Music by John Carey, p. 193 - 1 Review- Shakespeare's Dramatic Challenge by G. Wilson Knight
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The Black Monk by Blair Worden, p. 194 - 1 Review- General Monck by Maurice Ashley
- Poet as Typist by Roy Fuller, p. 194
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Death-Dealing by David Lodge, p. 194 - 1 Review- Beard's Roman Women by Anthony Burgess
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Round Tables by Derek Mahon, p. 195 - 3 Reviews- Dreams of Revenge by Kevin Casey
- Dick Barton, Special Agent by Elwyn Jones
- The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck and Chase Horton
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Films: The Weight of the Moon by John Coleman, p. 196 - 5 Reviews- The Middleman (1976 Film) by Satyajit Ray
- Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976 Film) by Paul Mazursky
- Cross of Iron (1977 Film) by Sam Peckinpah
- Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King (1972 Film) by Hans-Jurgen Syberberg
- When the North Wind Blows (1974 Film) by Stewart Raffill
- Architecture by Nathan Silver, p. 197
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 198
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 198
- Cookery by Hilary Spurling, p. 199
- Opera by Oliver Knussen, p. 200
- Weekend Competition, p. 200
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 201-204
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February 18, 1977 Issue = 31 Articles- Labour without Crosland by James Fenton, p. 206
- Nyerere's Fight with Kenyatta by Jonathan Dimbleby, p. 207
- Jimmy Carter's Flying Bunker by Alexander Cockburn, p. 208
- Bullock Among the Europeans by Paul Davies, p. 209
- The Libertine Trial by Francis Bennion, p. 210
- Juan Carlos's Guest by Keith Morfett, p. 211
- Mercy Dash by Roger Woddis, p. 212
- The Real Education Debate by Peter Wilby, p. 213
- The Case of the Duke's Servant by Audrey Harvey, p. 214
- London Diary by Mervyn Jones, p. 215
- Orthodoxy at the LSE by Peter Chapman, p. 216
- See How They Run by Arthur Marshall, p. 217
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 218-219
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The Lottery by Phillip Whitehead, p. 220 - 1 Review- America in Our Time by Godfrey Hodgson
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For the Dark by John Fowles, p. 221 - 1 Review- The Death of Narcissus by Morris Fraser
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Bleak Houses by Mark Girouard, p. 222 - 1 Review- Richard Norman Shaw by Andrew Saint
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Poor Old Joe by Anthony Howard, p. 223 - 1 Review- The Politics of Power by Joe Haines
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Right Lines by Alan Ryan, p. 224 - 2 Reviews- On Political Means and Social Ends by Ted Honderich
- Political Violence by Ted Honderich
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Conundrum by Marina Warner, p. 224 - 1 Review- The Perfect Gentleman by June Rose
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Strong Medicine by John Naughton, p. 225 - 1 Review- The Life Science: Current Ideas of Biology by P.B. Medawar and J.S. Medawar
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Sometimes Not by Russell Davies, p. 226 - 4 Reviews- Behind the Eyes by Edgell Rickword
- Searching for the Ox by Louis Aston Marantz Simpson
- Man Lying on a Wall by Michael Longley
- Anchises by C.H. Sisson
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Nice Work by Derek Mahon, p. 226 - 1 Review- Lady Ottoline's Album by Carolyn G. Heilbrun and Lady Ottoline Morrell, ...
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Fireflies by Jeremy Treglown, p. 227 - 4 Reviews- A Book of Contemporary Nightmares by Giles Gordon
- Death of a Schoolboy by Hans Koning
- Turnstiles by Ursula Holden
- The Lake by Yasunari Kawabata
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Films: In a Paddy by John Coleman, p. 228 - 4 Reviews- Network (1976 Film) by Sidney Lumet
- The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1977 Film) by Nicolas Gessner
- Hedda (1976 Film) by Trevor Nunn
- Emily (1976 Film) by Henry Herbert
- Art by John Spurling, p. 229
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 230
- Lecture by Julian Barnes, p. 230
- Music (1) by Peter Porter, p. 231
- Music (2) by Andrew Clements, p. 232
- Weekend Competition, p. 232
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 233-236
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February 25, 1977 Issue = 30 Articles- The Sand is Running Out by James Fenton, p. 238
- India's Unequal Election by K.R. Sundar Rajan, pp. 239-240
- No Right to Know by James Michael, p. 241
- Orders for Exclusion by Corinna Adam, pp. 242-243
- Return to Shetland by Naomi Mitchison, pp. 244-245
- Bullock and the Right by Peter Walker, p. 246
- The Leak's Good Cause by Roger Woddis, p. 246
- Rhodesia and the British Press by Chris Mullin, pp. 247-248
- London Diary by Mervyn Jones, p. 249
- The Power or the Glory by John Forsyth, p. 250
- In Gratitude by Arthur Marshall, p. 251
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 252-253
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Uncivil Liberties by Jonathan Raban, p. 254 - 2 Reviews- The Fall of Public Man by Richard Sennett
- The Hidden Injuries of Class by Richard Sennett and Jonathan Cobb
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Teach Yourself by Peter Wilby, p. 255 - 2 Reviews- The Countesthorpe Experience by John Watts
- Unbowed Head by R.F. Mackenzie
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Unstream by Derek Mahon, p. 256 - 2 Reviews- River Road to China by Milton Osborne
- On a Shoestring to Coorg by Dervla Murphy
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Bread by Julian Barnes, p. 256 - 5 Reviews- Agents of a Foreign Power by Peter Prince
- The Bread of Those Early Years by Heinrich Boll
- The Dark Tower and Other Stories by C.S. Lewis
- Love Made Easy by Quentin Crisp
- The Wife by Judith Burnley
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Waiting for Godard by John Coleman, p. 257 - 5 Reviews- Personal Views by Robin Wood
- The Major Film Theories by J. Dudley Andrew
- The New Wave by James Monaco
- The Ambiguous Image by Roy Armes
- The Oxford Companion to Film by Liz-Anne Bawden
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The Master's Voice by Philip French, p. 258 - 1 Review- Our Films, Their Films by Satyajit Ray
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Eric Alibi by Eric Rhode, p. 259 - 1 Review- Fritz Lang by Lotte H. Eisner
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The Defiant One by Frederic Raphael, p. 260 - 1 Review- The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin
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True Stories by David Wilson, p. 261 - 2 Reviews- The Men Who Made the Movies by Richard Schickel
- Hollywood Directors, 1914-1940 by Richard Koszarski
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Stardust by Alexander Walker, p. 262 - 3 Reviews- Doris Day: Her Own Story by A.E. Hotchner and Doris Day
- Scarlett, Rhett, and a Cast of Thousands by Roland Flamini
- The Great Garbo by Robert Payne
- An Unpublished Poem by W.H. Auden, p. 263
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 264
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Films: Great Scott! by John Coleman, p. 265 - 3 Reviews- The Last Tycoon (1976 Film) by Elia Kazan
- Kings of the Road (1976 Film) by Wim Wenders
- The Squeeze (1977 Film) by Michael Apted
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 265
- Money Talks by John Porteous, p. 266
- Rock by Richard North, p. 267
- Chess, p. 267
- Weekend Competition and Crossword, pp. 268-272
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March 4, 1977 Issue = 32 Articles- Paralysis at Westminster by James Fenton, p. 274
- Dithering over Direct Elections by Phillip Whitehead, p. 275
- The Strange Death of Devolution by Neal Ascherson, p. 276
- How to Lose a German Job by Stephen Castles, p. 277
- Mr Rabin's Headaches by Naomi Shepherd, p. 278
- Change of Form by Roger Woddis, p. 278
- Morality and Mr Carter by Alexander Cockburn, p. 279
- Bullock and the Unions by Giles Radice, p. 280
- The Authority to Cut by Patrick Wintour, p. 281
- Home Truths from Abroad by Robert Giddings, p. 282
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 283
- Taking for Granted by John Griffith, p. 284
- Day by Day by Arthur Marshall, p. 285
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 286-289
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The Parity Line by David Watt, p. 290 - 1 Review- Ramsay MacDonald by David Marquand
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Noble Patron by Kenneth Robinson, p. 291 - 1 Review- The Nationalization of Culture by Janet Minihan
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Dream Palaces by David Caute, p. 291 - 2 Reviews- The Arabs and the English by Sari J. Nasir
- Arab Nationalism: An Anthology by Sylvia G. Haim
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Roman Fleuve by Russell Davies, p. 292 - 1 Review- Lunar Caustic by Malcolm Lowry
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Hit the Ceiling by Frank Blackaby, p. 293 - 1 Review- The Delusion of Incomes Policy by Samuel Brittan and Peter Lilley
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Behavio(u)ral by Bernard Crick, p. 294 - 3 Reviews- The Party's Choice by William R. Keech and Donald R. Matthews
- The Party Image and Electoral Behavior by Richard J. Trilling
- The Politics of Exclusion by Michael N. Danielson
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Wry Bother by Susannah Clapp, p. 294 - 4 Reviews- Beyond the Bedroom Wall by Larry Woiwode
- I Would Have Saved Them If I Could by Leonard Michaels
- The Camelot Club by Brian Killick
- Noonday and Night by Gladys Mitchell
- To David Hockney on the Cover of a Certain Magazine by John Fuller, p. 294
- T.C. Worsley by Philip Hope-Wallace, p. 295
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 296
- Radio by Eric Korn, p. 296
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Films: On Edge by John Coleman, p. 297 - 3 Reviews- Inserts (1974 Film) by John Byrum
- Nickelodeon (1976 Film) by Peter Bogdanovich
- Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975 Film) by Dick Richards
- Opera by John Morgan, p. 298
- Art by John Spurling, p. 298
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 299
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 299
- Weekend Competition, p. 299
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 300-304
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March 11, 1977 Issue = 27 Articles- What Must We Do? by James Fenton, p. 306
- One Jones, One Vote by Patrick Wintour, p. 307
- Mr Mason Plays It Rough by Mary Holland, p. 308
- Our Inglorious War Memorial by John Harris, p. 309
- The Battle For Paris by David Leitch, p. 310
- The Blue Flag by Roger Woddis, p. 310
- Neither Great Nor a Decade by Peter Wilby, p. 311
- Towards the No-Growth Society by Jeremy Bugler, pp. 312-315
- Birds of a Feather by Anne Bennett, p. 316
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 317
- Peking Punks in Stalinist Realism by Roberta Brangam, p. 318
- At It Again by Arthur Marshall, pp. 319-321
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 322-323
- The Secrets of Society by Asa Briggs, p. 324
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For the Kaffirs by Julian Symons, p. 325 - 1 Review- The Great Anglo-Boer War by Byron Farwell
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Great Anarch by Nicolas Walter, p. 326 - 1 Review- Kropotkin by Martin A. Miller
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Testing, Testing by Peter Wilby, p. 326 - 1 Review- Education After School by Tyrrell Burgess
- Villanelle for a March Day by D.M. Thomas, p. 326
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Women in Love by John Spurling, p. 327 - 1 Review- The Paintings of Correggio by Cecil Gould
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Naming Names by Valentine Cunningham, p. 328 - 4 Reviews- Villa Triste by Patrick Modiano
- The Ceremony of Innocence by David M. Martin
- The Life of the Automobile by Ilya Ehrenburg
- God Perkins by David Pownall
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Films: Walk on the Mild Side by John Coleman, p. 329 - 5 Reviews- A Walk with Love and Death (1969 Film) by John Huston
- The Great Gabbo (1929 Film) by James Cruze
- Whiffs (1975 Film) by Ted Post
- Jackson County Jail (1976 Film) by Michael Miller
- The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday (1976 Film) by Don Taylor
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 330
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 330
- Architecture by Leo Plendello, p. 331
- Cookery by Hilary Spurling, p. 332
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 333
- Crossword, pp. 334-336
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March 18, 1977 Issue = 34 Articles- One Year After Wilson by James Fenton, p. 338
- What No-Growth Society? by Wilfred Beckerman, p. 339
- Stick With it by Roger Woddis, p. 340
- Mr Callaghan's Concordat by Alexander Cockburn, p. 341
- India on the Eve by K.R. Sundar Rajan, p. 342
- Pakistan after Bhutto's Victory by Abdullah Malik, p. 342
- The New Strong Man of Bangladesh by Ian Guest, p. 343
- Fags and Fleet Street by Jeremy Bugler, pp. 344-345
- Gypsies, Councils and the Act by William Hall, p. 346
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 347
- York under Siege by Edmund Ions, p. 348
- Spill the Beans by Arthur Marshall, p. 349
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 350-352
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What Exactly Do You Mean? by John Carey, p. 353 - 1 Review- Writers at Work, Fourth Series by George Plimpton
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The Opportunist by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 354-355 - 1 Review- Shakespeare: The Man and His Achievement by Robert Speaight
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Quote Me by Clive James, p. 356 - 1 Review- A Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary, Vol. II: H-N by R.W. Burchfield
- The Behaviour of Dogs by Craig Raine, p. 356
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Grace Abounding by Jeremy Isaacs, pp. 356-358 - 1 Review- Facing the Nation by Grace Wyndham Goldie
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The Bad Bits by Martin Amis, p. 359 - 1 Review- William Burroughs: The Algebra of Need by Eric Mottram
- Syracuse by Donald Davie, p. 360
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Superwoman by Isabel Quigly, p. 361 - 1 Review- Catherine the Great by Joan Haslip
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Those Things by Philip Ziegler, p. 362 - 1 Review- Spooner: A Biography by William Hayter
- Life-Style by Gavin Ewart, p. 362
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All Saints by Bryan Wilson, p. 363 - 1 Review- Varieties of Unbelief by Susan Budd
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Off the Cuff by Roger Woddis, p. 364 - 1 Review- Lyrics on Several Occasions by Ira Gershwin
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Discolatry by Charles Fox, p. 365 - 1 Review- Jazz Retrospect by Max Harrison
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Post-Imperial by Jeremy Treglown, pp. 366-370 - 2 Reviews- Staying On by Paul Scott
- The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin by Vladimir Voinovich
- Architecture by Andrew Saint, p. 371
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 372
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Films: Days in Vichy by John Coleman, pp. 372-373 - 4 Reviews- Special Section (1975 Film) by Constantin Costa-Gavras
- In the Name of the Father (1971 Film) by Marco Bellocchio
- The Cameraman (1928 Film) by Edward Sedgwick
- Eclipse (1977 Film) by Simon Perry
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 374
- Art by John Spurling, p. 374
- Weekend Competition, p. 375
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 376-380
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March 25, 1977 Issue = 30 Articles- Spotlight on Politics by James Fenton, p. 382
- Mrs Gandhi's Defeat by K.R. Sundar Rajan, p. 383
- Inside the Annan Committee by Phillip Whitehead, p. 384
- The Reds Come in from the Cold by David Leitch, pp. 385-387
- The Leyland Voters by Mervyn Jones, pp. 388-389
- Ulster Learns the Score by Mary Holland, pp. 390-391
- Counting the Cost of Experience by Robin Cook, p. 392
- Set a Thief by Roger Woddis, p. 392
- Heady Days by Peter Wilby, p. 393
- Uneven Keele by Robert Giddings, p. 394
- London Diary by Corinna Adam, p. 395
- Democracy in Schools by Martin Rosenbaum, p. 396
- Smelling as Sweet by Arthur Marshall, p. 397
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 398-401
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For Whom the Bells Toll by Malcolm Bradbury, p. 402 - 1 Review- How It Was by Mary Welsh Hemingway
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The Existential Lyric by Derek Mahon, p. 403 - 1 Review- Collected Poems in English and French by Samuel Beckett
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I'm All Right by Julian Symons, p. 404 - 1 Review- Instead of the Trees by J.B. Priestley
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Model Patient by Richard Cork, p. 404 - 1 Review- From Naked to Nude by George Eisler
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Zap Code by J.G. Ballard, p. 405 - 3 Reviews- Approaching Oblivion by Harlan Ellison
- Shadrach in the Furnace by Robert Silverberg
- Medusa's Children by Bob Shaw
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Plead Honesty by Charles Wheeler, p. 406 - 1 Review- Blind Ambition by John W. Dean III
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Be Bad by Paddy Beesley, p. 407 - 4 Reviews- Up She Rises by David Garnett
- Bakunin: An Invention by Horst Bienek
- The Demon by Hubert Selby, Jr.
