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The Jargon of the Professions, by Kenneth Hudson
by Anthony Burgess
The New Statesman, May 5, 1978, pp. 606-607
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    Issues of the 1970s = 4 Years, 205 Issues, 6,094 Articles
    1. [+]
      Issues of 1976 = 52 Issues, 1,551 Articles
      1. [+]
        Issues of 1977 = 51 Issues, 1,545 Articles
        1. [+]
          Issues of 1978 = 51 Issues, 1,462 Articles
          1. [+]
            Issues of Jan.-Mar. 1978 = 13 Issues, 370 Articles
            1. [+]
              January 6, 1978 Issue = 29 Articles
              1. What About Cambodia? by James Fenton, p. 2
              2. Is Carter Accident-Prose? by Alexander Cockburn, p. 3
              3. The Politics of Oil by Patrick Seale, p. 4
              4. Stirrings in a Persian Garden by A Special Correspondent, pp. 5-6
              5. Intimations of Normality by Mary Holland, p. 7
              6. The Other General Zia by Kevin Rafferty, p. 8
              7. Nirvana Express by J.L. Pepper, p. 9
              8. Open Letter to Sir Henry Fisher by Christopher Price, pp. 10-11
              9. How to Damn an Experiment by Tim Albert, p. 12
              10. New York Diary by Christopher Hitchens, p. 13
              11. Don't Call Us by Maurice Yaffe, p. 14
              12. Dear Morarji by Roger Woddis, p. 14
              13. Here We Go Again by Arthur Marshall, p. 15
              14. Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-17
              15. [+]
                The Duchess of Omnium by Stephen Koss, p. 18 - 1 Review
                1. Lady Unknown by Edna Healey
              16. [+]
                Feeding the Cornshucker by Michael Mason, p. 19 - 1 Review
                1. Selected Letters of William Faulkner by Joseph Blotner and William Faulkner
              17. [+]
                The Ear Speaks by Christopher Reid, p. 20 - 1 Review
                1. Paul Valery: An Anthology by James R. Lawler and Paul Valery
              18. [+]
                His Capitals by R.W. Johnson, p. 21 - 1 Review
                1. The Communist Challenge to Africa by Ian Greig
              19. [+]
                The Day We Played Mars by Robert Conquest, p. 21 - 1 Review
                1. The Exploits of Engelbrecht by Maurice Richardson
              20. [+]
                Anthony Borges by Derek Mahon, p. 22 - 1 Review
                1. Afterjoyce by Robert Martin Adams
              21. Magazines by Timothy Mo, p. 23
              22. Television by Russell Davies, p. 23
              23. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 24
              24. Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 25
              25. [+]
                Films: Slow Fade by John Coleman, p. 26 - 3 Reviews
                1. Audrey Rose (1977 Film) by Robert Wise
                2. The Gauntlet (1977 Film) by Clint Eastwood
                3. Wizards (1977 Film) by Ralph Bakshi
              26. Opera by Eric Sams, p. 27
              27. Weekend Competition, p. 27
              28. Chess, p. 28
              29. Crossword, pp. 28-32
            2. [+]
              January 13, 1978 Issue = 28 Articles
              1. The New Mrs Thatcher by James Fenton, p. 34
              2. Eight Weeks' Hard by Corinna Adam, p. 35
              3. Tales from the Old Bailey by John Paine, p. 36
              4. Digging in on the West Bank by Ian Black, p. 37
              5. Two Dictorships by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 38-40
              6. Western Front by Patrick Wintour and John Hughes, p. 41
              7. Profile of Conor Cruise O'Brien, pp. 42-43
              8. London Diary by Crucifer, p. 44
              9. Companions and Guides by Jonathan Keates, p. 45
              10. Enter Will by Roger Woddis, p. 45
              11. Heads and Tails by Arthur Marshall, p. 46
              12. Letters to the Editor, pp. 47-48
              13. [+]
                Christ Stopped At Potsdam by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 49 - 1 Review
                1. The Shattered Peace by Daniel Yergin
              14. [+]
                No Satisfaction by Martin Amis, p. 50 - 1 Review
                1. The Professor of Desire by Philip Roth
              15. Night Thoughts by Richard Eberhart, p. 50
              16. [+]
                Mmoney by Julian Barnes, p. 51 - 2 Reviews
                1. Great American Families by Gore Vidal, V.S. Pritchett, Peter Conrad, and Edward J. Epstein, ...
                2. Six Men by Alistair Cooke
              17. [+]
                Lost Time by Philip French, p. 52 - 1 Review
                1. Eyes, Etc.: A Memoir by Eleanor Clark
              18. Baldanders by Christopher Reid, p. 52
              19. [+]
                The Centre Holds by Richard Ellmann, p. 53 - 1 Review
                1. The Correspondence of Robert Bridges and W. B. Yeats by Richard J. Finneran and Robert Seymour Bridges, ...
              20. [+]
                All For It by George MacDonald Fraser, p. 54 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Victorian Family by Anthony S. Wohl
                2. Victorian Vortex by Piers Compton
              21. [+]
                Geog & Hist by Valentine Cunningham, p. 55 - 4 Reviews
                1. A Superstitious Age by Rosalind Brackenbury
                2. Plots and Counterplots by Louisa May Alcott and Madeleine Stern
                3. Ruffo in Calabria by Peter Nichols
                4. Fables by Yvonne Mitchell
              22. Magazine by Eric Ambler, p. 56
              23. Television by Russell Davies, p. 57
              24. Opera by Eric Sams, p. 57
              25. Films by John Coleman, p. 58
              26. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 59
              27. Weekend Competition, p. 59
              28. Chess and Crossword, pp. 60-64
            3. [+]
              January 20, 1978 Issue = 28 Articles
              1. Power to the Corridor by James Fenton, p. 66
              2. Spain's Election Year by William Chislett, p. 67
              3. South Africa's Other Terrorism by Roger Omond, p. 68
              4. American Unions Lose Their Way, p. 69
              5. Liverpool's Runaway Hospital by Eric Moonman, pp. 70-71
              6. Lucas Classicus by Patrick Wintour, p. 72
              7. The Theatre of Fearful Symmetry by Malcolm Muggeridge, p. 73
              8. Not Just Doctors' Dilemmas by Donald Gould, p. 74
              9. Where Will the Boat People Go? by Julian Mounter, p. 75
              10. London Diary by Crucifer, p. 76
              11. Germany's State of Siege by Stephen Atkinson, p. 77
              12. Hearts and Flowers by Arthur Marshall, p. 78
              13. Frightened Lady by Roger Woddis, p. 78
              14. Letters to the Editor, pp. 79-80
              15. [+]
                Hedgehogs and Foxes by V.S. Pritchett, p. 81 - 1 Review
                1. Russian Thinkers by Isaiah Berlin
              16. [+]
                Nature's Technocrat by Peter Conrad, p. 82 - 1 Review
                1. The Human Situation by Aldous Huxley
              17. [+]
                Fool's Mate by Christopher Hill, p. 83 - 1 Review
                1. James II by Maurice Ashley
              18. [+]
                Prussian Night by James Joll, p. 84 - 1 Review
                1. Scientists Under Hitler by Alan D. Beyerchen
              19. [+]
                In Rooms Apart by Malcolm Bradbury, p. 85 - 1 Review
                1. Paper Tigers by John Sturrock
              20. [+]
                Of Things To Come by Eric Korn, p. 86 - 2 Reviews
                1. H. G. Wells: A Pictorial Biography by Frank Wells
                2. H.G. Wells in the Cinema by Alan Wykes
              21. [+]
                Shock Horror by Hermione Lee, p. 86 - 4 Reviews
                1. In Between the Sheets, and Other Stories by Ian McEwan
                2. Turkey Hash by Craig Nova
                3. Double-Decker by Eva Jones
                4. In the National Interest by Marvin Kalb and Ted Koppel
              22. Radio by Peter Porter, p. 87
              23. [+]
                Films by John Coleman, p. 88 - 1 Review
                1. Turkey Hash by Craig Nova
              24. Television by Russell Davies, pp. 88-89
              25. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 90
              26. Art by John Spurling, p. 90
              27. Weekend Competition, p. 91
              28. Chess and Crossword, pp. 92-96
            4. [+]
              January 27, 1978 Issue = 33 Articles
              1. On the Home Stretch by James Fenton, p. 98
              2. The War of Nerves by Ian Black, p. 99
              3. Business, Beef and Mr Carter by Alexander Cockburn, p. 100
              4. How to Spot an NF Child by Corinna Adam, p. 101
              5. India: Out of the Nightmare by Mervyn Jones, pp. 102-105
              6. Reactors: The Cabinet's Choice by Jeremy Bugler, pp. 106-107
              7. Can British Leyland Survive? by Alexander McDonald, p. 108
              8. The Anti-Arms Lobby by Robin Cook, p. 109
              9. Who Will Teach the Teachers? by Tim Albert, p. 110
              10. South African Diary by Michael Glyn, p. 111
              11. Cafe Society by Bill Grantham, p. 112
              12. Getting to Know You by Arthur Marshall, p. 113
              13. Too Bloody True by Roger Woddis, p. 113
              14. Letters to the Editor, pp. 114-115
              15. [+]
                In the Seventies by Philip Larkin, p. 116 - 1 Review
                1. The Collected Letters of Thomas Hardy, Vol. I: 1840-1892 by Richard Little Purdy, Michael Millgate, and Thomas Hardy, ...