- The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 408
- Radio by Eric Korn, p. 408
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 409
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Films: Hairy by John Coleman, p. 410 - 2 Reviews- A Star Is Born (1976 Film) by Frank Pierson
- Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954 Film) by Kenji Mizoguchi
- Censorship by Julian Barnes, p. 410
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 411
- Opera by John Morgan, p. 412
- Weekend Competition, p. 412
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 413-416
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April 1, 1977 Issue = 30 Articles- On the Other Side of the Mountain by James Fenton, p. 418
- The Apotheosis of Tammany Jim by Paul Johnson, pp. 419-420
- Italy's Red Reshuffle by Edward Vulliamy, p. 421
- Sentenced Without Trial by Geoff Robertson, pp. 422-423
- Household Faces 1: Angela Rippon, p. 424
- Fear of Flying by Jeremy Bugler, p. 425
- The Strike That Goes On and On by Jake Podorelski, p. 426
- London Diary by Mervyn Jones, p. 427
- The Antique Dealer by Yvonne Roberts, p. 428
- Howl of Anguish by Roger Woddis, p. 428
- Oh I Say Thanks Awfully by Arthur Marshall, p. 429
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 430-433
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The Resolute Anti-Hero by Edward Upward, p. 434 - 1 Review- Christopher and His Kind, 1929-1939 by Christopher Isherwood
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Rule Book by Alan Ryan, p. 435 - 1 Review- Taking Rights Seriously by Ronald Dworkin
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Beastly Foreigner by Eric Korn, p. 436 - 1 Review- The Naturalized Animals of the British Isles by Christopher Lever
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The Wife by Adrian Lyttelton, p. 436 - 1 Review- My Truth by Edda Mussolini Ciano
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Tales of Terror by Mervyn Jones, p. 437 - 1 Review- The Carlos Complex by Christopher Dobson and Ronald Payne
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Confidence Trick by Paul Theroux, p. 438 - 2 Reviews- My Oxford, My Cambridge by Ann Thwaite and Ronald Hayman
- My Cambridge by Ronald Hayman
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Fair and Fine? by Basil Davidson, p. 438 - 1 Review- A History of the Bemba by Andrew D. Roberts
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Other People by Susannah Clapp, p. 439 - 4 Reviews- A Situation in New Delhi by Nayantara Sahgal
- The Girl in the Picture by Diana Melly
- Scawsby by John Drabble
- Bear by Marian Engel
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 440
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 440
- Art by John Spurling, p. 441
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Films: Beamish by John Coleman, p. 442 - 2 Reviews- Jabberwocky (1977 Film) by Terry Gilliam
- Joseph Andrews (1977 Film) by Tony Richardson
- Opera by John Morgan, p. 442
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 443
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 443
- Exhibition by David Mitchell, p. 444
- Weekend Competition, p. 444
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 445-448
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April 8, 1977 Issue = 30 Articles- The Death of the Silly Party by James Fenton, p. 450
- Exit the Prince by David Leitch, p. 451
- Burying Bullock by Patrick Wintour, p. 452
- Carter Stubs His Toe by Alexander Cockburn, p. 453
- Where Is China's Khrushchev? by Robin Blackburn, p. 454
- Old Boys' Bailey by Roger Woddis, p. 455
- Household Faces 2: Melvyn Bragg, p. 456
- Mr Benyon's Gift by Donald Gould, p. 457
- Challenge to Security by Robin Cook, p. 458
- London Diary by Mervyn Jones, p. 459
- The Entertainer by Yvonne Roberts, p. 460
- Hip-Hip-Hurrah by Arthur Marshall, p. 461
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 462-465
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The Musical Offering by Stanley Sadie, p. 466 - 1 Review- Unfinished Journey by Yehudi Menuhin
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Rational Martyr by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 467 - 1 Review- The Riddle of Erskine Childers by Andrew Boyle
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Godly Party by Christopher Hill, p. 468 - 1 Review- Servant of the Cecils by Alan G.R. Smith
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Pre-War Quality by Neal Ascherson, p. 469 - 1 Review- Selected Poems by Tadeusz Rozewicz
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Wolf Cubs by Eric Rhode, p. 469 - 1 Review- The Deadly Innocents by Muriel Gardiner
- Evolution by Peter Redgrove, p. 469
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The Tsar and I by Gillian Tindall, p. 470 - 1 Review- When Miss Emmie Was in Russia by Harvey Pitcher
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Kithflicks by Jeremy Treglown, p. 471 - 4 Reviews- Kith by P.H. Newby
- Sombrero Fallout by Richard Brautigan
- The Painter of Signs by R.K. Narayan
- Nobody's Fault by Mervyn Jones
- Something We Didn't Know Was There by Robin Fulton, p. 471
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 472
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 472
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Films: Special K by John Coleman, p. 473 - 5 Reviews- Mr. Klein (1976 Film) by Joseph Losey
- The Eagle Has Landed (1976 Film) by John Sturges
- Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977 Film) by Norman Cohen
- Silver Streak (1976 Film) by Arthur Hiller
- Airport '77 (1977 Film) by Jerry Jameson
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 474
- Architecture by Nathan Silver, p. 475
- Records by Wilfrid Mellers, p. 476
- Weekend Competition, p. 476
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 477-480
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April 15, 1977 Issue = 30 Articles- Thatcher Peking Style by James Fenton, p. 482
- How the Irish Treat the Irish by Mary Holland, p. 483
- How Sleep the Brave? by Neal Ascherson, p. 484
- Fast Food Americans by Alexander Cockburn, p. 485
- Tidying the Classroom by Peter Wilby, p. 486
- The Unrepentant Democratic Socialist by Peter Townsend, pp. 487-488
- Household Faces 3: Esther Rantzen, p. 489
- No Fixed Abode by Anne Bennett, p. 490
- London Diary by Mervyn Jones, p. 491
- The Snooker Player by Yvonne Roberts, p. 492
- If Only by Arthur Marshall, p. 493
- Letter Home by Roger Woddis, p. 493
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 493-495
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Diana in the Crossways by Hugh Thomas, p. 496 - 1 Review- A Life of Contrasts by Diana Mosley
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Just Sign Here by Polly Toynbee, p. 497 - 1 Review- The Confait Confessions by Christopher Price and Jonathan Caplan
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Female Economy by Valentine Cunningham, p. 498 - 3 Reviews- The Watsons by Jane Austen and John Coates
- Shadows on Our Skin by Jennifer Johnston
- Sunrise by Dominic Cooper
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Science Fiction by J.G. Ballard, p. 499 - 3 Reviews- Travelling Towards Epsilon by Maxim Jakubowski
- The Martian Inca by Ian Watson
- Man Plus by Frederik Pohl
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Club Together by Michael Moorcock, p. 500 - 1 Review- Science Fiction at Large by Peter Nicholls
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Tango Time by Bob Shaw, p. 501 - 1 Review- Condition of Muzak by Michael Moorcock
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Loopholes by Brian Aldiss, p. 502 - 2 Reviews- The Iron Sun by Adrian Berry
- The Next Two Hundred Years by Herman Kahn, William Brown, and Leon Martel
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Theme Games by Christopher Priest, p. 503 - 2 Reviews- Souls in Metal by Mike Ashley
- Tomorrow, Inc. by Martin Harry Greenberg and Joseph D. Olander
- Art by John Spurling, p. 504
- Radio by Eric Korn, p. 504
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 505
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Films: Life Studies by John Coleman, p. 506 - 2 Reviews- The Man on the Roof (1976 Film) by Bo Widerberg
- Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976 Film) by Roger Graef and Jonathan Miller
- Telesivion by Ian Hamilton, p. 506
- Opera by John Morgan, p. 507
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 507
- Weekend Competition, p. 508
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 509-512
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April 22, 1977 Issue = 32 Articles- Grimsby's Bionic Man by James Fenton, p. 514
- Carter the Manichean by Alexander Cockburn, p. 515
- Giscard the Legionnaire by David Leitch, p. 516
- Rape---Italian Style by Laura Lilli, p. 517
- Food, Energy and the Future by Ronald Harker, pp. 518-521
- A Gentle Frankenstein by Donald Gould, pp. 522-523
- Household Faces 4: Russell Harty, p. 524
- Island Story by Chris Mullin, p. 525
- London Diary by Mervyn Jones, p. 526
- Thatcher's Children by Francis Wheen, p. 527
- This Little Pig by Arthur Marshall, p. 528
- How Like A God! by Roger Woddis, p. 528
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 529-530
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All the President's Men by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 531-533 - 1 Review- The Autumn of the Patriarch by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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All Guns Firing by Russell Davies, p. 534 - 4 Reviews- No Fool Like an Old Fool by Gavin Ewart
- Song of the Battery Hen by Edwin Brock
- Our Ship by John Mole
- The Dream-House by Kevin Crossley-Holland
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Glop by Dennis Potter, p. 535 - 1 Review- Visions Before Midnight by Clive James
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Natural by Andrew Motion, p. 535 - 1 Review- Edward Thomas on the Countryside by Roland Gant and Edward Thomas
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Couch-Fodder by Rosemary Dinnage, p. 536 - 1 Review- Tales from a Psychiatrist's Couch by Catherine Storr
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Decent Exposure by Julian Barnes, p. 537 - 1 Review- The Great Pursuit by Tom Sharpe
- Pump, Cutlery, Capital P by Christopher Reid, p. 537
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Star Witness by Derek Mahon, p. 537 - 3 Reviews- Come Trailing Blood by Paul Smith
- Kolonialagent by Robert Brain
- Four Stories by Gabriel Josipovici
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Faithful Clerks by John Raymond, p. 538 - 3 Reviews- The English Sermon, Vol. I, 1550-1650 by Martin Seymour-Smith
- The English Sermon, Vol. II, 1650-1750 by C.H. Sisson
- The English Sermon, Vol. III, 1750-1850 by Robert Nye
- Remembering John Raymond by Paul Johnson, p. 539
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Films: TKO by John Coleman, p. 540 - 4 Reviews- Rocky (1976 Film) by John G. Avildsen
- Above Us the Earth (1977 Film) by Karl Francis
- When Joseph Returns (1976 Film) by Zsolt Kezdi-Kovacs
- The Harder They Come (1972 Film) by Perry Henzell
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 541
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 541
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 542
- Architecture by Andrew Saint, p. 542
- Cookery by Hilary Spurling, p. 543
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 544
- Weekend Competion, p. 544
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 545-548
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April 29, 1977 Issue = 28 Articles- Jonathan Aitken, At Home by James Fenton, p. 550
- Free for All, and Why Not? by Mervyn Jones, pp. 551-552
- The Great Oil Blow-out by Jeremy Bugler, p. 553
- Privacy and the Press by Raymond Wacks, p. 554
- Mr Manley's Experiment by John Hatch, p. 555
- Household Faces 5: Robert Robinson, p. 556
- Mourning Star by Christopher Hitchens, p. 557
- Death of the Sixth Form by Peter Wilby, p. 558
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 559
- Civil Service Selection by Jonathan Sleigh, p. 560
- Mother O' Mine by Arthur Marshall, p. 561
- Meeting of the Magi by Roger Woddis, p. 561
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 562-563
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Permissiveness and Its Discontents by E.J. Mishan, p. 564 - 1 Review- Social Limits to Growth by Fred Hirsch
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Swansea Song by John Morgan, p. 565 - 2 Reviews- Dylan Thomas: A Biography by Paul Ferris
- My Friend Dylan Thomas by Daniel Jones
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Even Better by Fitzroy Maclean, p. 566 - 1 Review- War in the Shadows by Robert B. Asprey
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The Outsider by Eric Rhode, p. 567 - 1 Review- The Meaning of Illness by Georg Groddeck and Lore Schacht
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Made in Heaven by Malcolm Bradbury, p. 568 - 1 Review- Marry Me by John Updike
- Anniversary; Alice Plays Cards with the Queen by C.J. Monckton, p. 568
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Persecution Mania by Susannah Clapp, pp. 569-570 - 3 Reviews- A Place to Come To by Robert Penn Warren
- Pathetic Phallus by Charles Maclean
- The Invisible Victory by Richard Gordon
- Festivals by Mark Kidel and Alan Blyth, pp. 571-576
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 577
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Films by John Coleman, p. 578 - 1 Review- A Place to Come To by Robert Penn Warren
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 578
- Art by John Spurling, p. 579
- Tour by David Harsent, p. 580
- Weekend Competition, p. 580
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 581-584
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May 6, 1977 Issue = 26 Articles- Whither The Liberals? by James Fenton, p. 586
- The Ulster Strike by Mary Holland, p. 587
- The Resurrection of Franco by William Chislett, p. 588
- ABC of the Special Branch by Robin Cook, p. 589
- John Bull's Other Islands by Martin Short, pp. 590-593
- Household Faces 6: Jimmy Hill, pp. 594-595
- Keeping the Standard Raised by Emma Soames, p. 596
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 597
- Visible Imports by Michael Massing, p. 598
- It Pays to Advertise by Arthur Marshall, p. 599
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 600-602
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An Interesting Greatness by Russell Davies, p. 603 - 1 Review- The Freedom of the Poet by John Berryman
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The Brownian Dispersion by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 604-605 - 1 Review- Sanya: My Life with Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn by Natalya Reshetovskaya
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Don Man by John Bayley, p. 606 - 1 Review- Problems in the Literary Biography of Mikhail Sholokhov by Roy A. Medvedev
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Undisguised by Rosalind Mitchison, p. 607 - 1 Review- Mary of Guise by Rosalind K. Marshall
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Fallen Apart by Mary Holland, p. 608 - 1 Review- Patrick Pearse: The Triumph of Failure by Ruth Dudley Edwards
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Ascent of I.A. by Valentine Cunningham, p. 609 - 1 Review- Complementarities by I.A. Richards and John Paul Russo
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The Lioness by Julian Symons, p. 610 - 1 Review- The Lonely Hunter by Virginia Spencer Carr
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Pilgrim Sons by Paul Theroux, p. 611 - 2 Reviews- The Oxford Literary Guide to the British Isles by Dorothy Eagle and Hilary Carnell
- An American's Guide to Britain by Robin W. Winks
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Zippy by Jeremy Treglown, pp. 612-613 - 3 Reviews- The Canfield Decision by Spiro T. Agnew
- How to Save Your Own Life by Erica Jong
- Four Stories by Ingmar Bergman
- Museums by Celina Fox, p. 614
- Architecture by Nathan Silver, p. 615
- Television by Ian Hamilton, pp. 615-616
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Films: House-Warming by David Wilson, p. 617 - 3 Reviews- Burnt Offerings (1976 Film) by Dan Curtis
- The Telephone Book (1971 Film) by Nelson Lyon
- Den-En ni Shisu (1974 Film) by Shuji Terayama
- Radio by Eric Korn, p. 618
- Music by Andrew Clements, pp. 618-624
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May 13, 1977 Issue = 30 Articles- Sir Arthur Who? by James Fenton, p. 626
- Rhodesia: A Plan for the Whites by Anthony McAdam, pp. 627-628
- Israel's Kaleidoscopic Choice by Naomi Shepherd, p. 629
- First Cracks in Carter's Consensus by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 630-631
- A Tartan Print for Scotland by Robin Cook, p. 632
- Yours Truly Local Council by Mervyn Jones, pp. 632-633
- Dr Paisley's Reverse by Mary Holland, pp. 634-635
- Venice: The Biennale of Dissent by Tana de Zulueta, p. 636
- London Diary by John Mortimer, p. 637
- Race, Tolerance and the NUS by Alan Elsner, p. 638
- Within My Power by Arthur Marshall, p. 639
- The Charmer in the Church by Roger Woddis, p. 639
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 640-641
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Secondary Worlds by James Fenton, p. 642 - 1 Review- J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter
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Bovver Boys by Mervyn Jones, pp. 643-645 - 1 Review- The National Front by Martin Walker
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Cornish Cream by Maurice Richardson, p. 646 - 1 Review- Growing Pains by Daphne du Maurier
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The Terrific Register by Peter Conrad, p. 646 - 1 Review- Popular Literature by Victor E. Neuburg
- Old Moon by John Mole, p. 647
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Book Review 800 by Edward Pygge, p. 647 - 1 Review- Mauve Gloves and Madmen, Clutter and Vine by Tom Wolfe
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Uncured by Valentine Cunningham, pp. 648-649 - 3 Reviews- A Hole in the Head by Francis Stuart
- Balloonist by MacDonald Harris
- An Ideal Friend by Madeleine Riley
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Films: Dead Ends by John Coleman, p. 650 - 3 Reviews- Illustrious Corpses (1976 Film) by Francesco Rosi
- The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975 Film) by Volker Schlondorff and Margarethe von Trotta
- Riddles of the Sphinx (1977 Film) by Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 650
- Art by John Spurling, p. 651
- Television by Ian Hamilton, pp. 652-653
- Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 654
- Opera by Dennis Marks, p. 654
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 655
- Weekend Competition, p. 655
- Chess, p. 656
- Crossword, pp. 657-660
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May 20, 1977 Issue = 31 Articles- About His Excellency by James Fenton, p. 662
- Westminster's Gossip Alley by Anthony Howard, p. 663
- India's Return to Democracy by K.R. Sundar Rajan, p. 664
- France's Daily Racism by David Leitch, p. 665
- The Darker Side of the NHS by Donald Gould, pp. 666-667
- Speeding Towards Death by Jeremy Bugler, pp. 668-669
- Williamson's Law by John Shirley and Martin Short, pp. 670-671
- London Diary by John Mortimer, p. 672
- Britain's Communist University by Colin MacCabe, p. 673
- But for the Grace of God by Arthur Marshall, p. 674
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 675-676
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Barbarians at the Gate by Neal Ascherson, p. 677 - 1 Review- Enemies of Society by Paul Johnson
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Pale Horse by Craig Raine, p. 678 - 2 Reviews- The Consciousness of Joyce by Richard Ellmann
- James Joyce: The Citizen and the Artist by Charles H. Peake
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The Weird Sisters by David Caute, p. 679 - 1 Review- A Fine Old Conflict by Jessica Mitford
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Houseproud by Brian Walden, p. 680 - 1 Review- The Commons in the Seventies by S.A. Walkland and Michael Ryle
- Shitty; Senex by Kingsley Amis, p. 680
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Pack Drill by John Sturrock, p. 680 - 1 Review- The Castle of Crossed Destinies by Italo Calvino
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One-Handed by Julian Barnes, p. 681 - 3 Reviews- Elsinor by Charles Webb
- The Abandoned Woman by Richard Condon
- Blood Brothers by Richard Price
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The ABC of Writing by Germaine Greer, p. 682 - 1 Review- Children as Writers, No. 3
- Who's Zoo by Alan Ryan, pp. 682-683
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Open Verdict by Naomi Lewis, p. 684 - 1 Review- The Wild Boy of Aveyron by Harlan L. Lane
- And That's A Fact by John Coleman, p. 685
- As If By Magic by Julia Eccleshare, p. 686
- Housing by Andrew Saint, p. 687
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 688
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Films: Not So Dusty by John Coleman, p. 688 - 4 Reviews- Immoral Tales (1974 Film) by Walerian Borowczyk
- Shattered (1972 Film) by Alastair Reid
- Cannonball (1976 Film) by Paul Bartel
- The Giant Spider Invasion (1975 Film) by Bill Rebane
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 689
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 690
- Montmore by James Fenton, p. 691
- Weekend Competition, p. 691
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 692-696
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May 27, 1977 Issue = 26 Articles- Mr English Hits the Fan by James Fenton, p. 698
- Brezhnev Shows His Muscle by Dev Murarka, p. 699
- Spring in Guernica by Neal Ascherson, p. 700
- An Open Letter to Tony Benn by Paul Johnson, p. 701
- Annan: The Debate That Isn't by Phillip Whitehead, pp. 702-703
- Why Israel Moved Right by Naomi Shepherd, pp. 704-705
- Lucas - Most British of Companies by Patrick Wintour, pp. 706-707
- The Shore Way by John Griffith, p. 708
- London Diary by John Mortimer, p. 709
- An Infantile Disorder by Colin Dodd, p. 710
- Up Girls and At Them by Arthur Marshall, p. 711
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 712-713
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Forgive, Forgive by Noel Annan, p. 714 - 1 Review- I Say! by Arthur Marshall
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Not So Dandy by Edward Mendelson, p. 715 - 1 Review- Children of the Sun by Martin B. Green
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Sweet FO by Peter Jenkins, p. 716 - 1 Review- The Diplomats by Geoffrey Moorhouse
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Work Song by Alan Ryan, p. 717 - 1 Review- Simone Weil: A life by Simone Petrement
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In the Safari Park by Peter Conrad, p. 718 - 1 Review- Gaudete by Ted Hughes
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Whirligig by Susannah Clapp, p. 719 - 4 Reviews- Lovers and Tyrants by Francine du Plessix Gray
- The Sweets of Pimlico by A.N. Wilson
- Double Trouble by Barney Platts-Mills
- Quiet as a Nun by Antonia Fraser
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Films: And the Moral Is? by John Coleman, p. 720 - 4 Reviews- Private Vices and Public Virtues (1976 Film) by Miklos Jancso
- Jujiro (1928 Film) by Teinosuke Kinugasa
- The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976 Film) by Herbert Ross
- The Cassandra Crossing (1976 Film) by George P. Cosmatos
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 720
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 721
- Art by John Spurling, p. 722
- Design by Drusilla Beyfus, p. 723
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 723
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 724
- Crossword, pp. 725-728
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June 3, 1977 Issue = 31 Articles- Why They Hate the Queen by James Fenton, p. 730
- The Doll in the Golden Coach by Mervyn Jones, p. 731
- Secrecy in the Counting House by Alex Brummer, p. 732
- Jubilant Socialists? by Michael Bor, p. 733
- 25 Years of the Commonwealth by John Hatch, p. 734
- Thumbs Down Down Under? by Noel McLachlan, p. 735
- The Crown and Politics by Kenneth Morgan, pp. 736-738
- Good Prince Charles by Corinna Adam, p. 739
- Profile of the Duke of Edinburgh, p. 740
- Throne and Altar by Anthony Howard, p. 741
- Loyal Fourth Estate by Tom Baistow, pp. 742-744
- London Diary by John Mortimer, p. 745
- The Queen as Visitor by Francis Beckett, p. 746
- By Royal Appointment by Arthur Marshall, p. 747
- Cheers by Roger Woddis, p. 747
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 748-749
- Jubilee Mugshots by Julian Barnes, p. 750
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The Uncrowned King by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 751 - 2 Reviews- Charles Stewart Parnell by F.S.L. Lyons
- The English Face of Irish Nationalism by Alan O'Day
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Big Fish by Paul Addison, p. 752 - 2 Reviews- Roosevelt and Churchill, 1939-1941 by Joseph P. Lash
- Churchill in America, 1895-1961 by Robert H. Pilpel
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Grab Street by Bruce Page, p. 753 - 1 Review- Slip-Up by Anthony Delano
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Bad For You by Maurice Richardson, p. 753 - 1 Review- An Humbler Heaven by William Rees-Mogg
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The Beaten Men by Ronald Blythe, p. 754 - 1 Review- The Deferential Worker by Howard Newby
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Closed Doors by J.G. Ballard, p. 755 - 1 Review- The Hughes Papers by Elaine Davenport, Paul Eddy, and Mark Hurwitz
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Here be Monsters by Elaine Feinstein, p. 755 - 3 Reviews- The Ponsonby Post by Bernice Rubens
- Lovers in Exile by Robin Maugham
- The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 756
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Films: Black Tati by John Coleman, p. 757 - 6 Reviews- Car Wash (1976 Film) by Michael Schultz
- Bound for Glory (1976 Film) by Hal Ashby
- Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977 Film) by Robert Aldrich
- The Prince and the Pauper (1977 Film) by Richard Fleischer
- La Cecilia (1975 Film) by Jean-Louis Comolli
- Echoes of a Summer (1976 Film) by Don Taylor
- Television---1 by Ian Hamilton, p. 758
- Television---2 by Charles Fox, p. 758
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 759
- Jubilee Competition and Chess, p. 760
- Crossword, pp. 761-764
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June 10, 1977 Issue = 32 Articles- Inside Mr Benn by James Fenton, p. 766
- Crimes Against Humanity by Robin Cook, p. 767
- Djibouti Tiptoes to Independence by Iain Guest, pp. 768-769
- Mousetrapped in Seoul by Murray Sayle, p. 770
- Watch Your Language by Roger Woddis, p. 771
- Humbug and Health by Donald Gould, p. 772
- Tennis, Anyone? by Caroline Seebohm, pp. 772-773
- Scotland and the BBC by Alastair Hetherington, pp. 774-775
- A Short Stay in Soho by Yvonne Roberts, p. 776
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 777
- So You Think You've Got Problems by David Lowe, p. 778
- Pardon My Twitch by Arthur Marshall, p. 779
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 780-781
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Will These Bones Live? by Craig Raine, p. 782 - 2 Reviews- Eliot's Early Years by Lyndall Gordon
- Gerard Manley Hopkins by Bernard Bergonzi
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The Ways of God by Alan Ryan, p. 783 - 1 Review- The Hutchinson History of the World by J.M. Roberts
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Shelving the Issue by Philip Larkin, p. 783 - 1 Review- Books for the People by Thomas Kelly and Edith Kelly
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Judge Jekyll by C.H. Rolph, p. 784 - 1 Review- Lord Goddard by Fenton S. Bresler
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Are You Hit? by Julian Symons, p. 785 - 1 Review- The Red Soldier by Frank Emery
- Keyboard Suite by Peter Porter, p. 785
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Hush, Memory by Tom Paulin, p. 786 - 1 Review- Thomas Hardy: Art and Thought by F.B. Pinion
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High-Low by David Leitch, p. 786 - 1 Review- Total Poker by David Spanier
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Black Pudding by Valentine Cunningham, p. 787 - 3 Reviews- Peter Smart's Confessions by Paul Bailey
- Beautiful Days by Franz Innerhofer
- Orsinian Tales by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Broadway by Paul Bailey, p. 788
- US Radio by Eric Korn, p. 788
- Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 789
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 790
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 790
- Art by John Spurling, p. 791
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Films: Yes and No by John Coleman, p. 791 - 1 Review- Pleasure Party (1975 Film) by Claude Chabrol
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 792
- Weekend Competition, p. 792
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 793-796
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June 17, 1977 Issue = 32 Articles- Stuck For a Title by James Fenton, p. 798
- Hands Off the Foreign Office! by Paul Johnson, p. 799
- Tough in Turkey by David Tonge, p. 800
- Reform or Bust by Wilfred Beckerman, p. 801
- Not So Gay America by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 802-803
- The Diploma Disease by Peter Wilby, pp. 804-807
- Missing Faces at Windscale by Jeremy Bugler, p. 808
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 809
- The Time Swallower by Mick Shepherd, p. 810
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Millionaire by Claire Tomalin, p. 810 - 1 Review- The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Vol. I, 1915-1919 by Virginia Woolf
- Trumpet Vigorously by Arthur Marshall, p. 811
- The L9.95 Solution by Roger Woddis, p. 811
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 812-814
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As a Matter of Tact by Clive James, pp. 815-817 - 1 Review- Responses by Richard Wilbur
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Blue Moon by Philip French, pp. 818-819 - 2 Reviews- Rodgers and Hart: Bewitched, Bothered, and Bedeviled by Samuel Marx and Jan Clayton
- Thou Swell, Thou Witty by Dorothy Hart
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The Leisure of the Theory Class by Alan Ryan, p. 820 - 1 Review- Part of My Life by A.J. Ayer
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A? by Martin Amis, p. 821 - 1 Review- Abba Abba by Anthony Burgess
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This Other Eden by Michael Duane, p. 822 - 1 Review- Progressive Retreat by Maurice Punch
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Stourt Party by Anthony Howard, p. 823 - 1 Review- Memories of a Marriage by Edith Morrison
- From a Distance by D.J. Enright, p. 823
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Democrazy by Nicholas Bethell, p. 824 - 1 Review- Group Captives by Henry Faulk
- Problems of Sociology, Ethnicity and Ecology in the United States by Robert Conquest, p. 824
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Hard To Do by James Fenton, p. 825 - 1 Review- The Break-Up of Britain by Tom Nairn
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To Justify the Ends by Jeremy Treglown, pp. 826-827 - 3 Reviews- The Consul's File by Paul Theroux
- Asylum by Oliver Knox
- In a Dark Wood by Marina Warner
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Films: The Killing Kid by John Coleman, p. 828 - 3 Reviews- Small Change (1976 Film) by Francois Truffaut
- The Clockmaker (1974 Film) by Bertrand Tavernier
- Le Gang (1976 Film) by Jacques Deray
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 829
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 830