              16. [+]
                Gellermaufry by Maurice Richardson, p. 117 - 1 Review
                1. Natural and Supernatural by Brian Inglis
              17. [+]
                Casualty List by Paul Johnson, p. 118 - 1 Review
                1. From Apes to Warlords: 1904-46 by Solly Zuckerman
              18. [+]
                Bleak Joy by Jeremy Treglown, p. 119 - 3 Reviews
                1. New Writing and Writers, No. 14
                2. The Three Daughters by Manfred Bieler
                3. Ladybird in a Loony-Bin by Ian Cochrane
              19. Hogs by Roy Fuller, p. 120
              20. [+]
                Off With His Head by John Jones, p. 120 - 2 Reviews
                1. Haydn: The Years of "The Creation" 1796-1800 by H.C. Robbins Landon
                2. Haydn: The Late Years, 1801-1809 by H.C. Robbins Landon
              21. [+]
                Furioso by Peter Porter, p. 121 - 1 Review
                1. 1975~~Nineteen Seventy-Five by Hans Keller
              22. Omnia Opera by Eric Sams, p. 122
              23. Ivesian Fugue by Christopher Reid, p. 123
              24. [+]
                Oom by Russell Davies, p. 124 - 1 Review
                1. The Tuba Family by Clifford Bevan
              25. [+]
                The Last Detail by Andrew Clements, pp. 124-125 - 3 Reviews
                1. Arnold Schoenberg: His Life, World and Work by H.H. Stuckenschmidt
                2. The Second Vienna School by Luigi Rognoni
                3. Music Since the First World War by Arnold Whittall
              26. [+]
                Films: Scoundrel Time by John Coleman, p. 126 - 3 Reviews
                1. Julia (1977 Film) by Fred Zinnemann
                2. The Choirboys (1977 Film) by Robert Aldrich
                3. First Love (1977 Film) by Joan Darling
              27. Magazines by Stephen Spender, p. 126
              28. Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 127
              29. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 128
              30. Television by Russell Davies, p. 129
              31. Cookery by Hilary Spurling, p. 130
              32. Weekend Competition, p. 130
              33. Chess and Crossword, pp. 131-136
            5. [+]
              February 3, 1978 Issue = 27 Articles
              1. The Fencourt File by James Fenton, p. 138
              2. She Stoops to Conquer by Anthony Howard, p. 139
              3. The Giscard-Marchais Axis by Boris Kidel, p. 140
              4. Enoch's Home Base by Mary Holland, p. 141
              5. A Better Deal for Women? by Hilary Land, pp. 142-143
              6. Casualties on the Home Front by Patrick Wintour, pp. 144-145
              7. Profile of David Owen, pp. 146-147
              8. The Joshua Generation by Gerda Cohen, p. 148
              9. London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 149
              10. My Generation by Craig Brown, p. 150
              11. Name This Child by Arthur Marshall, p. 151
              12. What Goes Up by Roger Woddis, p. 151
              13. Letters to the Editor, pp. 152-153
              14. [+]
                A State of Boredom by Clive James, p. 154 - 1 Review
                1. Brezhnev: A Short Biography
              15. [+]
                Meeting the King of Bum by Julian Barnes, p. 155 - 1 Review
                1. Diaries, 1949-69 by Maurice Collis and Louise Collis
              16. [+]
                Slush Fund by Peter Conrad, p. 156 - 1 Review
                1. Now Barabbas Was a Rotter by Brian Masters
              17. [+]
                Locust Years by Stephen Koss, p. 156 - 1 Review
                1. The Slump by John Stevenson and Chris Cook
              18. [+]
                Was-Kid by Jonathan Keates, p. 157 - 1 Review
                1. Gilbert Cannan: A Georgian Prodigy by Diana Farr
              19. [+]
                (,-;.?!) by John Sturrock, p. 158 - 1 Review
                1. You Have a Point There by Eric Partridge
              20. [+]
                Off the Pug by Michael Mason, p. 158 - 1 Review
                1. Shaw's Champions by Benny Green
              21. [+]
                Close Encounters by Derek Mahon, p. 159 - 3 Reviews
                1. A Singer at the Wedding by Bruce Arnold
                2. A Woman of Property by Margaret Joan Blount
                3. Walter by David Cook
              22. Art by John Spurling, p. 160
              23. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 160
              24. [+]
                Films: Come Outside by John Coleman, p. 161 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Duellists (1977 Film) by Ridley Scott
                2. Cathy's Curse (1977 Film) by Eddy Matalon
              25. Television by Russell Davies, p. 162
              26. Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 163
              27. Crossword, pp. 164-168
            6. [+]
              February 10, 1978 Issue = 31 Articles
              1. The Wilson Season by James Fenton, p. 170
              2. Italy, Communists and the US by Bernard D. Nossiter, p. 171
              3. Vorster Turns the Screw by Roger Ormond, p. 172
              4. On the Cards by Roger Woddis, p. 172
              5. Commanders of the Faithful by Ian Black, p. 173
              6. A Village in the Deccan by Phillip Whitehead, p. 174
              7. In Praise of Multinationals by John Kenneth Galbraith, pp. 175-178
              8. Wolverhampton's Rumour Mill by George Brock, p. 179
              9. Statutory Fairplay by C.H. Rolph, p. 180
              10. Swing, Swing Together by Alexander Cockburn, p. 181
              11. London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 182
              12. Cambridge's Wild Judge by Robert Cottrell, p. 183
              13. Look Back in Amazement by Arthur Marshall, p. 184
              14. Letters to the Editor, pp. 185-186
              15. [+]
                He For God In Her by Christopher Hill, p. 187 - 1 Review
                1. Milton and Sex by Edward le Comte
              16. [+]
                Pass the Salt by Russell Davies, p. 188 - 1 Review
                1. George S.Kaufman and the Algonquin Round Table by Scott Meredith
              17. [+]
                Kid Gloves by Alan Ryan, p. 189 - 1 Review
                1. Delinquent Fantasies by Patricia M. Morgan
              18. [+]
                Sore Eyes by Hermione Lee, p. 190 - 1 Review
                1. The Pargiters by Virginia Woolf
              19. [+]
                Concert Pitch by Eric Sams, p. 190 - 1 Review
                1. A Confidential Matter by Richard Strauss and Stefan Zweig
              20. Prayer by Tom Paulin, p. 190
              21. [+]
                Chances Are by Eric Korn, p. 191 - 1 Review
                1. A Dictionary of Common Fallacies by Philip Ward
              22. [+]
                With Many Voices by Craig Raine, p. 192 - 5 Reviews
                1. Enough of Green by Anne Stevenson
                2. A Store of Candles by Frank Ormsby
                3. Rumours by Seamus Deane
                4. The Bear Looked Over the Mountain by Kit Wright
                5. Dreams of the Dead by David Harsent
              23. [+]
                Guilty Dreams by Tom Paulin, p. 193 - 4 Reviews
                1. Escape to Reality by David Foster
                2. Refiner's Fire by Mark Helprin
                3. Blind Date by Jerzy Kosinski
                4. Volcano by Shusaku Endo
              24. Magazines by John Braine, p. 194
              25. Radio by Peter Porter, p. 195
              26. [+]
                Films: See No Evel by John Coleman, p. 196 - 5 Reviews
                1. Viva Knievel! (1977 Film) by Gordon Douglas
                2. The Crazies (1973 Film) by George A. Romero
                3. Tracks (1976 Film) by Henry Jaglom
                4. Hamlet (1977 Film) by Celestino Coronado
                5. Candleshoe (1977 Film) by Norman Tokar
              27. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 197
              28. Music by Andrew Clements, p. 197
              29. Television by Russell Davies, p. 198
              30. Weekend Competition, p. 198
              31. Chess and Crossword, pp. 199-204
            7. [+]
              February 17, 1978 Issue = 25 Articles
              1. Mrs Thatcher's Chill Wind by James Fenton, p. 206
              2. Resisting the Japanese Invasion by Murray Sayle, pp. 207-208
              3. Will Chapple See the Light? by Patrick Wintour, p. 209
              4. The Brussels Bad Boys by John Palmer, p. 210
              5. Zambia: Faltering on the Front Line by Daisy Schwarz, pp. 211-212
              6. Child Pornography by Morris Fraser, pp. 213-215
              7. London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 216
              8. Pictures of an Exhibitionist by James Campbell, p. 217
              9. May It Please Your Majesty by Arthur Marshall, p. 218
              10. Guernsey's Answer by Roger Woddis, p. 218
              11. Letters to the Editor, pp. 219-220
              12. [+]
                Quiet Go the Dons by John Bayley, p. 221 - 1 Review
                1. Notes of a Non-Conspirator by Efim G. Etkind
              13. [+]
                Squashing and Squaring by Anthony Howard, p. 222 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Pencourt File by Barrie Penrose and Roger Courtiour
                2. The Abuse of Power by James Margach
              14. [+]
                In Waiting by Mark Boxer, p. 223 - 1 Review
                1. Time and Chance by Peter Townsend
              15. [+]
                1776 And All That by Hugh Brogan, p. 224 - 1 Review
                1. The Empire of Reason by Henry Steele Commager
              16. [+]
                Binned Sinister by Maurice Richardson, p. 225 - 1 Review
                1. The Bad Bohemian by Cecil Parrott
              17. [+]
                Hearth Cases by Rosemary Dinnage, p. 226 - 1 Review
                1. Web of Violence by Jean Renvoize
              18. [+]
                Curtain Call by Edward Mortimer, p. 226 - 1 Review
                1. Abba Eban: An Autobiography by Abba Eban
              19. [+]
                Demomondaine by Valentine Cunningham, p. 227 - 3 Reviews
                1. Today the Struggle by Mervyn Jones
                2. You Must Be Sisters by Deborah Moggach
                3. Trash by Jose Americo De Almeida
              20. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 228
              21. Television by Russell Davies, p. 229
              22. Art by John Spurling, p. 229
              23. [+]
                Films: He Stoops by John Coleman, p. 230 - 4 Reviews
                1. The Devil, Probably (1977 Film) by Robert Bresson
                2. Effi Briest (1974 Film) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
                3. Pressure (1976 Film) by Horace Ove
                4. ABBA: The Movie (1977 Film) by Lasse Hallstrom
              24. Weekend Competition, p. 231
              25. Chess and Crossword, pp. 232-236
            8. [+]
              February 24, 1978 Issue = 34 Articles
              1. Facing the Gang of Four by James Fenton, p. 238
              2. An Omen for Scotland by Neal Ascherson, p. 239
              3. Ireland's Best Hope by Mary Holland, p. 240
              4. High Noon on the French Left by Boris Kidel, p. 241
              5. Mr Mulley's Balancing Act by Robin Cook, pp. 242-243
              6. Profile of Eric Varley, pp. 244-245
              7. Village of the Damned by Ian Black, p. 246
              8. A Sense of Realism by Roger Woddis, p. 246
              9. Helping Out by Anne Bennett, p. 247
              10. A Tale of Two Conspiracies by Alexander Cockburn, p. 248
              11. London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 249
              12. Jesus and the Kite by Malcolm Balen, p. 250
              13. Bang Bang You're Dead by Arthur Marshall, p. 251
              14. Letters to the Editor, pp. 252-253
              15. [+]
                One Nostril Means Latin by James Fenton, p. 254 - 1 Review
                1. English and American Surrealist Poetry by Edward B. Germain
              16. [+]
                Two Cultures? by Michael Mason, p. 255 - 2 Reviews
                1. Janus: A Summing up by Arthur Koestler
                2. To Have or To Be? by Erich Fromm and Ruth Nanda Anshen
              17. [+]
                Exhibit A by Derek Mahon, p. 256 - 1 Review
                1. The Poet in the Imaginary Museum by Donald Davie and Barry Alpert
              18. [+]
                Big Baby by George MacDonald Fraser, p. 256 - 1 Review
                1. The Kaiser by Alan W. Palmer
              19. [+]
                Forms of Feeling by Zahir Jamal, p. 257 - 1 Review
                1. The Sovereign Ghost by Denis Donoghue
              20. [+]
                Soft Machines by Susannah Clapp, p. 258 - 4 Reviews
                1. Little Sisters by Fay Weldon
                2. The Awakening by Kate Chopin
                3. Everything in the Garden by Elizabeth North
                4. Strangers by Barbara Ewing
              21. [+]
                After Many a Summary by John Coleman, p. 259 - 1 Review
                1. The Penguin Film Review, 1946-1949 by Roger Manvell
              22. [+]
                Bland Man's Buff by Philip French, p. 260 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Filmgoer's Companion by Leslie Halliwell
                2. Halliwell's Film Guide by Leslie Halliwell
              23. [+]
                C'est du Cinema by Edouard Pygge, p. 261 - 1 Review
                1. Notes on Cinematography by Robert Bresson
              24. [+]
                Rear Window by Harold Beaver, p. 262 - 1 Review
                1. America in the Dark by David Thomson
              25. Art by John Spurling, p. 263
              26. Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 264
              27. Opera by Eric Sams, p. 264
              28. Television by Russell Davies, p. 265
              29. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 266
              30. Radio by Peter Porter, p. 266
              31. [+]
                Films: Future Tense by John Coleman, p. 267 - 3 Reviews
                1. Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976 Film) by Alain Tanner