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 830
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 831
- Cookery by Hilary Spurling, p. 831
- Weekend Competition, p. 832
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 833-836
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June 24, 1977 Issue = 29 Articles- On Your Anniversary by James Fenton, p. 838
- The Case for Holding On by Phillip Whitehead, p. 839
- Mr Lynch's Victory by Mary Holland, p. 840
- Reaching an Apex by Jake Podorelski, p. 841
- Renaissance in Spain by Hugh Thomas, pp. 842-845
- Protecting the Past by William Hall, pp. 846-847
- Pot Luck by Alex Finer, pp. 848-849
- Snowed Under in La Paz by Elgy Gillespie, pp. 850-851
- London Diary by Corinna Adam, p. 852
- Welcome to Britain by Fred Weiss, p. 853
- Yours, Partner by Arthur Marshall, p. 854
- SW19 by Roger Woddis, p. 854
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 855-856
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Still, That Is What Tom Liked by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 857 - 1 Review- Ruling Passions by Tom Driberg
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Mes Petites Sensations by John Jones, p. 858 - 1 Review- The Gentle Barbarian by V.S. Pritchett
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The Awkward Squad by Neal Ascherson, p. 859 - 1 Review- No Jail for Thought by Lev Kopelev
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Nice and Irish by P.J. Kavanagh, p. 860 - 1 Review- Enter a Goldfish by Micheal Mac Liammoir
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Shopped by James Cameron, p. 860 - 1 Review- The Arms Bazaar by Anthony Sampson
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Pumps by Paul Johnson, p. 861 - 2 Reviews- Radical Joe by Denis Judd
- Lloyd George: The Goat in the Wilderness, 1922-1931 by John Campbell
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I Should Say by Peter Conrad, p. 862 - 1 Review- The Good Want Power by Kathleen Nott
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Furtively Twitching by Jonathan Keates, p. 863 - 3 Reviews- If You Could See Me Now by Peter Straub
- Facing Death by Bryan Magee
- Drums for Rancas by Manuel Scorza
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 864
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 864
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Films: Ryan's Slaughter by John Coleman, p. 865 - 4 Reviews- A Bridge Too Far (1977 Film) by Richard Attenborough
- The Streetwalker by Walerian Borowczyk
- Hot Winds (1973 Film) by M.S. Sathyu
- M. Hulot's Holiday (1953 Film) by Jacques Tati
- Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 866
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 866
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 867
- Weekend Competition, p. 868
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 869-872
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Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1977 = 14 Issues, 412 Articles-
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July 1, 1977 Issue = 33 Articles- A Vier from Behind by James Fenton, p. 2
- One Man, One Vote, One Party by Anthony Howard, p. 3
- Hope for Cyprus by Christopher Price, p. 4
- The Great B-1 Saga by Alexander Cockburn, p. 5
- Dog's Dinner by Michael Harloe, p. 6
- Keep the Blue Flag Flying Here by Patrick Wintour, p. 7
- Can Carter Help South Africa? by Stanley Uys, pp. 8-9
- A Mean Death for a Free School by Peter Wilby, p. 10
- The Language of Separatism by Stephanie Williams, p. 11
- London Diary by Mervyn Jones, p. 12
- Broadly Speaking by Sue Slipman, p. 13
- Bizarre Bedfellows by Arthur Marshall, p. 14
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 15-16
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The Characters of Love by Russell Davies, p. 17 - 1 Review- Man and Woman by A.O.J. Cockshut
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The Burden of Proof by Paul Addison, p. 18 - 1 Review- Hitler's War by David Irving
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Drive, He Said by Eric Korn, p. 19 - 1 Review- Perpetual Motion by Arthur W.J.G. Ord-Hume
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Epicycle by John Sturrock, p. 20 - 1 Review- The Great Bike Race by Geoffrey Nicholson
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You Dig? by Peter Conrad, p. 21 - 1 Review- Fan-Mail by Clive James
- The Grocer by Craig Raine, p. 21
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Rousing Stuff by Julian Barnes, p. 22 - 4 Reviews- Write Up by Molly Parkin
- South of the Lights by Angela Huth
- The Way Out by Romain Gary
- Twins by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland
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Mere Murder by Louis Finger, p. 23 - 1 Review- Edith's Diary by Patricia Highsmith
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The Invisible Man by Julian Symons, p. 24 - 2 Reviews- The Burning of Evelyn Foster by Jonathan Goodman
- Crippen: The Mild Murderer by Tom Cullen
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Shaken, But Not Stirred by Kingsley Amis, p. 25 - 1 Review- James Bond, the Spy I Loved by Christopher Wood
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Hard Transplants by Gavin Lyall, p. 26 - 3 Reviews- The Man with the President's Mind by Ted Allbeury
- Send No More Roses by Eric Ambler
- The Glimpses of the Moon by Edmund Crispin
- It's the Real Thing by Ted Allbeury, p. 27
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 28
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 28
- World Cup by Brian Glanville, p. 29
- Art by John Spurling, p. 30
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Films: Snuffing It by John Coleman, p. 31 - 4 Reviews- Coup de Grace (1976 Film) by Volker Schlondorff
- The Car (1977 Film) by Elliot Silverstein
- Day of the Animals (1977 Film) by William Girdler
- Rich and Strange (1932 Film) by Alfred Hitchcock
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 32
- Weekend Competition, p. 32
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 33-36
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July 8, 1977 Issue = 30 Articles- Saffron Walden Speaks Its Mind by James Fenton, p. 38
- Three Years on the Press Commission by Paul Johnson, pp. 39-40
- How Radical Is Carter? by Alexander Cockburn, p. 41
- Six Wasted Months by David Haworth, p. 42
- War Nostalgia, German Style by John Frazer, p. 43
- Scarman to the Rescue? by John Griffiths, pp. 44-45
- Jack Jones's Last Stand by Patrick Wintour, p. 46
- Ashes to Ashes by Roger Woddis, p. 46
- Britain's Offshore Island by William Hall, p. 47
- The Children of the Dead by Donald Gould, p. 48
- London Diary by Mervyn Jones, p. 49
- Death of an Expatriate by David Leitch, p. 50
- Do Bring Your Gong Along by Arthur Marshall, p. 51
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 52-53
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Nabokov's Grand Folly by Clive James, p. 54 - 2 Reviews- Eugene Onegin by Aleksandr S. Pushkin and Vladimir Nabokov
- Nabokov Translated by Jane Grayson
- Dark Laughter by Martin Amis, p. 55
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The Sandcastle by Phillip Knightley, p. 56 - 1 Review- T. E. Lawrence by Desmond Stewart
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Mstique by Hilary Spurling, p. 57 - 1 Review- It Changed My Life by Betty Friedan
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Garden Party by Peter Jenkins, p. 57 - 1 Review- Convention by Richard Reeves
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No, Honestly by Jonathan Keates, p. 58 - 2 Reviews- The Fake's Progress by Tom Keating, Geraldine Norman, and Frank Norman
- The Tom Keating Catalogue by Tom. Keating
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The Centre Holds by George Melly, p. 59 - 1 Review- Surrealists and Surrealism, 1919-1939 by Gaetan Picon
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Sinspots by Susannah Clapp, p. 60 - 4 Reviews- My Life Closed Twice by Nigel Williams
- A Mountain at the End of Night by Caroline Glyn
- The Survivor by George MacBeth
- Scene Changing by Edward Candy
- Birth of Criticism by Geoffrey Grigson, p. 60
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Films: Good Company by John Coleman, p. 61 - 4 Reviews- The Late Show (1977 Film) by Robert Benton
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977 Film) by Lewis Gilbert
- Islands in the Stream (1977 Film) by Franklin J. Schaffner
- Nasty Habits (1977 Film) by Michael Lindsay-Hogg
- Television by Russell Davies, p. 62
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 62
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 63
- Radio by Eric Korn, p. 64
- Weekend Competition, p. 64
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 65-68
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July 15, 1977 Issue = 31 Articles- Phasing Out Phases by James Fenton, p. 70
- Israel and the US by Alexander Cockburn, p. 71
- NAFF in Thurberland by Peter Dunn, p. 72
- Club Talk by Roger Woddis, p. 73
- Protecting Our Lord by Corinna Adam, p. 74
- Doleful Youth by Peter Wilby, p. 75
- Building a Nation from the Bottom by Iain Guest, pp. 76-77
- Myra Hindley and Parole by Frank Longford, p. 78
- Post-Mark by John Shirley, p. 79
- London Diary by Mervyn Jones, p. 80
- Picked Up on the Picket Line by Denis MacShane, p. 81
- Tweet, Tweet by Arthur Marshall, p. 82
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 83-84
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Songs of Experience by V.S. Pritchett, p. 85 - 1 Review- The Novels of Anthony Trollope by James R. Kincaid
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Secret Threads by Claire Tomalin, p. 86 - 2 Reviews- Literary Women: The Great Writers by Ellen Moers
- Married to Genius by Jeffrey Meyers
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Func by Peter Porter, p. 87 - 1 Review- Sicilian Carousel by Lawrence Durrell
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Pax by Paul Addison, p. 87 - 1 Review- Sir Samuel Hoare: A Political Biography by John Arthur Cross
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The Dark Figure by C.H. Rolph, p. 88 - 1 Review- The Growth of Crime by Leon Radzinowicz and Joan F.S. King
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Grope Therapy by J.G. Ballard, p. 89 - 1 Review- Travels in Inner Space by John St. John
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Brand X by Bruce Page, p. 89 - 1 Review- False Messiah by Derek Humphry and David Tindall
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Striving Unofficiously by Morris Fraser, p. 90 - 2 Reviews- The Child with Spina Bifida by Elizabeth M. Anderson and Bernie Spain
- My Children, My Children by Robert William Reid
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Gaol Bait by Jeremy Treglown, p. 91 - 3 Reviews- Falconer by John Cheever
- A Book of Common Prayer by Joan Didion
- Johnny, I Hardly Knew You by Edna O'Brien
- Mushrooms by Charles Tomlinson, p. 91
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 92
- Television by Russell Davies, p. 92
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 93
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Films: Growing Pains by John Coleman, p. 94 - 6 Reviews- The Best Way to Walk (1976 Film) by Claude Miller
- The Devil's Playground (1976 Film) by Fred Schepisi
- Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 Film) by Ted Kotcheff
- Smokey and the Bandit (1977 Film) by Hal Needham
- Brother and Sister (1976 Film) by Tadashi Imai
- Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977 Film) by Sam Wanamaker
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 95
- Art by John Spurling, p. 95
- Weekend Competition, p. 96
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 97-100
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July 22, 1977 Issue = 29 Articles- Are You Getting Sick of Healey? by James Fenton, p. 102
- Playing Footsie with the Unionists by Mary Holland, p. 103
- Inside the European Parliament by Christopher Price, pp. 104-105
- Why Whitlam Should Go Too by Allan Ashbolt, pp. 106-107
- Lord Ryder's Monument by Patrick Wintour, pp. 108-111
- Puffed Wheat by Oliver Walston, p. 112
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 113
- Council Tenants in Court by Audrey Harvey, p. 114
- Cryptic by Roger Woddis, p. 114
- Travelling Hopefully by Arthur Marshall, p. 115
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 116-117
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Perish Every Laggard by John Carey, p. 118 - 1 Review- E.M. Forster: A Life by P.N. Furbank
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Esteem Power by Geoffrey Grigson, p. 119 - 1 Review- Meetings with Pasternak by Aleksandr K. Gladkov
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Saneamento by Robin Blackburn, p. 120 - 1 Review- The Portuguese Armed Forces and the Revolution by Douglas Porch
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Scorelines by Arthur Hopcraft, p. 120 - 1 Review- The Name of the Game by Fred Inglis
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Stay Hungry by Thomas M. Disch, p. 121 - 1 Review- Syndromes of the Seventies by John Alexander Loraine
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He-Man by Paul Johnson, p. 122 - 1 Review- Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone by Joyce Marlowe
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Playing Straight by Ritchie Calder, p. 122 - 1 Review- Towards Tomorrow by Fenner Brockway
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Captain Fist by Tom Paulin, p. 123 - 4 Reviews- October Light by John Gardner
- The House of Christina by Ben Haas
- Proxopera by Benedict Kiely
- Nelly's Version by Eva Figes
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 124
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 124
- Football by Edward Pygge, p. 125
- Architecture by Leo Plendello, p. 126
- Television by Russell Davies, p. 126
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Films: Hi, Tom by John Coleman, p. 127 - 4 Reviews- Three Women (1977 Film) by Robert Altman
- The Middle of the World (1974 Film) by Alain Tanner
- The Shaggy D.A. (1976 Film) by Robert Stevenson
- Salo: The 120 Days of Freedom (1975 Film) by Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 127
- Weekend Competition, p. 128
- Chess, p. 128
- Crossword, pp. 129-132
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July 29, 1977 Issue = 29 Articles- A Sanctimonious Mob by James Fenton, p. 134
- Ian Smith's End Game by Michael Holman, p. 135
- Small Farms in Portugal by Robert McCloughin, p. 136
- Industrial Democracy Revisited by Bill Wedderburn, p. 137
- The Strange Death of Liddle Towers by John Mapplebeck, pp. 138-139
- Last Straw by Roger Woddis, p. 140
- Acts of Man by Jonathan Dimbleby, p. 141
- The Case for a New LCJ by Jeremy Bentham, p. 142
- Carnival Time by Sue Woodman, p. 143
- London Diary by Mervyn Jones, p. 144
- Kept in the Community by Anne Bennett, p. 145
- Don't Forget To Write by Arthur Marshall, p. 146
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 147-148
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The life of the Party by Christopher Isherwood, p. 149 - 1 Review- The Spiral Ascent by Edward Upward
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Only Human by Clive James, pp. 150-151 - 1 Review- Reaching Judgment at Nuremberg by Bradley F. Smith
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Mrs Mao by James Cameron, p. 152 - 1 Review- Comrade Chiang Ch'ing by Roxane Witke
- West Window by Geoffrey Grigson, p. 152
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Jolly Good Show by Craig Raine, p. 153 - 1 Review- Under Siege by Robert Hewison
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Camera Obscura by Eric Sams, p. 154 - 1 Review- Nabokov: His Life in Part by Andrew Field
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Star at Eve by Matthew Coady, p. 155 - 1 Review- Edith Evans: A Personal Memoir by Jean Batters
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White Trash by Valentine Cunningham, p. 156 - 3 Reviews- A Loving Eye by Janice Elliott
- Splendid Lives by Penelope Gilliatt
- The Triplehip Cracksman by Nicolas Adam
- Television by Russell Davies, p. 157
- Radio by Eric Korn, p. 157
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 158
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Films: Harrised by John Coleman, p. 159 - 3 Reviews- Orca - The Killer Whale (1977 Film) by Michael Anderson
- Gulliver's Travels (1977 Film) by Peter R. Hunt
- Alice in Wonderland (1976 Film) by Bud Townsend
- Art by John Spurling, p. 159
- Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 160
- Weekend Competition, p. 161
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 161-164
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August 5, 1977 Issue = 28 Articles- A New Language for Socialists by Fred Inglis, p. 166
- Britain's Voice Abroad by Anthony Howard, p. 167
- The Queen over the Water by Eamonn McCann, p. 168
- Silent Echo by John Mapplebeck, p. 169
- The Great Australian Emptiness by Michael Dean, pp. 170-173
- The Death of Makarios by James Fenton, p. 174
- Red Bass by Patrick Wintour, p. 175
- London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 176
- A Bow at a Venture by Mervyn Jones, p. 177
- Under Pressure by Arthur Marshall, p. 178
- Buying of Spares by Roger Woddis, p. 178
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 179-180
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Temporary Kings by Anthony Quinton, p. 181 - 1 Review- The Fabians by Norman Ian MacKenzie and Jeanne MacKenzie
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The Nice and the Good by Bernard Williams, p. 182 - 1 Review- The Fire and the Sun by Iris Murdoch
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Horror! Absolute Horror! by Kingsley Amis, p. 183 - 1 Review- The Edgar Allan Poe Scrapbook by Peter Haining
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No Sale by Jonathan Keates, p. 184 - 1 Review- George Meredith: His Life and Lost Love by David Williams
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Class Conscious by Alan Ryan, p. 185 - 1 Review- Schools of Thought by Mary Warnock
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Hardware by Anthony Sampson, p. 185 - 1 Review- Rise of Big Business by C. Northcote Parkinson
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Krapp's Tapes by Julian Barnes, p. 186 - 1 Review- Talking to Myself by Studs Terkel
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Before the Fall by Peter Conrad, pp. 186-187 - 1 Review- O America! by Luigi Barzini
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 188
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Films: Freaked Out by John Coleman, p. 189 - 3 Reviews- Fellini's Casanova (1976 Film) by Federico Fellini
- Between Friends (1973 Film) by Donald Shebib
- The Nun (1968 Film) by Jacques Rivette
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 189
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 190
- Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 191
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 191
- Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 192
- Crossword, pp. 193-196
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August 12, 1977 Issue = 29 Articles- Patriotism and the Left by Fred Inglis, p. 198
- Playing the Flash-Bang Game by Murray Sayle, p. 199
- Playing with Fire by Roger Woddis, p. 200
- Running for Mayor by Alexander Cockburn, p. 201
- Death Row---Rhodesian Style by David Mason, p. 202
- The Walden Legacy by Patrick Wintour, p. 203
- Sadat's Solitary Hand by Jonathan Dimbleby, pp. 204-205
- Thumbs Down for Dockland by John Beddoe, p. 206
- Seven Heretics in Search of a Stake by Paul Johnson, pp. 207-208
- London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 209
- A Young Man's Game by Mervyn Jones, p. 210
- The Tall Gentleman by Arthur Marshall, p. 211
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 212-213
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Potato Masher by Michael Davie, p. 214 - 2 Reviews- Nixon vs. Nixon by David Abrahamsen
- The Psychopathic God: Adolf Hitler by Robert G.L. Waite
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Deserted Villages by Alistair Hennessy, p. 215 - 1 Review- The Spanish Tragedy by Raymond Carr
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Irish Eyes by Tom Paulin, p. 216 - 1 Review- Tom Moore: A Biography of the Irish Poet by Terence De Vere White
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Pain Speaking by Maurice Richardson, p. 216 - 1 Review- Obsessed by Ronald Frederick Henry Duncan
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Hate Couture by Paul Addison, p. 217 - 1 Review- Hitler's Children by Jillian Becker
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Cancer Ward by Neal Ascherson, p. 218 - 2 Reviews- Russia's Political Hospitals by Sidney Bloch and Peter Reddaway
- The Politics of Solzhenitsyn by Stephen Carter
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Bird's Eye by Eric Sams, p. 219 - 1 Review- Boulez by Joan Peyser
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Such Style by Jeremy Treglown, p. 219 - 3 Reviews- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
- Raw Silk by Janet Burroway
- The Danger Tree by Olivia Manning
- Prudence Farmer Award by John Carey, p. 220
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Films: Pride of Our Ali by John Coleman, p. 221 - 3 Reviews- The Greatest (1977 Film) by Monte Hellman and Tom Gries
- Lucky Luciano (1973 Film) by Francesco Rosi
- Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977 Film) by Norman Cohen
- Boxing by John Rodda, p. 221
- Theatre by Peter Conrad, p. 222
- Art by John Spurling, p. 223
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 224
- Weekend Competition, p. 224
- Chess & Crossword, pp. 225-228
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August 19, 1977 Issue = 30 Articles- The Background to Lewisham by Patrick Wintour, pp. 221-229
- Sex and Socialism by Fred Inglis, pp. 230-231
- Pay and the Police by Robert Silver, p. 232
- Ignorance is Strength by Roger Woddis, p. 233
- When the Nuclear Arrow Breaks by Robin Cook, p. 234
- The Shadow that Falls on Brazil by Mick Terdre, p. 235
- Breaking the US Airlines' Cartel by Martin Staniland, pp. 236-237
- Skills and Changes by Naomi Mitchison, p. 238
- Put Away by Donald Gould, p. 239
- London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 240
- Crown Territory by Mervyn Jones, p. 241
- Minor Adjustments by Arthur Marshall, p. 242
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 243-244
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The Left-Handed Gun by Clive James, p. 245 - 1 Review- Matters of Fact and Fiction by Gore Vidal
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Englanditis by Alan Ryan, p. 246 - 1 Review- The Future That Doesn't Work by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
- The Butcher by Craig Raine, p. 246
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Tanks Anyway by Mervyn Jones, p. 247 - 1 Review- "Boney" Fuller: The Intellectual General, 1878-1966 by Anthony J. Trythall
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Howzzatt? by Paul Johnson, p. 248 - 1 Review- Who's Who 1977
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Problematical by John Sutherland, p. 248 - 1 Review- Marxism and Literature by Raymond Williams
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Secular Saint by K. Natwar-Singh, p. 249 - 1 Review- Gandhi and Civil Disobedience by Judith M. Brown
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Violet Cream by Lorna Sage, p. 250 - 2 Reviews- Ronald Firbank: Memoirs and Critiques by Mervyn Horder
- Valmouth; Prancing Nigger; and Concerning the Eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli by Ronald Firbank
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Head-Knowledge by Tom Paulin, p. 251 - 4 Reviews- Janine by Philip Callow
- Getting Through by Margaret Sutherland
- Coma by Robin Cook
- The Day of the Women and the Night of the Men by Wolf Mankowitz
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Films by John Coleman, p. 252 - 1 Review- Coma by Robin Cook
- Radio by Eric Korn, p. 252
- Theatre by Peter Conrad, p. 253
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 254
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 254
- Elvis Presley by Russell Davies, p. 255
- Weekend Competition, p. 255
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 256-260
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August 26, 1977 Issue = 27 Articles- Heroes and Leaders by Fred Inglis, p. 262
- Death of the Political Salesman by John Griffith, p. 263
- Murder, the Mayor and Mr Murdoch by Alexander Cockburn, p. 264
- After the Ball Was Over by Mary Holland, p. 265
- The Nuclear Politics of France by Jeremy Bugler, p. 266
- Are the Scots All Mad? by Paul Johnson, p. 267
- Gentlemen All by Roger Woddis, p. 268
- Is Everybody Happy? by Yvonne Roberts, p. 269
- London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 270
- Dream Machines by Mervyn Jones, p. 271
- Feeling My Way, p. 272
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 273-274
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A Man Blind of One Eye by James Fenton, p. 275 - 1 Review- Notable Man by John Ginger
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Neues Deutschland by W.L. Webb, p. 276 - 1 Review- Socialism with a German Face by Jonathan Steele
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Crikey! by Craig Raine, p. 277 - 1 Review- The Best of "Eagle" by Marcus Morris
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Winning by David Caute, p. 278 - 1 Review- A Critique of Arms by Regis Debray
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How It Burns by Hilary Spurling, p. 278 - 2 Reviews- Three Guineas by Virginia Woolf
- Books and Portraits by Virginia Stephen Woolf and Mary Lyon
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Make It New by David Lodge, p. 279 - 1 Review- The Lessons of Modernism by Gabriel Josipovici
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We by Rosemary Dinnage, p. 280 - 3 Reviews- Great Granny Webster by Caroline Blackwood
- The Savage Crows by Robert Drewe
- Speedboat by Renata Adler
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 281
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 281
- Theatre by Peter Conrad, p. 282
- Art by John Spurling, p. 283
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Films: Ape Call by David Wilson, p. 283 - 4 Reviews- Head (1968 Film) by Bob Rafelson
- Marjoe (1972 Film) by Sarah Kernochan and Howard Smith
- Moon Over the Alley (1976 Film) by Joseph Despins
- The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972 Film) by Yves Robert
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 284
- Weekend Competition, p. 285
- Chess & Crossword, pp. 285-288
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September 2, 1977 Issue = 29 Articles- In at the Shallow End by James Fenton, p. 290
- Bored Enough to Riot by Patrick Wintour, p. 291
- High Camp in Rhodesia by Christopher Hitchens, p. 292
- Grunwick through the Looking Glass by John Griffiths, p. 293
- The Case for ITV-2 by Jeremy Potter, pp. 294-295
- The Alternative to ITV-2 by Phillip Whitehead, pp. 296-297
- Nation Unto Nation? by Corinna Adam, p. 298
- Letters to Viewers by Jeremy Isaacs, p. 299
- Misguided by Roger Woddis, p. 299
- Profile of Sir Charles Curran, pp. 300-301
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 302
- People's Democratic Polo by Mervyn Jones, p. 303
- Here and There by Arthur Marshall, p. 304
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 305-306
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Inside the Goldfish Bowl by Arthur Howard, p. 307 - 1 Review- The BBC by Tom Burns
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That's What It's All About by Anthony Burgess, p. 308 - 1 Review- New Words for Old by Philip Howard
- Poem Translated from a Foreign Language by D.J. Enright, p. 308
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In the Fact by Peter Porter, p. 309 - 1 Review- 'Between Two Worlds' by Leslie A. Marchand and George Gordon Byron
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Good Boots by Paul Johnson, p. 310 - 1 Review- Inside Asquith's Cabinet by Edward David
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Rowse's Law by Paul Addison, p. 310 - 1 Review- Their Finest Hour by Glen St. J. Barclay
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Not He by Jeremy Treglown, p. 311 - 1 Review- Beckett/Beckett by Vivian Mercier
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Hanging In by Valentine Cunningham, p. 312 - 3 Reviews- Home Free by Dan Wakefield
- The Fan by Bob Randall
- Driftsand by Peter de Polnay
- Edinburgh Festival by Benedict Nightingale, p. 313
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 314
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Films by Eric Korn, p. 314 - 1 Review- The Fan by Bob Randall
- Cookery by Hilary Spurling, p. 315
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 315
- Weekend Competition, p. 316
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 317-320
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September 9, 1977 Issue = 26 Articles- Scanlon's Law by James Fenton, p. 322
- 'The Buggers Won't Work' by Jack Jones, p. 323
- Hunting with the AUEW by Alexander McDonald, p. 324
- Hardly, Hardly by Roger Woddis, p. 325
- The Buck Stops with Bert by Alexander Cockburn, p. 326
- Violence on TV by Milton Shulman, p. 327
- Behind the 'Lewisham 21' by Jad Adams, p. 328
- Farewell to the Labour Party by Paul Johnson, pp. 329-332
- London Diary by Corinna Adam, p. 333
- Strange Interlude by Robert Giddings, p. 334
- Making Do by Arthur Marshall, p. 335
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 336-337
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The Missionary of Sex by Germaine Greer, p. 338 - 1 Review- Passionate Crusader by Ruth E. Hall
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Escapology by Paul Foot, p. 339 - 1 Review- Odyssey of Enoch by Humphry Berkeley
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He Knows, Yer Know by Russell Davies, p. 340 - 1 Review- A Dictionary of Catch Phrases by Eric Partridge
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Total War by Christopher Hitchens, p. 341 - 1 Review- Wartime by Milovan Djilas
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No Fun by Alan Ryan, p. 342 - 1 Review- Puritan, Paranoid, Remissive by John Carroll
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What? What? by Jonathan Keates, p. 343 - 3 Reviews- The Ice Age by Margaret Drabble
- A Victim of the Aurora by Thomas Keneally
- Ends and Means by Stanley Middleton
- Cinema Organs by Andrew Saint, p. 344
- Radio by Eric Korn, p. 344
- Theatre by Peter Conrad, p. 345
- Art by John Spurling, p. 346
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Films: Glazed by John Coleman, p. 346 - 3 Reviews- Heart of Glass (1976 Film) by Werner Herzog
- The Other Side of Midnight (1977 Film) by Charles Jarrott
- The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977 Film) by Don Taylor
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 347
- Weekend Competition, p. 348
- Chess & Crossword, pp. 348-352
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September 16, 1977 Issue = 26 Articles- Hullo to the Labour Party by James Fenton, p. 354
- Israel's Ill-Fated Gamble by Naomi Shepherd, pp. 355-356
- The 'Son of Sam' Election by Alexander Cockburn, p. 357
- Education and Equality by Peter Wilby, pp. 358-361
- Paedophilia: The Forbidden Subject by Maurice Yaffe, p. 362
- Profile of Kerry Packer, p. 363
- Crumbs of Comfort by Roger Woddis, p. 364
- Salisbury Diary by Christopher Hitchens, p. 365
- Distressed Gentlefolk's Dole by J.C. Wilsher, p. 366
- Je Pense Donc Je Suis by Arthur Marshall, p. 367
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 368-369
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Doubting Castle by Clive James, p. 370 - 1 Review- God's Apology by Richard Ingrams
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Reminders by V.S. Pritchett, p. 371 - 1 Review- The Fields Beneath by Gillian Tindall