                2. Jubilee (1977 Film) by Derek Jarman
                3. Silver Bears (1978 Film) by Ivan Passer
              32. Weekend Competition, p. 268
              33. Chess, p. 268
              34. Crossword, pp. 269-272
            9. [+]
              March 3, 1978 Issue = 27 Articles
              1. The Ilford Defection by James Fenton, p. 274
              2. The Second Tory Party by Anthony Howard, p. 275
              3. Portugal's Last Chance But One by Bernard Nossiter, p. 276
              4. Mrs Gandhi Rides Again by David Selbourne, pp. 277-278
              5. In Defence of the V & A by Roy Strong, p. 279
              6. Doctors as Gods by Donald Gould, p. 280
              7. Railroading the NUR by Jeremy Bugler, p. 281
              8. Parliament and the BSC by James Taylor, p. 282
              9. Comfortably Off? by Mary Morgan, p. 283
              10. London Diary by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 284
              11. Telling It Like It Isn't by Eve Conway, p. 285
              12. Cold Comfort Cottage by Arthur Marshall, p. 286
              13. Letters to the Editor, pp. 287-288
              14. [+]
                The Flying Doctor by William Shawcross, p. 289 - 2 Reviews
                1. Uncertain Greatness by Roger Morris
                2. The Cloud of Danger by George F. Kennan
              15. [+]
                If They Only Knew What? by John Bayley, pp. 290-291 - 1 Review
                1. The Older Hardy by Robert Gittings
              16. [+]
                Clientage by Mark Elvin, p. 292 - 1 Review
                1. Feudalism by John Critchley
              17. [+]
                Revisionary by Graham Hough, p. 292 - 1 Review
                1. William Morris: The Marxist Dreamer by Paul Meier
              18. [+]
                Supranational by Paul Johnson, p. 293 - 2 Reviews
                1. Memoirs by Jean Monnet
                2. Political Parties and Elections in the French Fifth Republic by J.R. Frears
              19. [+]
                Catfish Fry by Hermione Lee, p. 294 - 4 Reviews
                1. The Last Gentleman by Walker Percy
                2. Love in the Ruins by Walker Percy
                3. The Fragmented Life of Don Jacobo Lerner by Isaac Goldemberg
                4. Monday Lunch in Fairyland, and Other Stories by Angela Huth
              20. [+]
                Films: Swinging Low by John Coleman, p. 295 - 8 Reviews
                1. Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977 Film) by Richard Brooks
                2. The Boys in Company C (1978 Film) by Sidney J. Furie
                3. Dark Star (1974 Film) by John Carpenter
                4. Das Brot des Backers (1976 Film) by Erwin Keusch
                5. The Four Feathers (1978 Film) by Don Sharp
                6. Sorcerer (1977 Film) by William Friedkin
                7. Holocaust 2000 (1977 Film) by Alberto De Martino
                8. You Light up My Life (1977 Film) by Joseph Brooks
              21. Television by Russell Davies, p. 296
              22. Idi Amin by David Lomax, p. 296
              23. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 297
              24. Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 298
              25. Magazines by George Steiner, p. 299
              26. Weekend Competition, p. 299
              27. Chess and Crossword, pp. 300-304
            10. [+]
              March 10, 1978 Issue = 28 Articles
              1. Poor Mr Steel by James Fenton, p. 306
              2. Mixed Blessings on the French Left by R.W. Johnson and David Goldey, p. 307
              3. Carter and the Coal Miners by Alexander Cockburn, p. 308
              4. The Windscale Verdict by Jeremy Bugler, p. 309
              5. Waiting for Hussein by Ian Black, pp. 310-311
              6. A Forgotten Generation by Tim Albert, p. 312
              7. Sell-out In Salisbury by Max Braun, pp. 313-314
              8. Happy Event by Caroline Seebohm, p. 315
              9. Song to David Owen by Roger Woddis, p. 315
              10. Seven Deadly Things by Mary Morgan, p. 316
              11. London Diary by Corinna Adam, p. 317
              12. The Long Goodbye by John Street, p. 318
              13. Over There by Arthur Marshall, p. 319
              14. Letters to the Editor, pp. 320-321
              15. [+]
                If Life Could Write by John Bayley, p. 322 - 1 Review
                1. Day by Day by Robert Lowell
              16. [+]
                The Crack-Down by Russell Davies, pp. 323-325 - 1 Review
                1. Torture: The Grand Conspiracy by Malise Ruthven
              17. [+]
                From Evil by M.R.D. Foot, p. 326 - 1 Review
                1. Resistance in Vichy France by H.R. Kedward
              18. [+]
                Vitriol & Vinegar by Stephen Koss, p. 327 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Cartoon History of the American Revolution by Michael Wynn Jones
                2. Daily Sketches by Martin Walker
              19. [+]
                Open Arms by Alan Ryan, p. 328 - 1 Review
                1. The Guerrilla Reader by Walter Laqueur
              20. [+]
                Fair Play by Andrew Saint, p. 329 - 1 Review
                1. Morality and Architecture by David Watkin
              21. [+]
                With Nobs On by Jeremy Treglown, p. 330 - 3 Reviews
                1. The Assumption of the Rogues and Rascals by Elizabeth Smart
                2. The Thin Mountain Air by Paul Horgan
                3. Ackroyd by Jules Feiffer
              22. [+]
                Films: The Couple Solution by John Coleman, p. 331 - 3 Reviews
                1. The Man Who Loved Women (1977 Film) by Francois Truffaut
                2. Swept Away (1975 Film) by Lina Wertmuller
                3. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 Film) by John Carpenter
              23. Art by John Spurling, p. 332
              24. Paul Scott by Mervyn Jones, p. 332
              25. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 333
              26. Television by Russell Davies, p. 334
              27. Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 335
              28. Crossword, pp. 336-340
            11. [+]
              March 17, 1978 Issue = 30 Articles
              1. I am a Brownie by James Fenton, p. 342
              2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind by R.W. Johnson and D.B. Goldey, p. 343
              3. Ethiopia: Inside the Horn by Jonathan Dimbleby, p. 344
              4. Ulster Through a Lens by Tom McFee, p. 345
              5. The Battle for the AUEW by Patrick Wintour, pp. 346-347
              6. Choking Off Innovation by Tim Albert, p. 348
              7. South Africa's Press Under Siege by Roger Omond, p. 348
              8. Skipping Song by Roger Woddis, pp. 348-349
              9. Profile of Noel Annan, pp. 350-351
              10. Rural Virtues by Mary Morgan, p. 352
              11. London Diary by Crucifer, p. 353
              12. Too Good To Be True by Michael Sheriden, p. 354
              13. Oyez Oyez by Arthur Marshall, p. 355
              14. Letters to the Editor, pp. 356-358
              15. [+]
                Birthmarks, Chess Games and Wise Policemen by Clive James, p. 359 - 1 Review
                1. The Human Factor by Graham Greene
              16. [+]
                He Dwells With Beauty by Gore Vidal, pp. 360-362 - 1 Review
                1. The Parting Years by Cecil Beaton
              17. [+]
                Buy Me by John Sturrock, p. 363 - 1 Review
                1. Decoding Advertisements by Judith Williamson
              18. [+]
                Red Tape by Leonard Schapiro, pp. 364-365 - 1 Review
                1. The USSR vs. Dr. Mikhail Stern by August Stern
              19. [+]
                No Prisoners by Antony Polonsky, pp. 366-367 - 1 Review
                1. Victims of Yalta by Nikolai Tolstoy
              20. [+]
                The Pisan Cage by Peter Porter, pp. 368-369 - 1 Review
                1. Ezra Pound and Music by Ezra Pound and R. Murray Schafer
              21. [+]
                Buried Alive by Jonathan Keates, p. 370 - 1 Review
                1. Arnold Bennett: A Last Word by Frank Swinnerton
              22. [+]
                Under Every Bed by R.W. Johnson, p. 371 - 1 Review
                1. Strategy of Survival by Brian Crozier
              23. [+]
                Golem Heights by Valentine Cunningham, pp. 372-375 - 3 Reviews
                1. The Provocateur by Rene-Victor Pilhes
                2. No, Mama, No by Verity Bargate
                3. A Patriot for Hire by Andrew Sinclair
              24. Magazines by Martin Walker, p. 376
              25. Radio by Julian Barnes, p. 377
              26. Theatre by Jeremy Treglown, p. 378
              27. [+]
                Films: Where we Dream by John Coleman, p. 378 - 2 Reviews
                1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 Film) by Steven Spielberg
                2. Skateboard (1977 Film) by George Gage
              28. Television by Russell Davies, p. 379
              29. Weekend Competition, p. 380
              30. Chess and Crossword, pp. 381-384
            12. [+]
              March 24, 1978 Issue = 25 Articles
              1. An October Election? by James Fenton, p. 386
              2. A Roman Hostage by James Walston, p. 387
              3. The End of the Affair by R.W. Johnson and D.B. Goldey, p. 388
              4. Lebanon's Wild South by Ian Black, p. 389
              5. Will the Teachers Learn? by Tim Albert, p. 390
              6. Beyond the Flags and Anthems by Basil Davidson, pp. 391-392
              7. Muggeridge at 75 by Christopher Booker, p. 393
              8. Discordant Note by Roger Woddis, pp. 394-395
              9. An Unfashionable Puritan by Mary Morgan, p. 396
              10. London Diary by Crucifer, p. 397
              11. I Was G.E. Moore's Lodger by Alan Watkins, p. 398
              12. Wider Still and Wider by Arthur Marshall, p. 399
              13. Letters to the Editor, pp. 400-401
              14. [+]
                Catch-23 by John Keegan, p. 402 - 1 Review
                1. War on the Mind by Peter Watson
              15. [+]
                Patron Saint by Claire Tomalin, p. 403 - 1 Review
                1. E.M. Forster: A Life by P.N. Furbank
              16. [+]
                East is East by Paul Addison, p. 404 - 1 Review
                1. Allies of a Kind by Christopher Thorne
              17. [+]
                The Last Trump by Lorna Sage, p. 405 - 1 Review
                1. An Essay on Hardy by John Bayley
              18. [+]
                The Rest is Silence by Anthony Howard, p. 406 - 1 Review
                1. Jean's Way by Derek Humphry and Ann Wickett
              19. [+]
                Farce Talking by Julian Barnes, pp. 407-408 - 2 Reviews
                1. Madder Music by Peter De Vries
                2. The Throwback by Tom Sharpe
              20. Television by Russell Davies, p. 409
              21. [+]
                Films: Black and Red by John Coleman, p. 409 - 4 Reviews
                1. 1900~~Nineteen Hundred (1977 Film) by Bernardo Bertolucci
                2. Saturday Night Fever (1977 Film) by John Badham
                3. Another Man, Another Chance (1977 Film) by Claude Lelouch
                4. The 12 Tasks of Asterix (1976 Film) by Rene Goscinny and Henri Gruel
              22. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 410
              23. Music by Andrew Clements, p. 411
              24. Weekend Competition, p. 411
              25. Chess and Crossword, pp. 412-416
            13. [+]
              March 31, 1978 Issue = 25 Articles
              1. Common Sense About Lobbies by James Fenton, p. 418
              2. Mr Begin Bombs in Washington by Alexander Cockburn, p. 419
              3. Jimmy Kruger's Catchment Area by Roger Omond, p. 420
              4. Ghana's Answer to Politics by A Special Correspondent, pp. 421-423
              5. Non-University Higher Education by Garry Fowler, p. 424
              6. Old Soldiers by James Cameron, p. 425
              7. The Tyranny of Politics by Paul Johnson, pp. 426-428
              8. No Moaning at the Bar by Mary Morgan, p. 429
              9. Farewell Diary by Anthony Howard, p. 430
              10. Jogging Along by Roy Hattersley, p. 431
              11. Names Please by Arthur Marshall, p. 432
              12. Ballad of Brave Roddy by Roger Woddis, p. 432
              13. Letters to the Editor, pp. 433-434
              14. [+]
                Natural Assumptions by Paul Foot, p. 435 - 1 Review
                1. Margaret Thatcher: A Tory and Her Party by Patrick Cosgrave
              15. [+]
                The Frivolity of Commitment by J.P. Stern, p. 436 - 1 Review
                1. The Brothers Mann by Nigel Hamilton
              16. [+]
                Bitter Ends by Antony Polonsky, p. 437 - 1 Review
                1. Kolyma: The Arctic Death Camps by Robert Conquest
              17. [+]
                If Dogs Could Read by Harold Beaver, pp. 438-439 - 1 Review
                1. Jack: A Biography of Jack London by Andrew Sinclair
              18. [+]
                Coming Out Top by John Sutherland, p. 440 - 1 Review
                1. The Oxford University Press by Peter H. Sutcliffe
              19. Mr Punch on Location by David Harsent, p. 440
              20. [+]
                Films: The World Well Lost by John Coleman, p. 441 - 4 Reviews
                1. Ai No Corrida (1976 Film) by Nagisa Oshima
                2. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977 Film) by Luis Bunuel
                3. The Goodbye Girl (1977 Film) by Herbert Ross
                4. A Special Day (1977 Film) by Ettore Scola
              21. Opera by Eric Sams, p. 441
              22. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 442
              23. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 443
              24. Weekend Competition, p. 444
              25. Chess and Crossword, pp. 445-448
          2. [+]
            Issues of Apr.-Jun. 1978 = 13 Issues, 359 Articles
            1. [+]
              April 7, 1978 Issue = 25 Articles
              1. Notes on Politics and Power, p. 450
              2. A Star Chamber for the Red Mole of Cowley by Patrick Wintour, pp. 451-452