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Mirrors for Magistrates by Edward Mendelson, p. 372 - 1 Review- Politics and Literature in Modern Britain by George Watson
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Messing About by Richard Boston, p. 373 - 1 Review- Rum, Bum and Concertina by George Melly
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Bombing Along by Bruce Page, p. 374 - 1 Review- Ruin from the Air by Gordon Thomas and Max Gordon Witts
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Officer Class by Frank Tuohy, p. 374 - 1 Review- A Biography of Yeats' Beloved, Maud Gonne by Samuel Levenson
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Name No Names by Nigel Williams, p. 375 - 4 Reviews- Farewell Companions by James Plunkett
- Hurricane Wake by Rosalind Ashe
- Enemies by Giles Gordon
- Migrations by Gabriel Josipovici
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 376
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 376
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Films: Song and Dance by John Coleman, p. 377 - 2 Reviews- New York, New York (1977 Film) by Martin Scorsese
- Exorcist II - The Heretic (1977 Film) by John Boorman
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 378
- Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 379
- Robert Lowell by Grey Gowrie, p. 379
- Weekend Competition, p. 380
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 381-384
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September 23, 1977 Issue = 36 Articles- Figures from the Past by James Fenton, p. 386
- Myths and Mandarins by George Cunningham, p. 387
- The Fall from Grace by Alexander Cockburn, p. 388
- Kruger's Victim by Roger Ormond, p. 389
- Up to a Point... by David Dale, pp. 390-391
- The End Is Not Yet by Mervyn Jones, pp. 392-394
- A Voice for Parents by Christopher Price, p. 395
- Power to the People? by Ben Pimlott, p. 396
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 397
- A Suitable Tenant by Anne Bennett, p. 398
- Travel Broadens the Mind by Arthur Marshall, p. 399
- The Caine Mutiny by Roger Woddis, p. 399
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 400-402
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In the Echo Chamber by V.S. Pritchett, p. 403 - 1 Review- Blindness by Henry Green
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Vanity Fare by John Bayley, pp. 404-405 - 1 Review- Thackeray: Prodigal Genius by John Carey
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Body Count by William Shawcross, pp. 406-407 - 2 Reviews- A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo
- Peace with Horror by John Barron and Anthony Paul
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The Babbit by Peter Conrad, pp. 408-409 - 1 Review- The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien
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A Precipice Marked V by Claire Tomalin, p. 410 - 1 Review- The Letters of Virginia Woolf, Vol. III: 1923-1928 by Nigel Nicolson, Joanne Trautmann, and Virginia Woolf, ...
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Ever Outward by Brian Aldiss, p. 411 - 1 Review- The First Three Minutes by Steven Weinberg
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On Aggression by Betty Friedan, pp. 412-413 - 1 Review- The Inevitability of Patriarchy by Steven Goldberg
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The Manly One by Louis Finger, p. 414 - 1 Review- The Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carre
- Porlock: One in Four by Robert Conquest, p. 415
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Onomatopoeia by Russell Davies, p. 416 - 1 Review- Improvising by Whitney Balliett
- Floods by Craig Raine, p. 416
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Bedside Book by Mervyn Jones, p. 417 - 1 Review- Hospital by Polly Toynbee
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Puff Puff Puff by Jeremy Treglown, p. 418 - 4 Reviews- Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym
- Who Is Teddy Villanova? by Thomas Berger
- In the Miro District, and Other Stories by Peter Hillsman Taylor
- The Plague Dogs by Richard Adams
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 419
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 419
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 420
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Films: Killing Time by John Coleman, p. 421 - 3 Reviews- India Song (1977 Film) by Stephane Tchalgadjeff
- I Was Fifteen (1977 Film) by Knut Andersen
- La Tete de Normande St-Onge (1975 Film) by Gilles Carle
- Maria Callas by Eric Sams, p. 421
- Art by John Spurling, p. 422
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 422
- Weekend Competition, p. 423
- Chess, p. 423
- Crossword, pp. 424-428
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September 30, 1977 Issue = 29 Articles- Cyril's Cry for Help by James Fenton, p. 430
- Beside the Seaside by Mervyn Jones, p. 431
- Janata's 200 Days by K.R. Sundar Rajan, p. 432
- The New American Left by Christopher Hitchens, p. 433
- Eurocommunism & Social Democracy by Santiago Carrillo, pp. 434-438
- The Men on the Blanket by Peter Taylor, p. 439
- Song of Praise by Roger Woddis, p. 439
- Profile of Francois Mitterand, pp. 440-441
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 442
- Luck of the Irish by Yvonne Roberts, p. 443
- Take a Pew by Arthur Marshall, p. 444
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 445-446
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Pobblebookle Abblesquabs? by James Fenton, p. 447 - 1 Review- Edward Lear and His World by John Lehmann
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Ah Well by Russell Davies, p. 448 - 7 Reviews- In the Stopping Train, and Other Poems by Donald Davie
- A Portion for Foxes by Anthony Thwaite
- Real Estate by Michael Hamburger
- The Hinterland by Peter Scupham
- Tree of Strings by Norman MacCaig
- Implements in Their Places by W.S. Graham
- The New Divan by Edwin Morgan
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With Nobs On by Paul Johnson, p. 449 - 1 Review- Prophesying Peace, 1944-1945 by James Lees-Milne
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Murry Mints by Victoria Glendinning, p. 450 - 1 Review- The Letters and Journals of Katherine Mansfield by C.K. Stead and Katherine Mansfield
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Arms & the Man by Julian Barnes, p. 450 - 1 Review- Jay J. Armes, Investigator by Jay J. Armes and Frederick Nolan
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God's Schoolgirl by Corinna Adam, p. 451 - 1 Review- Audacity to Believe by Sheila Cassidy
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Hell on Wheels by Philip French, p. 451 - 1 Review- Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow by Dee Brown
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Bastardly by Tom Paulin, p. 452 - 3 Reviews- Evidence of Love by Shirley Ann Grau
- The Paris Trap by Joseph Hone
- Yellow Streak by Bruce Marshall
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Films: Here's Sand in Your Face by John Coleman, p. 453 - 6 Reviews- Pumping Iron (1977 Film) by George Butler and Robert Fiore
- Annie Hall (1977 Film) by Woody Allen
- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977 Film) by Joseph Strick
- Outlaw Blues (1977 Film) by Richard Heffron
- Pelvis (1977 Film) by Robert T. Megginson
- Young Lady Chatterley (1977 Film) by Alan Roberts
- Radio by Eric Korn, p. 453
- Television by Martin Amis, p. 454
- Football by Brian Glanville, p. 455
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 456
- Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 456
- Weekend Competition, p. 457
- Chess, p. 457
- Crossword, pp. 458-460
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October 7, 1977 Issue = 28 Articles- Sanitisation by Consent by James Fenton, p. 462
- The Neglect of Mass Unemployment by Peter Townsend, p. 463
- Clean What Up? by Roger Woddis, p. 464
- Ten Years Without Che by Robin Blackburn, p. 465
- The Rite of Love and Death by Murray Sayle, pp. 466-467
- Fiddler on the Roof by Alexander Cockburn, p. 468
- Black Stardust by Mike Phillips and Lindsay Mackie, p. 469
- Profile of Margaret Thatcher, pp. 470-471
- Brighton Diary by Mervyn Jones, p. 472
- House of Dogs by Corinna Adam, p. 473
- Such an Ordinary Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 474
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 475-476
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Quarrels With Myself by David Daiches, p. 477 - 1 Review- Milton and the English Revolution by Christopher Hill
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In Their Flying Machines by Clive James, p. 478 - 2 Reviews- Fighter by Len Deighton
- The Last Chance by Johannes Steinhoff
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Life With the Lid On by Paul Theroux, p. 479 - 1 Review- Elizabeth Bowen: A Biography by Victoria Glendinning
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Division Bells by Anthony Greenwood, p. 480 - 2 Reviews- Labour and the Left in the 1930s by Ben Pimlott
- Tribune 40: The First Forty Years of a Socialist Newspaper by Douglas Hill
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Small is Small by Eric Korn, p. 481 - 1 Review- A Guide for the Perplexed by E.F. Schumacher
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Generation Game by Jeremy Treglown, p. 482 - 1 Review- Daniel Martin by John Fowles
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Blunt Instrument by Alan Ryan, p. 482 - 1 Review- The Hite Report on Male Sexuality by Shere Hite
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Suburbanity by Susannah Clapp, p. 483 - 4 Reviews- Injury Time by Beryl Bainbridge
- The Golden Child by Penelope Fitzgerald
- A Raving Monarchist by Julian Rathbone
- My Son Max by Jack Cope
- Art by John Spurling, p. 484
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 484
- Property by Raymond Eisenstark, p. 485
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Films: Oathy by John Coleman, p. 486 - 3 Reviews- Slap Shot (1977 Film) by George Roy Hill
- Valentino (1977 Film) by Ken Russell
- Suspiria (1977 Film) by Dario Argento
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 486
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 487
- Weekend Competition, p. 487
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 488-492
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October 14, 1977 Issue = 28 Articles- Mrs Thatcher's Dictatorship by James Fenton, p. 494
- Who Will have the Fishie? by Mervyn Jones, p. 495
- Jim Callaghan's Other Allies by Mary Holland, p. 496
- Marchais v. Mitterand by Boris Kidel, p. 497
- After Steve Biko Died by Roger Omond, p. 498
- The Politics of Slater Walker by Bruce Page, pp. 499-501
- Kicking the TV Set by Christopher Price, p. 502
- Keeping the Bridge by Roger Woddis, pp. 502-503
- Blackpool Diary by Martin Amis, p. 504
- Extremism in Higher Education by Richard Hoggart, p. 505
- Many Mansions by Arthur Marshall, p. 506
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 507-508
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The Sewage Crisis by John Campbell, p. 509 - 2 Reviews- The Conservatives by Lord Butler
- Tory Leaders by Nigel Fisher
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The Dic by Russell Davies, p. 510 - 1 Review- Caught in the Web of Words by K.M. Elisabeth Murray
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Fallen Women by Rosemary Dinnage, p. 511 - 1 Review- The Dark Angel by Fraser Harrison
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His Nibs by Frederic Raphael, p. 512 - 1 Review- W. Somerset Maugham by Anthony Curtis
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The Stupid Party by Peter Jenkins, p. 513 - 1 Review- Inside Right by Ian Gilmour
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'Words' by John Sturrock, p. 514 - 3 Reviews- Sade/Fourier/Loyola by Roland Barthes
- Image-Music-Text by Roland Barthes
- Roland Barthes: A Conservative Estimate by Philip Malcolm Waller Thody
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Anti-F by Valentine Cunningham, p. 515 - 4 Reviews- Who Goes There? by Bob Shaw
- The Slave Girl by Buchi Emecheta
- Silken Eyes by Francoise Sagan
- The Real Thing by Peggy Woodford
- Magazines by John Mortimer, p. 516
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 516
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Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 517 - 1 Review- Conference of the Birds by John Heilpern
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Films: Theirs Truly by Andrew Clements, p. 518 - 4 Reviews- Padre Padrone (1977 Film) by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani
- March or Die (1977 Film) by Dick Richards
- Demon Seed (1977 Film) by Donald Cammell
- The Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1975 Film) by Stewart Raffill
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 518
- Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 519
- Architecture by Andrew Saint, p. 519
- Weekend Competition, p. 520
- Crossword, pp. 521-524
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October 21, 1977 Issue = 33 Articles- It's a Good News Week by James Fenton, p. 526
- The Northhampton Story by Maureen Colquhoun, p. 527
- Lonely Days in the White House by Alexander Cockburn, p. 528
- The Resurrection of Mrs Gandhi by K.R. Sundar Rajan, p. 529
- Judges, Politics and Social Class by John Griffith, pp. 530-533
- Death of an Officer and a Gentleman by Mary Holland, p. 534
- Falling from the Apex by Jake Podorelski, p. 535
- Chaplainesque by Roger Woddis, p. 535
- The Battle for Harar by Anthony Mockler, p. 536
- London Diary by Mervyn Jones, p. 537
- A Degree of Failure by Margaret Gilmore, p. 538
- Speak as you Find by Arthur Marshall, p. 539
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 540-542
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In a State of Emergency by Martin Amis, p. 543 - 1 Review- India: A Wounded Civilization by V.S. Naipaul
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The Road to Berlin by Clive James, pp. 544-545 - 1 Review- Prussian Nights by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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The Blackboard Jungle by Iris Murdoch, pp. 546-547 - 1 Review- What Must we Teach? by Tim Devlin and Mary Warnock
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The Gowk by A.J.P. Taylor, pp. 548-549 - 1 Review- C.P. Trevelyan, 1870-1958 by A.J.A. Morris
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Walkabout by Maurice Richardson, p. 550 - 2 Reviews- A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor
- In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin
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Dear Green Place by Neal Ascherson, p. 551 - 1 Review- Glasgow by David Daiches
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Storm Warning by John Sturrock, p. 552 - 1 Review- Chateaubriand: A Biography, Vol. I: 1768-93 by George D. Painter
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Mitts Up by Derek Mahon, p. 553 - 2 Reviews- The Lion's Mouth by Kathleen Raine
- A Proper Gentleman by Vernon Scannell
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Gene Genie by Edwina Pygge, p. 554 - 1 Review- Manwatching by Desmond Morris
- On Not Learning Russian by Geoffrey Grigson, p. 555
- Mysteries in History by D.J. Enright, p. 556
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Pantyhose by Julian Barnes, pp. 556-559 - 4 Reviews- Full Disclosure by William Safire
- Dynasty by Robert S. Elegant
- The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
- Lancelot by Walker Percy
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Films: Little Apple by John Coleman, p. 560 - 6 Reviews- The Lacemaker (1977 Film) by Claude Goretta
- Equus (1977 Film) by Sidney Lumet
- Operation Thunderbolt (1977 Film) by Menahem Golan
- Scent of a Woman (1974 Film) by Dino Risi
- The Rescuers (1977 Film) by Art Stevens, Ben Sharpsteen, David Hand, and John Lounsbery, ...