              3. The Neutron Bomb and the Conscience of the Dutch by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 453-457
              4. Flat Out by Arthur Marshall, p. 458
              5. Catchwords by Roger Woddis, p. 458
              6. London Diary by Bruce Page, p. 459
              7. The Unemployment Machine by Bruce Page, pp. 460-461
              8. Letters to the Editor, pp. 462-463
              9. [+]
                Nostalgie de la Guerre by James Fenton, pp. 464-465 - 1 Review
                1. Dispatches by Michael Herr
              10. [+]
                The Struggling Burglars by David Daiches, p. 466 - 1 Review
                1. Drummer Hodge by M. Van Wyk Smith
              11. [+]
                Admirations by Maurice Richardson, pp. 466-467 - 1 Review
                1. Electric Delights by William Plomer
              12. [+]
                All the Rage by Peter Conrad, p. 468 - 1 Review
                1. The Act of Being by Charles Marowitz
              13. [+]
                Acting Up by Jeremy Treglown, p. 468 - 1 Review
                1. The History of the National Theatre by John Elsom and Nicholas Tomalin
              14. [+]
                Stair-ril-la-ta by Jonathan Keates, p. 469 - 1 Review
                1. Henry Irving and the Victorian Theatre by Madeleine Bingham
              15. [+]
                For This Relief by Max Beloff, p. 470 - 1 Review
                1. Hungry Mills by Norman Longmate
              16. The Patient by Andrew Motion, p. 470
              17. [+]
                No Offence by A.N. Wilson, p. 471 - 3 Reviews
                1. Property Of by Alice Hoffman
                2. In the Night Season by Christiaan Barnard and Siegfried Stander
                3. Rude Awakening by Brian W. Aldiss
              18. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 472
              19. Art - 1 by John Spurling, p. 473
              20. Art - 2 by Andrew Saint, p. 473
              21. Magazines by Frederic Raphael, p. 474
              22. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 475
              23. [+]
                Films: Dancing in the Dark by John Coleman, p. 476 - 3 Reviews
                1. Roseland (1977 Film) by James Ivory
                2. Telefon (1977 Film) by Don Siegel
                3. Justine (1977 Film) by Chris Boger
              24. Weekend Competition, p. 476
              25. Chess and Crossword, pp. 477-480
            2. [+]
              April 14, 1978 Issue = 27 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 482
              2. Tracing A Chilean Hit Squad by Alexander Cockburn, p. 483
              3. Prospects for World Recession by John Palmer, pp. 484-485
              4. Nuclear Technology for the Brazilian Junta by Jeremy Bugler, pp. 486-488
              5. Challenging the NF in Lambeth Central by Mervyn Jones, p. 489
              6. Consequences of the British Bomb Test by Robin Cook, pp. 490-491
              7. London Diary by Bruce Page, p. 492
              8. Privilege in Sri Lanka, p. 493
              9. West Coast Head Fashions by Martin Staniland, p. 494
              10. First Person: In the Picture by Arthur Marshall, p. 495
              11. Willie the Weeper by Roger Woddis, p. 495
              12. Letters to the Editor, p. 496
              13. [+]
                Jaws of Darkness by Peter Conrad, p. 497 - 1 Review
                1. Fiction and the Fiction Industry by J.A. Sutherland
              14. [+]
                Brilliance and Blood by George MacDonald Fraser, p. 498 - 1 Review
                1. Outcast of the Sea by Edward Lucie-Smith
              15. [+]
                Slug Heaps by William Shawcross, p. 498 - 1 Review
                1. The Ends of Power by H.R. Haldeman and Joseph DiMona
              16. [+]
                Reform School by Donald G. MacRae, p. 499 - 1 Review
                1. Maria Montessori by Rita Kramer
              17. [+]
                Curtains by Hermione Lee, p. 500 - 4 Reviews
                1. Kalki by Gore Vidal
                2. Yukiko by MacDonald Harris
                3. Dreaming of Babylon by Richard Brautigan
                4. Hunt by A. Alvarez
              18. [+]
                Quantum Leaps by Thomas M. Disch, p. 501 - 1 Review
                1. The Runaway Universe by Paul Davies
              19. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 502
              20. [+]
                Practical Pig by T.A. Shippey, p. 502 - 1 Review
                1. The Creation of Tomorrow by Paul A. Carter
              21. [+]
                Candide Camera by J.G. Ballard, p. 502 - 1 Review
                1. The Alchemical Marriage of Alistair Crompton by Robert Sheckley
              22. Magazines by Brian Aldiss, p. 503
              23. [+]
                Electric Ladyland by Martin Amis, pp. 503-505 - 1 Review
                1. Crackpot by Ron Goulart
              24. [+]
                Films: Beat It by John Coleman, p. 506 - 4 Reviews
                1. Semi-Tough (1977 Film) by Michael Ritchie
                2. The Turning Point (1977 Film) by Herbert Ross
                3. L'Armee des Ombres (1978 Film) by Jean-Pierre Melville
                4. The Stud (1978 Film) by Quentin Masters
              25. Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 507
              26. Weekend Competition, p. 507
              27. Chess and Crossword, pp. 508-512
            3. [+]
              April 21, 1978 Issue = 35 Articles
              1. Political Notes, pp. 514-515
              2. Dismantling Merseyside by Patrick Wintour, p. 516
              3. The SNP by Brian Wilson, p. 517
              4. Begin's War by Ian Black, pp. 518-519
              5. Soviet Dissidents by Roger Boyes, p. 520
              6. Anatomy of a Polytechnic by Tim Albert, pp. 521-522
              7. Australian Racialism by David Leitch, p. 523
              8. Enoch Powell by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 524-525
              9. Foreign Diary by Godfrey Hodgson, p. 526
              10. First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 527
              11. Embarrassment of Riches by Roger Woddis, p. 527
              12. Letters to the Editor, p. 528
              13. [+]
                The Beautiful Lie by John Bayley, p. 529 - 2 Reviews
                1. Tolstoy's Letters: Volume I, 1828-1879 by R.F. Christian and Leo Tolstoy
                2. Tolstoy's Letters: Volume II, 1880-1910 by R.F. Christian and Leo Tolstoy
              14. Come, Tears by Hugo Williams, p. 529
              15. [+]
                Blind Beauty by Maurice Richardson, p. 530 - 1 Review
                1. A Captive of Time by Olga Ivinskaya
              16. [+]
                Truth to Tell by Jonathan Dimbleby, p. 530 - 1 Review
                1. Putting "Reality" Together by Philip Schlesinger
              17. [+]
                Other People by Christopher Hill, p. 531 - 1 Review
                1. John Locke and the Theory of Sovereignty by Julian H. Franklin
              18. [+]
                Heroes & Hell by Paul Martin, p. 532 - 1 Review
                1. Biko by Donald Woods
              19. [+]
                Shadow Boxing by James Cameron, p. 533 - 1 Review
                1. A Shaft of Sunlight by Philip Mason
              20. [+]
                Amputated Years by Craig Raine, p. 534 - 2 Reviews
                1. Collected Poems by Basil Bunting
                2. The Complete Poems by Keith Douglas
              21. [+]
                Collision Course by Norman Glass, p. 535 - 3 Reviews
                1. Sliding by Leslie Norris
                2. Union Dues by John Sayles
                3. The Women's Room by Marilyn French
              22. [+]
                F.R. Leavis (9 Items)
                1. Collision Course by George Steiner, p. 536
                2. �---��by Geoffrey Grigson, p. 536
                3. �---��by Kingsley Amis, p. 536
                4. �---��by David Lodge, p. 536
                5. �---��by D.J. Enright, p. 536
                6. �---��by Ian Hamilton, p. 537
                7. �---��by John Bayley, p. 537
                8. �---��by Clive James, p. 537
                9. �---��by Malcolm Bradbury, p. 537
              23. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 538
              24. [+]
                Films: Real Trouble by John Coleman, p. 538 - 4 Reviews
                1. Sweeney 2 (1978 Film) by Tom Clegg
                2. Improperly Dressed (1976 Film) by Pal Sandor
                3. L'Amour Fou (1969 Film) by Jacques Rivette
                4. The Devil's Advocate (1977 Film) by Guy Green
              25. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 539
              26. Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 540
              27. Crossword, pp. 541-544
            4. [+]
              April 28, 1978 Issue = 29 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 546
              2. Italy and the Red Brigades by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 547-548
              3. Secret Government by Patrick Wintour, p. 549
              4. One Cheer for Jimmy Carter by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 550-551
              5. Liberty in Europe, pp. 552-553
              6. Germany's Liberal Democracy? by Steven Lukes, pp. 554-555
              7. London Diary by Anthony Sampson, p. 556
              8. Meals on Wheels by Arthur Marshall, p. 557
              9. Moment of Truth by Roger Woddis, p. 557
              10. Mania in the City by Harry Hopkins, p. 558
              11. Letters to the Editor, pp. 559-560
              12. [+]
                Rising with the Lark by Geoffrey Grigson, p. 561 - 1 Review
                1. Messengers of Day by Anthony Powell
              13. A Holiday from Strict Reality by Christopher Reid, p. 561
              14. [+]
                Room 101 by John Keegan, p. 562 - 2 Reviews
                1. Death's Men by Denis Winter
                2. Into Battle by John Bagot Glubb
              15. [+]
                Wretched in Dallas by Mervyn Jones, p. 563 - 2 Reviews
                1. Legend: The Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald by Edward Jay Epstein
                2. Marina and Lee by Priscilla Johnson McMillan
              16. [+]
                Faith Healing by Zahir Jamal, p. 563 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Mysteries of Identity by Robert Langbaum
                2. The Structure of Literary Understanding by Stein Haugom Olsen
              17. [+]
                If Only It Lasts by Douglas Johnson, p. 564 - 1 Review
                1. Madame Mere: Napoleon's Mother by Gilbert Martineau
              18. [+]
                The Snob Virus by Kitty Mrosovsky, p. 565 - 1 Review
                1. Food of Love by Michael De Cossart
              19. [+]
                All Clear? by Jeremy Treglown, p. 566 - 3 Reviews
                1. Centres of Ritual by Stuart Evans
                2. Palace Without Chairs by Brigid Brophy
                3. Unguarded Hours by A.N. Wilson
              20. Festivals by Mark Kidel, pp. 567-568
              21. Bridge that Gap by P.J. Kavanagh, pp. 569-574
              22. Radio by Peter Porter, p. 575
              23. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 575
              24. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 576
              25. Football by Brian Glanville, p. 577
              26. [+]
                Films: So Help Me, Me by John Coleman, p. 577 - 4 Reviews
                1. Oh, God! (1977 Film) by Carl Reiner
                2. The World's Greatest Lover (1977 Film) by Gene Wilder
                3. Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977 Film) by Vincent McEveety
                4. The White Wall (1978 Film) by Stig Bjorkman
              27. Art by John Spurling, p. 578
              28. Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 579
              29. Crossword, pp. 580-584
            5. [+]
              May 5, 1978 Issue = 28 Articles
              1. Political Notes, pp. 586-587
              2. Balkanising the Black South Africans by Roger Omond, pp. 588-589
              3. Mr Pottinger Launders his Reputation by Brian Wilson, pp. 590-591
              4. Jim Slater Rides Again...and Again by Bruce Page, pp. 592-595
              5. The Hidden Persuaders Fight Back by Winston Fletcher, pp. 596-597
              6. Revolution in Prison Reform? by Peter Watson, p. 598
              7. Selecting Students---the Law Steps In by Badalia Herodsfoot, p. 599
              8. Westminister Diary by Christopher Price, p. 600
              9. Stop It at Once by Arthur Marshall, p. 601
              10. Letters to the Editor, p. 602
              11. [+]
                Pooter in the Twilight of the Gods by Neal Ascherson, p. 603 - 1 Review
                1. The Goebbels Diaries by Hugh Trevor-Roper and Joseph Goebbels
              12. [+]
                Do It!---Remember? by David Caute, pp. 604-605 - 1 Review
                1. Twilight of the Young by Klaus Mehnert
              13. [+]
                Misspeak by Anthony Burgess, pp. 606-607 - 1 Review
                1. The Jargon of the Professions by Kenneth Hudson
              14. [+]
                If and Perhaps and But by John Fuller, p. 608 - 1 Review
                1. The Composition of Four Quartets by Helen Louise Gardner
              15. [+]
                In Consonance by John Sturrock, p. 609 - 1 Review
                1. The Proust Screenplay by Harold Pinter
              16. [+]
                How Idle Soever by John Jones, p. 610 - 1 Review
                1. The Correspondence of John Locke, Vol. III by E.S. de Beer and John Locke
              17. [+]
                Tasting, Tasting by Stephen Wall, p. 611 - 1 Review
                1. A View of Victorian Literature by Geoffrey Tillotson
              18. [+]
                Some Striking Truths by R.W. Johnson, pp. 612-613 - 1 Review
                1. The Fifth Estate by Robert Taylor
              19. [+]
                Turning On by Edward Pygge, p. 614 - 1 Review
                1. The Visual Dictionary of Sex by Eric J. Trimmer
              20. [+]
                We by Valentine Cunningham, p. 615 - 3 Reviews
                1. The Face of Terror by Emanuel Litvinoff