- Welcome to Blood City (1977 Film) by Peter Sasdy
- Art by James Fenton, p. 560
- Magazines by John Jones, p. 561
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 562
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 562
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 563
- Weekend Competition, p. 563
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 564-568
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October 28, 1977 Issue = 31 Articles- Learning to Live with Blob by James Fenton, p. 570
- Looking-Glass World by Tom Stoppard, p. 571
- Blackout in South Africa by Roger Omond, p. 572
- A Tale of Scottish TV by Phillip Whitehead, p. 573
- The Springs of Suffering by Donald Gould, pp. 574-577
- Profile of Norman Scott, p. 578
- The Luton Mystery by Jane Corbin, p. 579
- The Buck Starts Here by Roger Woddis, p. 580
- London Diary by Mervyn Jones, p. 581
- The Machismo of the Left by Margaret Gaskin, p. 582
- Od's Bodikins by Arthur Marshall, p. 583
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 584-585
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Aboriginal Research by Nirad C. Chaudhuri, p. 586 - 1 Review- The Wolf Children by Charles MacLean
- Packer's Circuit by Kit Wright, p. 586
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Dirty Linen by Peter Conrad, p. 587 - 1 Review- A Marriage of True Minds by George Spater and Ian M. Parsons
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Shakes-Peer by Russell Davies, p. 588 - 1 Review- Shakespeare by Hilliard by Leslie Hotson
- A Whole School of Bourgeois Primitives by Christopher Reid, p. 588
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Sin City by Ian Hamilton, p. 588 - 1 Review- The Confessions of Josef Baisz by Dan Jacobson
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Worry, Boredom and Hysteria by David Caute, p. 589 - 1 Review- France, 1848-1945 by Theodore Zeldin
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On the Romp by Jonathan Keates, p. 590 - 1 Review- Trelawny: The Incurable Romancer by William St. Clair
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The Wringer by Alan Ryan, p. 590 - 1 Review- My LSE by Joan Abse
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Watt? by Derek Mahon, p. 591 - 2 Reviews- Scenes from a Receding Past by Aidan Higgins
- Amateurs by Donald Barthelme
- Magazines by John Carey, p. 592
- Radio by Eric Korn, p. 592
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 593
- Art by John Spurling, p. 594
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Films: Grey Days by John Coleman, p. 594 - 3 Reviews- Long Holidays of 1936 (1977 Film) by Jaime Camino
- Communion (1976 Film) by Alfred Sole
- My Nights with Susan, Olga, Albert, Julie, Piet and Sandra (1975 Film) by Pim de la Parra
- Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 595
- Ballet by Oleg Kerensky, p. 595
- Weekend Competition, p. 596
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 597-600
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November 4, 1977 Issue = 35 Articles- It's a Blackout! by James Fenton, p. 602
- Nuclear Civil War by Jeremy Bugler, p. 603
- The Castlereagh Allegations by Peter Taylor, p. 604
- Sacrificing the Saharans by John Gretton, p. 605
- Mouthful by Roger Woddis, pp. 606-607
- Post-War Impressions of Vietnam by Ian Mather, pp. 608-609
- Out of School by Tim Albert, p. 610
- The NF and the Old, Old Story by Alastair Buchan, p. 611
- Crying for Hungary by Alison Macleod, pp. 612-613
- London Diary by Michael Parkinson, p. 614
- The Medievalist Case by Paula Neuss, p. 615
- Mind Your Own Business by Arthur Marshall, p. 616
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 617-618
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Easter, 1916 by F.S.L. Lyons, p. 619 - 1 Review- The Damnable Question by George Dangerfield
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One Quartet by Paul Johnson, p. 620 - 1 Review- The Knox Brothers by Penelope Fitzgerald
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Tell Tales by Stuart Holland, pp. 620-621 - 1 Review- Terrorism by Walter Laqueur
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Last Acts by Anthony Howard, p. 622 - 1 Review- Secretary of State for Social Services, 1968-70 by Richard H.S. Crossman
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Daddy O by Julian Barnes, p. 623 - 1 Review- Aristotle Onassis by Nicholas Fraser, Philip Jacobson, and Mark Ottaway, ...
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Assumptions by Hugo Young, p. 623 - 2 Reviews- The Politics of the Judiciary by J.A.G. Griffith
- The Politics of the Media by John C. Whale
- Waiting for the Day by Roger Garfitt, p. 624
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Lacklust by Valentine Cunningham, p. 625 - 4 Reviews- The Farewell Party by Milan Kundera
- Having It Away by Patrice Chaplin
- Dreams Die First by Harold Robbins
- Shall We Tell the President? by Jeffrey Archer
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Sympathy for the Devil by Lorna Sage, pp. 626-627 - 2 Reviews- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, and Six More by Roald Dahl
- The Wonder-Dog by Richard Arthur Warren Hughes and Antony Maitland, ...
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Boggle Box by Rosemary Dinnage, p. 628 - 1 Review- The Box in the Corner by Gwen Dunn
- Goggle Books by John Coleman, pp. 628-629
- Screwdrivers by Alan Ryan, p. 630
- Shin-Pads by Jeremy Treglown, p. 631
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 632
- Journalism by Brian Glanville, p. 632
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Films: Hustle by John Coleman, p. 633 - 4 Reviews- Black Joy (1977 Film) by Anthony Simmons
- England Made Me (1973 Film) by Peter Duffell
- Voyage of the Damned (1976 Film) by Stuart Rosenberg
- The Chicago Maternity Center Story (1977 Film) by Jerry Blumenthal
- Magazines by David Caute, p. 634
- Jazz by Charles Cox, p. 634
- Rock by Mark Kidel, p. 635
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 636
- Weekend Competition, p. 636
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 637-640
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November 11, 1977 Issue = 28 Articles- European Phone-In by James Fenton, p. 642
- Miners and Misunderstandings by Corinna Adam, p. 643
- Sex, Politics and the Family by Alexander Cockburn, p. 644
- Carrillo and the Kremlin by Dev Murarka, p. 645
- Steelyard Blues by Patrick Wintour, p. 646
- Stirring Stuff by Roger Woddis, pp. 646-647
- Japan's Miracle Turns Sour by Murray Sayle, pp. 648-649
- Unions and the BBC by Denis MacShane, p. 650
- The Biko Inquest by Roger Omond, p. 651
- London Diary by Michael Parkinson, p. 652
- In Between the Fighting by Clive Wolman, p. 653
- Swing Swing Together by Arthur Marshall, p. 654
- Letters to the Editor, p. 655
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Punch and Judy Man by Philip French, p. 656 - 1 Review- Letters on Literature and Politics, 1912-1972 by Edmund Wilson and Elena Wilson
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Double Thunder by Craig Raine, pp. 657-658 - 1 Review- The Strange Ride of Rudyard Kipling by Angus Wilson
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In a Mad Family by John Fuller, p. 659 - 1 Review- The English Auden by Edward Mendelson and W.H. Auden
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Waiting Game by Christopher Hitchens, p. 660 - 2 Reviews- A History of Rhodesia by Robert Blake
- Roots of a Revolution by Ndabaningi Sithole
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Others of Us by Sir Edward Pygge, p. 661 - 1 Review- A Prime Minister on Prime Ministers by Harold Wilson
- Platalow's Bung by Peter Redgrove, p. 661
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Puppet-Mistress by Michael Gilbert, p. 662 - 1 Review- An Autobiography by Agatha Christie
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Comp Complexes by Jeremy Treglown, pp. 662-663 - 5 Reviews- The Dark Lady by Louis Auchincloss
- Tornado Pratt by Paul Ableman
- Sunset at Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse and Richard Usborne
- Danny Hill by Francis King
- Venus Reveal'd by Celia Haddon
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 664
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 664
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Films: Valium of the Dolls by John Coleman, p. 665 - 3 Reviews- Welcome to L.A. (1976 Film) by Alan Rudolph
- Salon Kitty (1976 Film) by Tinto Brass
- Crime Busters (1976 Film) by Enzo Barboni and E.B. Clucher
- Television by Julian Barnes, p. 666
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 667
- Weekend Competition, p. 667
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 668-672
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November 18, 1977 Issue = 32 Articles- Wind and Fire by James Fenton, p. 674
- The Politics of the Pillory by Anthony Howard, p. 675
- Fraser Blazes the Thatcher Trail by Stuart Holland, p. 676
- Portrait of Donald Woods by Roger Omond, p. 677
- General Zia and the Bhutto Legend by Jared Jabbar, pp. 678-679
- Managing the Mixed Economy by Roy Hattersley, pp. 680-683
- Keep MoT off the Road by Malcolm Hulke, p. 684
- A Loyal Tribute by Roger Woddis, p. 684
- Newham's Favourite Son by Tim Albert, p. 685
- The Eye of Greece by C.H. Rolph, p. 686
- London Diary by Christopher Hitchens, p. 687
- How To Be President by Stephen Atkinson, p. 688
- Willingly to School by Arthur Marshall, p. 689
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 690-691
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Notre Dame d'Afrique by Richard Cobb, p. 692 - 1 Review- A Savage War of Peace by Alistair Horne
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Chaise Longue, Vita Brevis by Jonathan Raban, pp. 693-694 - 1 Review- Professing Poetry by John Wain
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The Last Cavalier by Paul Johnson, p. 695 - 2 Reviews- Joseph Chamberlain by Enoch Powell
- Wrestling with the Angel by Enoch Powell
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Georgia On My Mind by Michael Davie, p. 696 - 2 Reviews- Why Not the Best? by Jimmy Carter
- The Man from Plains by David Kucharsky
- Art Books by Clive James, John Spurling, Peter Conrad, and Marc Andrew Saint, ..., p. 697
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Flights of Angels by Clive James, p. 697 - 1 Review- The Drawings by Sandro Botticelli for Dante's Divine Comedy by Kenneth Clark
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Weight & See by John Spurling, pp. 698-699 - 4 Reviews- The Notebooks of Edgar Degas by Theodore Reff
- William Blake: The Seer and His Visions by Milton Klonsky
- Blake as an Artist by David Bindman
- Art Today by Edward Lucie-Smith
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Slide Show by Peter Conrad, p. 700 - 2 Reviews- Animals and Men by Kenneth Clark
- The Cult of Elizabeth by Roy Strong
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The Foggiest by Marc, p. 701 - 1 Review- Beerbohm's Literary Caricatures by J.G. Riewald
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House Style by Andrew Saint, p. 702 - 1 Review- Sweetness and Light by Mark Girouard
- Magazines by Michael Moorcock, p. 703
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 703
- Art by John Spurling, p. 704
- Television by Julian Barnes, p. 705
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 706
- Radio by Eric Korn, p. 707
- Weekend Competition, p. 707
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 708-712
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November 25, 1977 Issue = 34 Articles- What about the Bleep? by James Fenton, p. 714
- Sadat in Jerusalem by Patrick Seale, pp. 715-716
- The Politics of the TV spectacular by Alexander Cockburn, p. 717
- Inside and Outside the Inquest by Roger Omond, pp. 718-719
- The Grand Energy Debate by John Hatfield, pp. 720-721
- What I Meant About Strikers by John Collins, p. 722
- Neurocommunism by Roger Woddis, p. 722
- Kate's Case by Audrey Harvey, p. 723
- Scanners and the People of Siam by Donald Gould, p. 724
- London Diary by Crucifer, p. 725
- Warwick University Ltd by Julian Eccles and Alan Roberts, p. 726
- Maids of Honour by Arthur Marshall, p. 727
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 728-730
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The Duellists by John Bayley, p. 731 - 1 Review- Lermontov: Tragedy in the Caucasus by Laurence Kelly
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Appendicitis by Russell Davies, pp. 732-733 - 1 Review- Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams by Sylvia Plath
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Shipshape by Tom Naim, p. 734 - 1 Review- Devolution: The End of Britain? by Tam Dalyell
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Gee, It's Geoffrey by A.N. Wilson, p. 735 - 1 Review- The Life and Times of Chaucer by John Gardner
- Home for the Elderly by Craig Raine, p. 736
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The Big Splash by Harold Beaver, p. 737 - 2 Reviews- The World of Raymond Chandler by Miriam Gross
- The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler by Frank MacShane and Raymond Chandler
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Smash & Grab by Hilary Spurling, p. 738 - 1 Review- Queen Christabel by David J. Mitchell
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Fancy That by David Mitchell, p. 739 - 4 Reviews- Loose Change by Sara Davidson
- Three Women by Walter Sorell
- Femininity as Alienation by Ann Foreman
- Women at the Top by Joan Wheeler-Bennett
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Making Passes by Maurice Richardson, p. 740 - 1 Review- Burgess and Maclean by John Fisher
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Future Shock by Anthony McAdam, p. 741 - 2 Reviews- How Long Will South Africa Survive? by R.W. Johnson
- The Whores of War by Wilfred Burchett and Derek Roebuck
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Tell All by Alastair Hetherington, pp. 742-743 - 1 Review- Harold's Years by Kingsley Amis
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Sussed by Phillip Whitehead, p. 744 - 1 Review- Mr. Prone by C.H. Rolph
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Mortem Virumque Cano by Tom Paulin, pp. 744-745 - 4 Reviews- The Death of Virgil by Hermann Broch
- Last Orders by Brian W. Aldiss
- Love of Worker Bees by Alexandra M. Kollontai
- Little Tales of Misogyny by Patricia Highsmith
- Television by Julian Barnes, p. 746
- Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 746
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 747
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 748
- Art by John Spurling, p. 748
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Films: Arting About by John Coleman, p. 749 - 3 Reviews- Serail (1976 Film) by Eduardo de Gregorio
- The Apple Game (1976 Film) by Vera Chytilova
- Before Hindsight (1977 Film) by Jonathan Lewis
- Weekend Competition, p. 750
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 751-756
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December 2, 1977 Issue = 33 Articles- Who Are the Men of Destiny? by James Fenton, p. 758
- South Africa's Foregone Conclusion by Roger Omond, p. 759
- Sadat's Shock Therapy by Patrick Seale, p. 760
- An Expensive Umpire by John Griffith, p. 761
- Whitlam's Chance of Revenge by Allan Ashbolt, p. 762
- Poor Bloody Infantry by Roger Woddis, pp. 762-763
- Reverse Injustice? by Ben Whitaker, pp. 764-765
- Profile of Brian Clough, pp. 766-767
- Kind Hearts by Anne Bennett, p. 768
- London Diary by John Mortimer, p. 769
- Lore College by Jeremy Holt, p. 770
- Unholy Ghosts by Arthur Marshall, p. 771
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 772-774
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Making History by James Fenton, p. 775 - 4 Reviews- Napoleon and the Restoration of the Bourbons by Thomas Babington Macaulay and Joseph Hamburger, ...