                2. Whiskey Man by Howell Raines
                3. All the Tea in China by Kyril Bonfiglioli
              21. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 616
              22. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 616
              23. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 617
              24. Art by John Spurling, p. 618
              25. [+]
                Films: Choke Over by John Coleman, p. 619 - 3 Reviews
                1. Full Circle (1977 Film) by Richard Loncraine
                2. The American Friend (1977 Film) by Wim Wenders
                3. Iphigenia (1977 Film) by Mihalis Kakogiannis
              26. Planning by Leo Plendello, p. 620
              27. Weekend Competition, p. 620
              28. Chess and Crossword, pp. 621-624
            6. [+]
              May 12, 1978 Issue = 23 Articles
              1. Political Notes, pp. 626-627
              2. The Great Computer War by Duncan Campbell, pp. 628-631
              3. Israel at 30 by Paul Johnson and Edward W. Said, pp. 632-634
              4. Hard-line Communism in France's Grass Roots by Douglas Johnson, p. 635
              5. Brecht Makes Trouble in Sri Lanka by Special Correspondent, p. 636
              6. Ups and Downs of the Whisky Test by Ross Wilson, p. 637
              7. Westminister Diary by Christopher Price, p. 638
              8. Stars in My Eyes by Arthur Marshall, p. 639
              9. Letters to the Editor, pp. 640-641
              10. [+]
                Comedies of Duplicity by Russell Davies, p. 642 - 1 Review
                1. Selected Stories by V.S. Pritchett
              11. [+]
                Padlock & Chain by Matthew Hodgart, p. 643 - 1 Review
                1. Samuel Johnson by W. Jackson Bate
              12. [+]
                Probably by Julian Symons, p. 644 - 1 Review
                1. Train Robbers by Piers Paul Read
              13. [+]
                Soldiers of Peace by Paul Johnson, p. 645 - 1 Review
                1. War and the Liberal Conscience by Michael Howard
              14. [+]
                Street Theatre by Phillip Whitehead, p. 646 - 1 Review
                1. Britain in Agony by Richard Clutterbuck
              15. Stone Words for Robert Lowell, p. 646
              16. [+]
                Secret Smokers by Hermione Lee, p. 647 - 4 Reviews
                1. Mother's Footsteps by Harriet Waugh
                2. Said the Old Man to the Young Man by Arnold Wesker
                3. The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman by J.P. Donleavy
                4. The Second Ring of Power by Carlos Castaneda
              17. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 648
              18. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 648
              19. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 649
              20. Opera by Peter Conrad, p. 650
              21. [+]
                Films: Nighttown by John Coleman, p. 651 - 5 Reviews
                1. Providence (1977 Film) by Alain Resnais
                2. Heroes (1977 Film) by Jeremy Paul Kagan
                3. MacArthur (1977 Film) by Joseph Sargent
                4. Iphigenia (1977 Film) by Mihalis Kakogiannis
                5. The F.J. Holden (1977 Film) by Michael Thornhill
              22. Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 652
              23. Crossword, pp. 653-656
            7. [+]
              May 19, 1978 Issue = 26 Articles
              1. Political Notes, pp. 658-659
              2. Italian Electors Vote for Aldo Moro by Tana de Zulueta, p. 660
              3. Profile: The Editor of The Times as High Sheriff, p. 661
              4. The End at Grunwick by Anna Coote, pp. 662-663
              5. East End Racism by Patrick Wintour, pp. 664-665
              6. Young Germans Encounter the Hitlerwave by Gitta Sereny, pp. 666-669
              7. New York Diary by Alexander Cockburn, p. 670
              8. As Time Goes By by Arthur Marshall, p. 671
              9. Letters to the Editor, p. 672
              10. [+]
                Labours of Love by E.J. Hobsbawm, p. 673 - 1 Review
                1. The Letters of Sidney and Beatrice Webb by Norman Mackenzie, Sidney Webb, and Beatrice Webb, ...
              11. [+]
                Clues to the Holocaust by James Fenton, p. 674 - 1 Review
                1. Freud, Jews, and Other Germans by Peter Gay
              12. [+]
                Enigma Machine by Ian McEwan, pp. 675-676 - 1 Review
                1. The Secret War by Brian Johnson
              13. [+]
                Cipher Cushions by Eric Sams, p. 677 - 1 Review
                1. The Hidden War by R.A. Haldane
              14. [+]
                Bambini by Zahir Jamal, p. 678 - 3 Reviews
                1. History by Elsa Morante
                2. Mrs. Reinhardt and Other Stories by Edna O'Brien
                3. Hurry On Down by John Wain
              15. A Story of O by John Coleman, p. 679
              16. Filthy Beasts by Alan Ryan, p. 680
              17. Bent Coins by Jeremy Treglown, p. 681
              18. Matters of Form by Tim Hopkins, pp. 682-683
              19. [+]
                Films: Show Trials by John Coleman, p. 684 - 4 Reviews
                1. Opening Night (1977 Film) by John Cassavetes
                2. The Betsy (1978 Film) by Daniel Petrie
                3. A Piece of the Action (1977 Film) by Sidney Poitier
                4. The Stick-Up (1977 Film) by Jeffrey Bloom
              20. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 684
              21. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 685
              22. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 686
              23. Music by Andrew Clements, p. 686
              24. Radio by Peter Porter, p. 687
              25. Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 688
              26. Crossword, pp. 689-692
            8. [+]
              May 26, 1978 Issue = 24 Articles
              1. Political Notes, pp. 694-695
              2. The Rewards of Socialist Electronics by Bruce Page, p. 696
              3. Kiss of Life Reform for the House of Commons by Mike Thomas, pp. 697-699
              4. Retrospective Legislation by David Nissan, p. 700
              5. Educational Failure in Redbridge by Tim Albert, p. 701
              6. Red Flags, Running Dogs and Air Conditioned Horses by Murray Sayle, pp. 702-703
              7. New York Diary by Alexander Cockburn, p. 704
              8. Oh What a Beautiful Evening by Arthur Marshall, p. 705
              9. Letters to the Editor, pp. 706-707
              10. [+]
                The Slopes of Certainty by Ernest Gellner, p. 708 - 1 Review
                1. Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry by Bernard Williams and Descartes
              11. [+]
                Pregnantly Private by Peter Conrad, p. 709 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Oxford Book of Oxford by Jan Morris
                2. Oxford by James Morris
              12. [+]
                Gentleman v. Players by John Sturrock, p. 710 - 1 Review
                1. English Cricket by Christopher Brookes
              13. [+]
                Going Nowhere by Jeremy Treglown, p. 711 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Most of S. J. Perelman by S.J. Perelman
                2. Eastward Ha! by S.J. Perelman
              14. [+]
                Scratch It by Neal Ascherson, p. 712 - 1 Review
                1. No Mean Fighter by Harry McShane and Joan Smith
              15. [+]
                The Bear-Hug by Maurice Richardson, p. 713 - 1 Review
                1. The Russian Mind by Ronald Hingley
              16. [+]
                Antimatter by Tom Paulin, p. 714 - 4 Reviews
                1. Beloved Son by George Turner
                2. Promised Land by Karel Schoeman
                3. Altered States by Paddy Chayefsky
                4. Change and Decay in All Around I See by Allan Massie
              17. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 715
              18. Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 715
              19. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 716
              20. Art by John Spurling, p. 717
              21. [+]
                Films: Very Nervous by John Coleman, p. 717 - 2 Reviews
                1. High Anxiety (1977 Film) by Mel Brooks
                2. Les Enfants du Placard (1977 Film) by Benoit Jacquot
              22. Magazines by John Jones, p. 718
              23. Weekend Competition, p. 719
              24. Crossword, pp. 719-724
            9. [+]
              June 2, 1978 Issue = 23 Articles
              1. Political Notes, pp. 726-727
              2. The Political Delusions of the Special Branch by Robin Cook, p. 728
              3. A Civil Tyranny in Latin America by Ruth Hall, p. 729
              4. Nordic Espionage---A Secret Nato History by Duncan Campbell, pp. 730-732
              5. The Costs of Consumerism by Winston Fletcher, p. 733
              6. The Great Cloning Hoax by Derek Bromhall, pp. 734-736
              7. London Diary by John Mortimer, p. 737
              8. By Jupiter by Arthur Marshall, p. 738
              9. Letters to the Editor, pp. 739-740
              10. [+]
                The Pains of Sleep by Craig Raine, p. 741 - 3 Reviews
                1. Henry's Fate, and Other Poems, 1967-1972 by John Berryman and John Haffenden
                2. Autumn to Autumn by A. Alvarez
                3. Poems and Prose, 1949-1977 by Harold Pinter
              11. [+]
                Love Perhaps by John Fuller, p. 742 - 1 Review
                1. The Cost of Seriousness by Peter Porter
              12. [+]
                Follow that Script by Eric Korn, p. 742 - 1 Review
                1. America B.C. by Barry Fell
              13. [+]
                The Low Road by Edward Mortimer, pp. 743-744 - 1 Review
                1. Eurocommunism and Socialism by Fernando Claudin
              14. [+]
                Self-Slaughter by Maurice Richardson, p. 745 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Causes of Suicide by Maurice Halbwachs
                2. The Morbid Streak by Ann G. Dally
              15. The Jock Campbell Award, p. 746
              16. [+]
                Drunk Dreams by Jeremy Treglown, p. 747 - 3 Reviews
                1. Topology of a Phantom City by Alain Robbe-Grillet
                2. Enemies of the System by Brian W. Aldiss
                3. Autumn Manoeuvres by Melvyn Bragg
              17. Opera by Peter Conrad, p. 748
              18. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 749
              19. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 750
              20. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 750
              21. [+]
                Films: Crying Out Loud by John Coleman, p. 751 - 3 Reviews
                1. The Shout (1978 Film) by Jerzy Skolimowski
                2. Coming Home (1978 Film) by Hal Ashby
                3. Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976 Film) by Barbara Kopple
              22. Weekend Competition, p. 752
              23. Chess and Competition, pp. 753-756
            10. [+]
              June 9, 1978 Issue = 32 Articles
              1. Political Notes, pp. 758-759
              2. Mobutu---Is her a Moderate? by Stephen Jessel, p. 760
              3. East London's Dockland by Tony Craig and Anna Coote, p. 761
              4. Will Britain Miss out on Wave Power? by David Ross, pp. 762-765
              5. Lebanon---Scorpions in a Bottle by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 766-768
              6. Land Grabbing on the West Bank by Ian Black, p. 769
              7. Delusions of Grandeur in Sri Lanka, p. 770
              8. London Diary by John Mortimer, p. 771
              9. Here We Go Again by Arthur Marshall, p. 772
              10. Letters to the Editor, pp. 773-774
              11. [+]
                From Log Cabin to Log Cabin by Clive James, pp. 775-778 - 1 Review
                1. RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon by Richard M. Nixon
              12. [+]
                Rixende, Condors, Esclarmonde by Richard Cobb, pp. 779-780 - 1 Review
                1. Montaillou by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
              13. [+]
                Please Please Me by James Fenton, p. 781 - 1 Review
                1. The New Oxford Book of English Light Verse by Kingsley Amis
              14. [+]
                The Khartoum Legend by George MacDonald Fraser, p. 782 - 1 Review
                1. Charley Gordon by Charles Chenevix Trench
              15. Protest Poem by Vernon Scannell, p. 783
              16. [+]
                Stage Fight by John Keegan, p. 784 - 1 Review
                1. Nelson by David Walder
              17. [+]
                Circular Tour by A.J.P. Taylor, p. 785 - 1 Review
                1. A Guide to the London Countryway by Keith Chesterton
              18. [+]
                Archery by Philip Larkin, p. 786 - 1 Review
                1. The Woddis Collection by Roger Woddis
              19. The Ram by Ted Walker, p. 787
              20. [+]
                Little Knell by Zahir Jamal, p. 787 - 1 Review
                1. Guardians and Angels by David Grylls
              21. [+]
                Overdoses by Alan Ryan, p. 788 - 1 Review
                1. What's Wrong with the Modern World? by Michael Shanks
              22. [+]
                Bad Behaviour by John Sturrock, p. 789 - 1 Review
                1. De Sade by Ronald Hayman
              23. [+]
                Writing by Valentine Cunningham, p. 790 - 3 Reviews
                1. Caught by Henry Green
                2. Concluding by Henry Green
                3. Laughable Loves by Milan Kundera
              24. Art by John Spurling, p. 791
              25. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 792
              26. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 793
              27. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 793
              28. Music by Andrew Clements, p. 794
              29. [+]
                Films: In the Neck by John Coleman, p. 795 - 2 Reviews
                1. Le Juge Fayard Dit le Sheriff (1977 Film) by Yves Boisset
                2. I, Pierre Riviere (1976 Film) by Rene Allio
              30. Weekend Competition, p. 795
              31. Chess, p. 796
              32. Crossword, pp. 797-800
            11. [+]
              June 16, 1978 Issue = 26 Articles
              1. Political Notes, pp. 802-803
              2. Teaching Terror to the Right by Duncan Campbell, p. 804
              3. The Generals Fail to Exorcise Peronism by Christopher Roper, p. 805
              4. Mason's Men in Plain Clothes by Peter Taylor, pp. 806-807
              5. Will the Afrikaners Fight it Out? by Roger Omond, pp. 808-811
              6. The Spectacles Industry by Christopher Hird, p. 812
              7. Deporting Immigrants by Nicola Squire, p. 812
              8. Westminister Diary by Christopher Price, p. 813
              9. The Domestic Violence Act by Anna Coote, p. 814
              10. Letters to the Editor, pp. 814-815
              11. So Nice to be Merry by Arthur Marshall, p. 816
              12. No Connection by Roger Woddis, p. 816
              13. [+]
                The Incurable Liberal by David Caute, p. 817 - 1 Review
                1. Herod: Reflections on Political Violence by Conor Cruise O'Brien
              14. [+]
                The End of the Word by Antony Polonsky, pp. 818-819 - 3 Reviews
                1. Soviet Book Publishing Policy by Gregory Walker
                2. Solzhenitsyn and the Secret Circle by Olga Andreyev Carlisle
                3. Kontinent 2
              15. [+]
                The Subverted Power by Richard Ellmann, p. 820 - 1 Review
                1. Robert Frost: The Work of Knowing by Richard Poirier
              16. [+]
                Brick in Hand by Paul Addison, p. 821 - 2 Reviews
                1. Police Strike - 1919 by Arthur V. Sellwood
                2. A History of Police in England and Wales by T.A. Critchley
              17. [+]
                Saddest Story by Hilary Spurling, p. 821 - 1 Review
                1. Moon in Eclipse by Jane Dunn
              18. [+]
                The Rub by Zahir Jamal, p. 822 - 3 Reviews
                1. Getting Through by John McGahern
                2. The Public Burning by Robert Coover
                3. Carnival by Isak Dinesen
              19. Opera by Peter Conrad, p. 823
              20. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 824
              21. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 825
              22. Radio by Peter Porter, p. 825
              23. [+]
                Films: Frightmare by John Coleman, p. 826 - 3 Reviews
                1. The Brute (1977 Film) by Gerry O'Hara
                2. Bilitis (1977 Film) by David Hamilton
                3. Allonsanfan (1974 Film) by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani
              24. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 827
              25. Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 828
              26. Crossword, pp. 829-832
            12. [+]
              June 23, 1978 Issue = 30 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 834
              2. Carter's Terrible Dilemma by Godfrey Hodgson, p. 835
              3. Discordant Noises among Music Makers by Patrick Wintour, p. 836
              4. Unequal Education and the Law by Anna Coote, p. 837
              5. Rees and the Terror Manuals by Duncan Campbell, p. 837
              6. Labour's Shifting Support by Peter Kellner, pp. 838-840
              7. The Political Economy of Beer by Christopher Hird, pp. 841-842
              8. Westminister Diary by Christopher Price, p. 843
              9. Sweden by Anna Coote, p. 844
              10. Poujade Comes to California by Alexander Cockburn, p. 845
              11. Come Along Up by Arthur Marshall, p. 846
              12. YOICKS! by Roger Woddis, p. 846
              13. Letters to the Editor, p. 847
              14. [+]
                The Miseries of the Text by Peter Conrad, p. 848 - 1 Review
                1. The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. III, 1812-1820 by Alan G. Hill, William Wordsworth, and Dorothy Wordsworth, ...
              15. [+]
                Laid Low by Alan Ryan, p. 849 - 1 Review
                1. Sex Law by Tony Honore
              16. [+]
                Blue Moon by Hermione Lee, p. 850 - 1 Review
                1. The Wise Wound by Penelope Shuttle and Peter Redgrove
              17. [+]
                Absolutely Everybody by Jonathan Keates, p. 851 - 4 Reviews
                1. Growing Up on "The Times" by Louis Heren
                2. Blood, Brains, and Beer by David Ogilvy
                3. Little Eden by Eva Figes
                4. Look Back with Mixed Feelings by Dodie Smith
              18. [+]
                Have a Heart by Derek Mahon, p. 852 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Onion, Memory by Craig Raine
                2. The Pleasure Steamers by Andrew Motion
              19. [+]
                Still Life by Tom Hopkinson, p. 853 - 1 Review
                1. Pictures on a Page by Harold Evans
              20. [+]
                Wing Play by John Campbell, p. 854 - 3 Reviews
                1. The Dilemma of Democracy by Quintin Hogg Hailsham of St. Marylebone
                2. The Binding of Leviathan by William Waldegrave
                3. Centre forward by Rhodes Boyson
              21. [+]
                Schnozzola by Valentine Cunningham, p. 855 - 4 Reviews
                1. The Bass Saxophone by Josef Skvorecky
                2. New Writing and Writers, No. 15
                3. Staggerford by Jon Hassler
                4. A Pocket Full of Seeds by Marilyn Sachs
              22. Grace Darling by Michael Longley, p. 855
              23. Rock by Mark Kidel, p. 856
              24. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 857
              25. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 857
              26. [+]
                Films: Keeping Mum by John Coleman, p. 858 - 3 Reviews
                1. The Stepford Wives (1975 Film) by Bryan Forbes
                2. The Medusa Touch (1978 Film) by Jack Gold
                3. Dersu Uzala (1975 Film) by Akira Kurosawa
              27. Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 859
              28. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 859
              29. Weekend Competition, p. 860
              30. Chess and Crossword, pp. 861-864
            13. [+]
              June 30, 1978 Issue = 31 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 866
              2. Eden, Suez and murder by Christopher Hitchens, p. 867
              3. Sanctions-busting and the British oilmen by Martin Bailey and Bernard Rivers, pp. 868-869
              4. Eavesdropping in Cyprus by Denis MacShane, pp. 870-871
              5. High stakes in the Namibian power game by Roger Murray, pp. 872-873
              6. The high cost of the arms trade by Robin Cook, pp. 874-877
              7. Schizophrenia in Washington by Laurence Stern, p. 878
              8. Westminister Diary by Christopher Price, p. 879
              9. Unfolding my Potential by Arthur Marshall, p. 880
              10. After the Massacre by Roger Woddis, p. 880
              11. Letters to the Editor, pp. 881-882
              12. The Indian Mutiny by George MacDonald Fraser, p. 883
              13. [+]
                Norbert Elias by Donald G. MacRae, p. 884 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Civilizing Process: The History of Manners by Norbert Elias
                2. What is Sociology by Norbert Elias
              14. [+]
                Local Colour by Michael Mason, p. 885 - 1 Review
                1. The Case of Walter Pater by Michael Levey
              15. [+]
                Interference by Mervyn Jones, p. 886 - 1 Review
                1. A Flame in Barbed Wire by Egon Larsen
              16. [+]
                Psychopolis by Thomas M. Disch, p. 886 - 1 Review
                1. Utopia by Ian Tod and Wheeler Michael
              17. [+]
                Just So by Christopher Hitchens, p. 887 - 1 Review
                1. Memoirs by Reginald Maudling
              18. Political Poem by Cal Clothier, p. 888
              19. [+]
                Manhunts by Zahir Jamal, p. 888 - 2 Reviews
                1. To Room Nineteen by Doris Lessing
                2. The Temptation of Jack Orkney, and Other Stories by Doris Lessing
              20. [+]
                Holmlock Shears by Kingsley Amis, p. 889 - 2 Reviews
                1. Sherlock Holmes and His Creator by Trevor H. Hall
                2. The Last Sherlock Holmes Story by Michael Dibdin
              21. [+]
                Mean Streets by Philip French, p. 890 - 1 Review
                1. Chinaman's Chance by Ross Thomas
              22. [+]
                Trunch by Edward Pygge, p. 890 - 1 Review
                1. The Knowhow Book of Detection by Judy Hindley and Donald Rumbelow
              23. [+]
                Drab Stabs by Jonathan Keates, p. 891 - 4 Reviews
                1. The Partridge Kite by Michael Nicholson
                2. The Case of the One-Penny Orange by E.V. Cunningham
                3. A Sleeping Life by Ruth Rendell
                4. Triple Jeopardy by Mary Stewart
              24. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 892
              25. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 892
              26. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 893
              27. [+]
                Films: Kids' Stuff by John Coleman, p. 894 - 4 Reviews
                1. Der Hauptdarsteller (1977 Film) by Reinhard Hauff
                2. Game of Death (1978 Film) by Robert Clouse
                3. American Hot Wax (1978 Film) by Floyd Mutrux
                4. I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978 Film) by Robert Zemeckis
              28. Opera by Peter Conrad, p. 894
              29. Art by John Spurling, p. 895
              30. Weekend Competition, p. 896
              31. Chess and Crossword, pp. 897-900
          3. [+]
            Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1978 = 13 Issues, 366 Articles
            1. [+]
              July 7, 1978 Issue = 31 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 2
              2. Against Select Committees by Robert Kilroy-Silk, p. 3
              3. The cover-up on sanctions-busting by Martin Bailey and Bernard Rivers, pp. 4-5
              4. The Torires rattle their bars by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 6-7
              5. The making of a coal crisis by Patrick Wintour, pp. 8-9
              6. Laughing all the way to the grouse moors by Brian Wilson, pp. 10-11
              7. Profile: Sir Maurice Oldfield of the Secret Service, pp. 12-13
              8. Louis Althusser and French Communism, pp. 14-15
              9. The tragic failure of Brian Faulkner by Roger Darlington, p. 16
              10. Checking the Hitlerwave by Gitta Sereny, p. 17
              11. London Diary by Ruth Hall, p. 18
              12. Going, Going, Gone by Arthur Marshall, p. 19
              13. The Gospel According to St James by Roger Woddis, p. 19
              14. Letters to the Editor, p. 20
              15. [+]
                The Serendipity of War by Neal Ascherson, p. 21 - 3 Reviews
                1. The Russian War, 1941-45 by Daniela Mrazkova and Vladimir Remes
                2. The Holocaust by Martin Gilbert
                3. The Russian Front by James F. Dunnigan
              16. [+]
                1985 by Martin Walker, p. 22 - 1 Review
                1. The Third World War: August 1985 by John W. Hackett
              17. [+]
                Le Probleme du Midi by Richard Cobb, p. 23 - 1 Review
                1. The Albigensian Crusade by Jonathan Sumption
              18. [+]
                The Mirror and the Mirror by Tom Paulin, p. 24 - 1 Review
                1. Shandyism by Peter Conrad
              19. [+]
                Starting Early by Morris Fraser, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Young Drinkers by Joyce O'Connor
                2. Children with Emerald Eyes by Mira Rothenberg
              20. [+]
                Impernichol by Leonard Schapiro, p. 25 - 1 Review
                1. Nicholas I: Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias by W. Bruce Lincoln
              21. [+]
                This Hammer by Hilary Spurling, p. 26 - 1 Review
                1. The Victim As Criminal and Artist by H. Bruce Franklin
              22. Casarola by Charles Tomlinson, p. 26
              23. [+]
                Snob Story by Jeremy Treglown, p. 27 - 3 Reviews
                1. The Sweet Dove Died by Barbara Pym
                2. Full Term by J.I.M. Stewart
                3. Crossing the Border by Joyce Carol Oates
              24. [+]
                Films: Bent Sinister by John Coleman, p. 28 - 4 Reviews
                1. Despair (1978 Film) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
                2. Chinese Roulette (1977 Film) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
                3. The Wild Geese (1978 Film) by Andrew V. McLaglen
                4. Go Tell the Spartans (1978 Film) by Ted Post
              25. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 28
              26. Radio by Peter Porter, p. 29
              27. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 30
              28. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 30
              29. Art by John Spurling, p. 31
              30. Weekend Competition, p. 32
              31. Chess Crossword, pp. 33-36
            2. [+]
              July 14, 1978 Issue = 29 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 38
              2. Justice for the unemployed by Bruce Page, p. 39
              3. Inside Moss Side by Mike Phillips, p. 40
              4. The NF's withered grassroots by Christopher T. Husbands, p. 41
              5. Cracking the secrets of the Treasury's black box by Dr. Jeremy Bray, pp. 42-45
              6. Bright lads required to learn boredom by Tim Albert, p. 46
              7. Can you survive your survival guide? by Peter Forbes, p. 47
              8. Goodbye to the peace initiative? by Ian Black, p. 48
              9. London Diary by Ruth Hall, p. 49
              10. Sing as you go by Arthur Marshall, p. 50