- Macaulay and the Whig Tradition by Joseph Hamburger
- The Letters of Thomas Babington Macaulay by Thomas Pinney and Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Horatius at the Bridge by Thomas Babington Macaulay
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The Thought That Counts by John Sturrock, pp. 776-777 - 1 Review- The Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought by Alan Bullock and Oliver Stallybrass
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The Aristocrats by Philip French, pp. 778-779 - 2 Reviews- The Walt Disney Biography by Bob Thomas
- Bud and Lou by Bob Thomas
- Winter Draws by Russell Davies, pp. 780-781
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When the Going Was Good by Donald MacRae, pp. 782-783 - 2 Reviews- William Beveridge: A Biography by Jose Harris
- Harold Laski by Granville G. Eastwood
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Tommyrot by Mark Kidel, p. 784 - 4 Reviews- Elton: It's a Little Bit Funny by Elton John, Bernie Taupin, and David Nutter
- The Story of "Tommy" by Richard Barnes and Pete Townshend
- A Decade of "The Who" by Steve Turner
- 1988: New Wave Punk Rock Explosion~~Nineteen Eighty-Eight: New Wave Punk Rock Explosion by Caroline Coon
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Red-Blooded by Claire Tomalin, pp. 784-785 - 1 Review- A Celebration by Rebecca West
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Just a Whisper by Christopher Hitchens, p. 786 - 3 Reviews- The Gun and the Olive Branch by David Hirst
- The Israeli Secret Service by Richard Deacon
- Israel: Utopia Incorporated by Uri Davis
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The Greatest by Jonathan Keates, p. 787 - 1 Review- The Other Half by Kenneth Clark
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Two Pillars by Anthony Howard, p. 788 - 2 Reviews- The Bedside 'Guardian' 26 by W.L. Webb
- The Telegraph Year by David Holloway
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Bent Double by Lorna Sage, p. 788 - 1 Review- The Passionate Shepherdess by Maureen Duffy
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Thrown In by Valentine Cunningham, p. 789 - 1 Review- Francis Warner: Poet and Dramatist by Tim Prentki
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Laughing Gas by Derek Mahon, p. 790 - 3 Reviews- The Confessions of Proinsias O'Toole by John Morrow
- Best Irish Short Stories 2 by David Marcus
- Alien Embassy by Ian Watson
- Magazines by Jonathan Raban, p. 791
- Television by Julian Barnes, p. 792
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 792
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 793
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Films: Key Haul by John Coleman, p. 794 - 3 Reviews- Golden Rendezvous (1977 Film) by Ashley Lazarus
- Blue Sunshine (1976 Film) by Jeff Lieberman
- Inhibition (1976 Film) by Paolo Poeti
- Weekend Competition, p. 794
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 795-800
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December 9, 1977 Issue = 28 Articles- The Crown Agents Debate by James Fenton, p. 802
- The Case for European PR by Christopher Mayhew, p. 803
- By Habit and Repute by Corinna Adam, p. 804
- Crown Agents and Civil Servants by John Griffith, p. 805
- South Africa's Inconclusive Election by R.W. Johnson, pp. 806-807
- Verdict in Court by Roger Omond, p. 808
- The Deferential Union by Patrick Wintour, pp. 808-809
- Streaming Spires by Tim Albert, p. 810
- London Diary by John Mortimer, p. 811
- The Box in the Corner by Sheila Hayman, p. 812
- Without Tears by Arthur Marshall, p. 813
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 814-815
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Bigger Means Worse by Clive James, p. 816 - 1 Review- The Rise and Fall of the British Manager by Alistair Mant
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Nobody Knows by James Cameron, p. 817 - 2 Reviews- The Japanese by Edwin O. Reischauer
- The Russians by Hedrick Smith
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One Hair of the Head by Neal Ascherson, p. 818 - 1 Review- Missing Persons and Other Essays by Heinrich Boll
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Baedeker Raid by John Porteous, p. 819 - 2 Reviews- Venice: The Rise to Empire by John Julius Norwich
- Florence and the Medici by John Rigby Hale
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Hackette Job by Julian Symons, p. 820 - 1 Review- Killing Time by Sandy Fawkes
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Darling by Tom Paulin, p. 820 - 1 Review- The Irish World by Brian de Breffny
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Unstranscribability by Peter Conrad, p. 821 - 1 Review- The Modes of Modern Writing by David Lodge
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Truth to Tell by Hermione Lee, p. 822 - 5 Reviews- Journey Into Fire by Patricia Wright
- The Strike by Yvonne Burgess
- Rite of Passage by Sheila Fugard
- Mischief by Ben Travers
- Rookery Nook by Ben Travers
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 823
- Art by John Spurling, p. 823
- Television by Julian Barnes, p. 824
- Radio by Eric Korn, p. 825
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Films: Not So Sunny by John Coleman, p. 825 - 2 Reviews- Hyenas' Sun (1976 Film) by Ridha Behi
- 67 Days~~Sixty-Seven Days (1974 Film) by Zivorad 'Zika' Mitrovic
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 826
- Weekend Competition, p. 826
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 827-832
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December 16, 1977 Issue = 28 Articles- David Steel's Predicament by James Fenton, p. 834
- Fixing TV Programmes by Phillip Whitehead, p. 835
- A Defeat for Soares? by Robert McCloughlin, p. 836
- The End for Whitlam by Allan Ashbolt, p. 837
- Hubert Humphrey's Last Battle by Alexander Cockburn, p. 838
- Change of Heart by Roger Woddis, pp. 838-839
- Bokassa and the French by Ian Mather, pp. 840-841
- Economic Totems & Political Taboos by Stuart Holland, pp. 842-843
- Learning to Live Without Fuel by Mary Morgan, p. 844
- London Diary by John Mortimer, p. 845
- Behind the Scenes by Glen Davies, p. 846
- Tolstoy's Aunt on Serious Charge by Arthur Marshall, p. 847
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 848-849
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UnAmerican Activities by David Caute, p. 850 - 1 Review- We Must March My Darlings by Diana Trilling
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The Distinguished Thing by Peter Conrad, p. 851 - 1 Review- Sir Leslie Stephen's Mausoleum Book by Alan Bell and Leslie Stephen
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Left Behind by Robin Blackburn, p. 852 - 1 Review- Eurocommunism and the State by Santiago Carrillo
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Eyeballs & Gums by Hilary Spurling, p. 853 - 1 Review- The Anthropologist's Cookbook by Jessica Kuper
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Joy Boy by Jonathan Keates, p. 853 - 2 Reviews- Carols: The Joy of Christmas by Edward Heath
- Travels: People and Places in My Life by Edward Heath
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On Contradictions by Mervyn Jones, p. 854 - 2 Reviews- Mao Tse-Tung in the Scales of History by Dick Wilson
- Mao Tse-Tung: The Man in the Leader by Lucian W. Pye
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A Handful of Dust by Jeremy Treglown, p. 855 - 3 Reviews- The Sin Eater by Alice Thomas Ellis
- A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
- Brothers of the Head by Brian W. Aldiss
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Films: The Things from Outer Space by John Coleman, p. 856 - 6 Reviews- Star Wars (1976 Film) by George Lucas
- The Deep (1977 Film) by Peter Yates
- The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977 Film) by Marty Feldman
- Rollercoaster (1977 Film) by James Goldstone
- Shirin's Wedding (1977 Film) by Helma Sanders
- Landscape After Battle (1970 Film) by Andrzej Wajda
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Films: 3, 2, 1, Rip Off! by Michael Moorcock, p. 857 - 1 Review- Star Wars (1976 Film) by George Lucas
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 857
- Television by Russell Davies, p. 858
- Opera by Eric Sams, p. 859
- Magazines by Julian Symons, p. 859
- Weekend Competition, p. 860
- Chess and Crossword, pp. 861-864
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December 23, 1977 Issue = 37 Articles- Mr Callaghan's Christmas by James Fenton, p. 866
- That Was the Year That Was by Anthony Howard, p. 867
- Fleet Street in 1977 by Tom Baistow, pp. 868-869
- Zimbabwe's Star in the East by Christopher Price, pp. 870-871
- Atom-Energie uber alles by Jeremy Bugler, pp. 872-873
- Christianity and History by Paul Johnson, p. 874
- All Ye Faithful by Roger Woddis, pp. 874-875
- The Boredom Mountain by David Haworth, p. 876
- Censorship and the Home Office by Alex Lyon, p. 877
- No-Hopers by John Daniel, p. 878
- Behind the Cement by Malcolm Hulke, p. 878
- Alms Giving by Anne Bennett, p. 879
- London Diary by John Mortimer, p. 880
- Suitable Thoughts by C.H. Rolph, p. 881
- And a Happy New Year by Arthur Marshall, pp. 882-885
- TV Guide by Russell Davies, p. 886
- 'Jake's Thing' by Kingsley Amis, pp. 887-888
- 'The Imperial Ice-House' by Paul Theroux, p. 889
- 'The Joey Bagstock Smile' by Jean Rhys, p. 890
- Three Poems by Craig Raine, p. 891
- Edward Pygge's Christmas Quiz by Edward Pygge, pp. 892-893
- Drink by Alan Watkins, p. 894
- Eats by Hilary Spurling, p. 895
- 'The Utopian State of Mind' by Northrop Frye, pp. 896-900
- No Nonsense by James Fenton, p. 901
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Misericords by Jonathan Raban, pp. 902-903 - 1 Review- A Little Order by Evelyn Waugh and Donat Gallagher
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Ababccddeffegg by John Bayley, p. 904 - 1 Review- Eugene Onegin, and Other Poems by Alexander Pushkin and Charles Johnston
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Muddy Water by Eric Sams, p. 905 - 1 Review- Debussy on Music by Francois Lesure
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The Black Book by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 905 - 1 Review- Salome's Last Veil by Michael Kettle
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Clunk Clique by Gavin Ewart, p. 906 - 1 Review- The Leavises, the "Social", and the Left by Garry Watson
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Films: Reeling Off by John Coleman, p. 907 - 5 Reviews- Big Banana Feet (1976 Film) by David Peat
- The Hiding Place (1975 Film) by James F. Collier
- Death Is Child's Play (1976 Film) by Narciso Ibanez Serrador
- Black Panther (1977 Film) by Ian Merrick
- The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977 Film) by Michael Pressman
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 908
- Television by Russell Davies, p. 909
- Art by John Spurling, p. 909
- Weekend Competition, p. 910
- Chess and Crosswords, pp. 911-912
- Edward Pygge's Answers, pp. 913-916
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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 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 1988 = 36 Issues, 52 Articles
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Issues of 1989 = 12 Issues
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