              11. He who cannot by Roger Woddis, p. 50
              12. Letters to the Editor, p. 51
              13. [+]
                He is Elsewhere by V.S. Pritchett, p. 52 - 1 Review
                1. The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956 by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
              14. [+]
                Catastrophe Theory by James Fenton, pp. 53-54 - 1 Review
                1. Decent Interval by Frank Snepp
              15. [+]
                Make No Bones by Maurice Richardson, p. 55 - 1 Review
                1. The Spanish Anarchists by Murray Bookchin
              16. [+]
                Knuts by Rosemary Dinnage, p. 55 - 1 Review
                1. Conversations with Children by R.D. Laing
              17. [+]
                Property Men by Christopher Hill, p. 56 - 1 Review
                1. Law and the Rise of Capitalism by Michael E. Tigar and Madeleine R. Levy
              18. [+]
                At Court by Jeremy Treglown, p. 57 - 1 Review
                1. The Theatres of George Devine by Irving Wardle
              19. [+]
                The Red Owl by Christopher Hitchens, p. 57 - 1 Review
                1. 1968 and After~~Nineteen Sixty-Eight and After by Tariq Ali
              20. [+]
                Hah? by Valentine Cunningham, p. 58 - 3 Reviews
                1. Percival and the Presence of God by Jim Hunter and Raymond H. Thompson
                2. Super-Folks by Robert Mayer
                3. The Monkey King by Timothy Mo
              21. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 59
              22. Opera by Peter Conrad, p. 59
              23. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 60
              24. Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 61
              25. Art by John Spurling, p. 61
              26. [+]
                Films: Egg-Box by John Coleman, p. 62 - 4 Reviews
                1. Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978 Film) by James Ivory
                2. Thank God It's Friday (1978 Film) by Robert Klane
                3. Straight Time (1978 Film) by Ulu Grosbard
                4. Sherekilebi (1973 Film) by Eldar Shengelaya
              27. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 63
              28. Weekend Competition, p. 63
              29. Chess and Crossword, pp. 64-68
            3. [+]
              July 21, 1978 Issue = 30 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 70
              2. In defiance of Select Committees by John Garrett, p. 71
              3. The Secrets of Cabinet Committees, pp. 72-75
              4. Official Secrets Protected by Patrick Wintour, pp. 76-77
              5. The Tribune Group goes missing by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 78-79
              6. Nationalised Industries by Christopher Hird, p. 80
              7. Hitlerwave by Gitta Sereny, p. 81
              8. Saudi Arabia's enemies by Richard Alexander, pp. 82-83
              9. France's mission in Africa by Claude Bourdet, pp. 84-85
              10. London Diary by Ruth Hall, p. 86
              11. Of Cabbages and Kings by Arthur Marshall, p. 87
              12. Human Rights? by Roger Woddis, p. 87
              13. Letters to the Editor, p. 88
              14. [+]
                Les Godoms by Richard Cobb, p. 89 - 1 Review
                1. The Hundred Years War by Desmond Seward
              15. [+]
                Officer Class by John Keegan, p. 90 - 2 Reviews
                1. Sir Richard Burton: A Biography by Michael Hastings
                2. Evelyn Baring: The Last Proconsul by Charles Douglas-Home
              16. [+]
                Dreaming Ego by Malcolm Bradbury, p. 90 - 1 Review
                1. William Faulkner: Toward Yoknapatawpha and Beyond by Cleanth Brooks
              17. [+]
                Girls Won't Be Girls by Lorna Sage, p. 91 - 1 Review
                1. Louisa May by Martha Saxton
              18. [+]
                Unstoppability by Anthony Quinton, p. 92 - 1 Review
                1. A Rational Animal, and Other Philosophical Essays on the Nature of Man by Antony Flew
              19. [+]
                Empire Builder by Russell Davies, p. 93 - 1 Review
                1. An Edmund Wilson Celebration by John Wain
              20. [+]
                Fugitive Spirits by Tom Paulin, p. 94 - 2 Reviews
                1. Dorothy Richardson by Gloria G. Fromm
                2. A Literature of Their Own by Elaine Showalter
              21. The Painter and his Friends by Christopher Reid, p. 94
              22. [+]
                Snapdragon by Claire Tomalin, p. 95 - 2 Reviews
                1. For Love Alone by Christina Stead
                2. Letty Fox: Her Luck by Christina Stead
              23. Television I by Julian Barnes, p. 96
              24. Television II by Phillip Whitehead, p. 96
              25. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 97
              26. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 98
              27. [+]
                Films: Welcome and Hello by John Coleman, p. 99 - 5 Reviews
                1. International Velvet (1978 Film) by Bryan Forbes
                2. The Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978 Film) by Blake Edwards
                3. Warlords of Atlantis (1978 Film) by Kevin Connor
                4. Lebanon - Why? (1978 Film)
                5. Wombling Free (1977 Film) by Lionel Jeffries
              28. Music by Andrew Clements, p. 99
              29. Weekend Competition, p. 100
              30. Chess and Crossword, pp. 101-104
            4. [+]
              July 28, 1978 Issue = 29 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 106
              2. Will the Basques make civil war? by Julie Flint, p. 107
              3. Them, the Arts and Us by Anna Coote, pp. 108-109
              4. Bolivia welcomes racists by Paul Bryers and Sharon Goulds, pp. 110-111
              5. The field-marshal and the bodyguard by Bruce Page and Duncan Campbell, p. 112
              6. State Industry profits by Christopher Hird, p. 113
              7. Eritrea, the pawn fights back by John Pilger, pp. 114-117
              8. Boeing or Europe by Anna Coote, p. 118
              9. Engines for Pinochet by Donald Mackay, p. 118
              10. London Diary by Ruth Hall, p. 119
              11. Clean Living by Arthur Marshall, p. 120
              12. Meaning Business by Roger Woddis, p. 120
              13. Letters to the Editor, p. 121
              14. [+]
                Unrealpolitik by David Caute, p. 122 - 2 Reviews
                1. Undesirable Alien by Regis Debray
                2. A Critique of Arms, Vol. II by Regis Debray
              15. [+]
                Fawlty Powers by Paul Addison, p. 123 - 1 Review
                1. The War Diaries of Oliver Harvey, 1941-45 by John Harvey and Oliver Harvey
              16. [+]
                Ujamaa by Roland Oliver, p. 124 - 1 Review
                1. North of South by Shiva Naipaul
              17. [+]
                Tones of Fear by Peter Conrad, p. 124 - 1 Review
                1. A Pacifist's War by Frances Partridge
              18. [+]
                Ambassadorial by David Lodge, p. 125 - 1 Review
                1. The Novels of Henry James by Brian Lee
              19. [+]
                Captain Blood by Zahir Jamal, p. 125 - 1 Review
                1. D. H. Lawrence by Andor H. Gomme
              20. [+]
                Macro-Points by Jeremy Bugler, pp. 125-126 - 1 Review
                1. Windscale Fallout by Ian Breach
              21. [+]
                Fleering Frupe by Jeremy Treglown, p. 127 - 3 Reviews
                1. Switchback by Molly Parkin
                2. The Bad Sister by Emma Tennant
                3. A Heavy Feather by A.L. Barker
              22. [+]
                Art: The Dog and Coffin by John Spurling, p. 128 - 2 Reviews
                1. Sir Charles Eastlake and the Victorian Art World by David Allan Robertson
                2. And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Roy Strong
              23. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 128
              24. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 129
              25. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 130
              26. [+]
                Films: B-Movie by Tom Disch, p. 131 - 4 Reviews
                1. The Swarm (1978 Film) by Irwin Allen
                2. House Calls (1978 Film) by Howard Zieff
                3. The Last Waltz (1978 Film) by Martin Scorsese
                4. Punk in London (1977 Film) by Wolfgang Buld
              27. Radio by Peter Porter, p. 132
              28. Weekend Competition, p. 132
              29. Chess and Crossword, pp. 133-136
            5. [+]
              August 4, 1978 Issue = 29 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 138
              2. Curbing the mercenaries by Bruce Page, p. 139
              3. The war of political advertising by Winston Fletcher, p. 140
              4. The next broadcasting era by Anthony Smith, p. 141
              5. 'Value-added' in wage bargaining by Christopher Hird, pp. 142-143
              6. Can we still be Democratic Socialists? by Barbara Wootton, pp. 144-146
              7. Jews in Poland by Alison McLeod, p. 147
              8. Fight for the Western Sahara by Christopher Price, p. 148
              9. Workers' rights in Korea by Tim Shawcross, p. 149
              10. Cambodia, good crops and grim terror by Norman Peagam, p. 150
              11. London Diary by Ruth Hall, p. 151
              12. Not Quite a Gentleman by Arthur Marshall, p. 152
              13. Clever Dick by Roger Woddis, pp. 152-153
              14. [+]
                The Age of Austerity by Craig Raine, p. 154 - 4 Reviews
                1. Selected Poems, 1951-1974 by Charles Tomlinson
                2. The Shaft by Charles Tomlinson
                3. A Change of Affairs by Michael Schmidt
                4. Paradise Illustrated by D.J. Enright
              15. [+]
                Constant Repair by Paul Johnson, p. 155 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Gladstone Diaries, Vol. V: 1855-1860 by H.C.G. Matthew and W.E. Gladstone
                2. The Gladstone Diaries, Vol. VI: 1861-1868 by H.C.G. Matthew and W.E. Gladstone
              16. [+]
                Halfway House by G.R. Elton, p. 156 - 1 Review
                1. Stuart England by J.P. Kenyon
              17. [+]
                Big Bamboo by Marina Warner, p. 156 - 1 Review
                1. The Death of Woman Wang by Jonathan D. Spence
              18. [+]
                Which Cafe Had Paul Verlaine? by James Fenton, p. 157 - 1 Review
                1. Cafe Society by Steve Bradshaw
              19. [+]
                On Top by Donald MacRae, p. 158 - 1 Review
                1. Separate Spheres by Brian Harrison
              20. [+]
                Company Men by Jonathan Keates, p. 158 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Best Wine Last by Alec Waugh
                2. Double Harness by Lord Drogheda
              21. Arcadia by Christopher Reid, p. 159
              22. [+]
                Biovat by Tom Paulin, p. 159 - 4 Reviews
                1. The Patriot by Affonso Henriques De Lima Barreto
                2. The Walnut Door by John Hersey
                3. Men on White Horses by Pamela Haines
                4. Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach
              23. Opera by Peter Conrad, p. 160
              24. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 161
              25. [+]
                Films: With Soul by John Coleman, p. 162 - 3 Reviews
                1. Sven Klang's Combo (1976 Film) by Stellan Olsson
                2. Cria Cuervos (1976 Film) by Carlos Saura
                3. The One and Only (1978 Film) by Carl Reiner
              26. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 163
              27. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 164
              28. Chess, p. 164
              29. Weekend Competition and Crossword, pp. 165-168
            6. [+]
              August 11, 1978 Issue = 29 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 170
              2. Pope Paul by Christopher Hitchens, p. 171
              3. Onslaught on prison laws by Laurie Taylor, pp. 172-173
              4. Careless doctors and meagre justice by Bruce Page, pp. 174-176
              5. Fascism in Turkey by Christopher Hitchens, p. 177
              6. Welsh speaking guerillas by Duncan Campbell, pp. 178-179
              7. Sri Lanka's new hero, p. 180
              8. Final sell-out on thalidomide by John Pilger, p. 181
              9. London Diary by John Mortimer, p. 182
              10. Food for Thought by Arthur Marshall, p. 183
              11. To Be a Suspect by Roger Woddis, p. 183
              12. Letters to the Editor, p. 184
              13. [+]
                Tilting at Windbags by Harold Beaver, p. 185 - 1 Review
                1. William Empson and the Philosophy of Literary Criticism by Christopher Norris
              14. [+]
                The Plebiscitary President by Nelson W. Polsby, p. 186 - 1 Review
                1. Watergate and the Constitution by Philip B. Kurland
              15. [+]
                Look, Ma by John Sturrock, p. 187 - 1 Review
                1. The Champions by Peter Fuller
              16. [+]
                Members Only by Rosemary Dinnage, p. 187 - 1 Review
                1. Delta of Venus: Erotica by Anais Nin
              17. [+]
                Lord Janus by Zahir Jamal, p. 188 - 1 Review
                1. Conrad: The Moral World of the Novelist by R.A. Gekoski
              18. [+]
                The Split by John Jones, p. 189 - 1 Review
                1. Idealist Epilogue by Geoffrey Reginald Gilchrist Mure
              19. Song of The Male Chauvinist Potato by John Mole, p. 189
              20. [+]
                Heart of Darkness by Maurice Richardson, p. 189 - 1 Review
                1. The River Congo by Peter Forbath
              21. [+]
                Tortured Airs by Valentine Cunningham, p. 190 - 1 Review
                1. Mrs. Gaskell's Tales of Mystery and Horror by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and Michael Ashley, ...
              22. Creation Myth Haiku by Gavin Ewart, p. 190
              23. [+]
                Films: Her Own Mistress by John Coleman, p. 191 - 4 Reviews
                1. An Unmarried Woman (1978 Film) by Paul Mazursky
                2. Midnight Express (1978 Film) by Alan Parker
                3. The Last Wave (1977 Film) by Peter Weir
                4. Lola Montes (1955 Film) by Max Ophuls
              24. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 192
              25. Theatre by Ian Hamilton, p. 193
              26. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 194
              27. Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 195
              28. Competition and Chess, p. 196
              29. Crossword, pp. 197-200
            7. [+]
              August 18, 1978 Issue = 25 Articles
              1. Television by Julian Barnes, pp. 22-201
              2. Political Notes, p. 202
              3. A Nazi judge by James Fenton, p. 203
              4. Under the Tory thumb in London, Nottingham, Wandsworth by Patrick Wintour and Francis Wheen, pp. 204-207
              5. Remembering Prague Spring by Phillip Whitehead, p. 208
              6. Arms sales to China by Robin Cook, p. 209
              7. Cuba from the Caribbean by Mike Phillips, pp. 210-211
              8. Ezer Weizman by Ian Black, p. 212
              9. [+]
                The Wanderings of JBY by Derek Mahon, p. 212 - 1 Review
                1. Prodigal Father by William M. Murphy
              10. London Diary by John Mortimer, p. 213
              11. Yours Faithfully by Arthur Marshall, p. 214
              12. Thoroughly Modern Charlie by Roger Woddis, p. 214
              13. Letters to the Editor, p. 215
              14. [+]
                A Note on 'Darkness at Noon' by Arthur Koestler, pp. 216-217 - 1 Review
                1. Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
              15. [+]
                Capital Losses by David McLellan, p. 218 - 1 Review
                1. Marx's Fate: The Shape of a Life by Jerrold E. Seigel
              16. After Childhood by John Mole, p. 218
              17. [+]
                Bodysnatchers by Peter Conrad, p. 218 - 1 Review
                1. Lawrence and Women by Anne Smith
              18. [+]
                Pressed Men by Zahir Jamal, p. 219 - 3 Reviews
                1. The Volunteers by Raymond Williams
                2. The Voice of the Sea, and Other Stories by Alberto Moravia
                3. Violet Clay by Gail Godwin
              19. Theatre by Ian Hamilton, p. 220
              20. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 221
              21. Radio by Peter Porter, pp. 221-222
              22. [+]
                Films: Villages Voices by John Coleman, p. 223 - 5 Reviews
                1. Between the Lines (1977 Film) by Joan Micklin Silver
                2. Backroads (1978 Film) by Allan Penney
                3. The Love Letters from Teralba Road (1977 Film) by Stephen Wallace
                4. Beauty and the Beast (1946 Film) by Jean Cocteau
                5. Lola Montes (1955 Film) by Max Ophuls
              23. Music by Andrew Clements, p. 224
              24. Chess, p. 224
              25. Weekend Competition and Crossword, pp. 225-228
            8. [+]
              August 25, 1978 Issue = 26 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 230
              2. Kenyatta by John Hatch, p. 231
              3. TV on the edge of the Fleet Street ditch by Jeremy Bugler, pp. 232-235
              4. Rigged Courts in South Africa by Roger Omond, p. 236
              5. God, Guts and Guns by Marion Lowe, p. 237
              6. Justice for Mick McMahon by John McVicar, pp. 238-239
              7. Fusion Power by Peter Laurie, p. 240
              8. New York Diary by Alexander Cockburn, p. 241
              9. See How They Run by Arthur Marshall, p. 242
              10. Auguries of Lunacy by Roger Woddis, p. 242
              11. Letters to the Editor, p. 243
              12. [+]
                Visions and Revisions by G.R. Elton, p. 244 - 1 Review
                1. The English Civil War by Robert Ashton
              13. Capulets and Montagus by Peter Porter, p. 244
              14. [+]
                Pinned and Wriggling by Hermione Lee, p. 245 - 1 Review
                1. The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Vol. Two: 1920-1924 by Anne Olivier Bell, Andrew McNeillie, and Virginia Woolf, ...
              15. [+]
                The Semi-Isle by Malcolm Bradbury, p. 246 - 1 Review
                1. The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch
              16. [+]
                The Seafarer by John Keegan, p. 247 - 2 Reviews
                1. Cochrane: Britannia's Sea Wolf by Donald Thomas
                2. Captain Bligh by Gavin Kennedy
              17. The Black Lake by John Montague, p. 248
              18. [+]
                Desensitisation by Rosemary Dinnage, p. 248 - 1 Review
                1. Sex, Violence and the Media by H.J. Eysenck and D.K.B. Nias
              19. [+]
                Blunt Instruments by Jeremy Treglown, p. 249 - 3 Reviews
                1. White Book by Pavel Kohout
                2. SS-GB by Len Deighton
                3. Jack and Jill by Helen Hodgman
              20. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 250
              21. [+]
                Films: Pie in the QSKY by John Coleman, p. 250 - 2 Reviews
                1. FM (1978 Film) by John A. Alonzo
                2. Convoy (1978 Film) by Sam Peckinpah
              22. Theatre by Ian Hamilton, p. 251
              23. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 252
              24. Weekend Competition, p. 252
              25. Chess, p. 253
              26. Crossword, pp. 254-256
            9. [+]
              September 1, 1978 Issue = 26 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 258
              2. Toothless TUC by Christopher Hitchens, p. 259
              3. The mutilation of Russian history by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 260-263
              4. Nicaraguan Horror story by Peter Pringle, pp. 264-265
              5. Homosexuals unite against Anglo-Saxon attitudes by Francis Wheen, p. 266
              6. Inside the suppressed police files by Laurie Flynn, p. 267
              7. Israel's dangerous settlements by Michael Adams, p. 268
              8. Scottish Diary by Gus MacDonald, p. 269
              9. But This is Monstrous by Arthur Marshall, p. 270
              10. Acceptable by Roger Woddis, p. 270
              11. Letters to the Editor, p. 271
              12. [+]
                Hot Breath by Richard Cobb, p. 272 - 1 Review
                1. Cristina: Portraits of a Princess by Beth Archer Brombert
              13. [+]
                Girth & Mirth by Stephen Koss, p. 273 - 1 Review
                1. G.K. Chesterton: Radical Populist by Margaret Canovan
              14. [+]
                Burning Bright by Nirad C. Chaudhuri, p. 274 - 1 Review
                1. Tiger! The Story of Indian Tiger by Kailash Sankhala
              15. [+]
                Ecnomaniacs by Eric Korn, p. 275 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Natural History of the Whale by L. Harrison Matthews
                2. Sea Serpents, Sailors and Sceptics by Graham J. McEwan
              16. [+]
                That There by Paul Bailey, p. 275 - 1 Review
                1. Picture Palace by Paul Theroux
              17. [+]
                The Five Towns by Neal Ascherson, p. 276 - 1 Review
                1. Edinburgh by David Daiches
              18. [+]
                Whirlwind Man by Marina Warner, p. 276 - 1 Review
                1. The Coldest Winter in Peking by Hsia Chih-Yen
              19. Edinburgh Festival by Benedict Nightingale, p. 277
              20. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 278
              21. Opera by Peter Conrad, p. 278
              22. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 279
              23. Music by Andrew Clements, p. 280
              24. [+]
                Films: Rather Rocky by John Coleman, p. 280 - 1 Review
                1. F.I.S.T. (1978 Film) by Norman Jewison
              25. Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 281
              26. Crossword, pp. 282-284
            10. [+]
              September 8, 1978 Issue = 28 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 286
              2. Free Speech, p. 287
              3. Broken Promises on official secrets by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 288-289
              4. Japan re-arms as China's ally by Murray Sayle, pp. 290-293
              5. BP's Iran deal by Christopher Hird, p. 294
              6. Poland's hidden history by Alison McLeod, p. 295
              7. London Diary by Christopher Price, p. 296
              8. On the Move by Arthur Marshall, p. 297
              9. Letters to the Editor, p. 298
              10. Public Schools by Francis Wheen, p. 299
              11. [+]
                No Raised Eyebrows, Please by John Romano, p. 300 - 1 Review
                1. Letters of Charles Dickens, Vol. 4: 1844-6 by Kathleen Tillotson and Charles Dickens
              12. [+]
                The King Times by Peter Porter, p. 301 - 1 Review
                1. 'Born for Opposition' by Leslie A. Marchand and George Gordon Byron
              13. [+]
                Lonely Heart by Philip French, p. 302 - 1 Review
                1. New York Jew by Alfred Kazin
              14. [+]
                Time Out by Helen McNeil, p. 303 - 1 Review
                1. What Really Happened to the Class of '65 by Michael Medved and David Wallechinsky
              15. [+]
                Fire & Water by Christopher Hitchens, p. 304 - 1 Review
                1. Human Rights by David Owen
              16. At the Admission Centre by Peter Porter, p. 304
              17. [+]
                Party-Going by John Campbell, p. 304 - 2 Reviews
                1. Conservative Dissidents by Philip Norton
                2. The House the Left Built by Michael Hatfield
              18. Ways and Means by Neil Curry, p. 305
              19. [+]
                Cant Down by Michael Mason, p. 305 - 1 Review
                1. Women and Children First by Mary Cadogan and Patricia Craig
              20. [+]
                Mownwwaargh by Timothy Mo, p. 306 - 2 Reviews
                1. Whistle by James Jones
                2. The Far Pavillions by M.M. Kaye
              21. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 307
              22. [+]
                Films 1: Somebodaddy by Martin Amis, p. 307 - 2 Reviews
                1. Heaven Can Wait (1978 Film) by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry
                2. The Silent Partner (1978 Film) by Daryl Duke
              23. [+]
                Films 2: On the Road by Mark Kidel, p. 308 - 1 Review
                1. Renaldo and Clara (1976 Film) by Bob Dylan
              24. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 309
              25. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 310
              26. Weekend Competition, p. 310
              27. Chess, p. 311
              28. Crossword, pp. 312-316
            11. [+]
              September 15, 1978 Issue = 26 Articles
              1. Labour;s Rhodesian policy, p. 317
              2. Notes, p. 318
              3. Industrial relations law by Jeremy McMullen, pp. 319-320
              4. Security in Ulster by Jeremy Paxman, p. 321
              5. Iran by Patrick Cockburn, pp. 322-323
              6. Vietnam today by John Pilger, pp. 324-328
              7. Holocaust's missing story by Reuben Ainsztein, p. 329
              8. London Diary by Christopher Price, p. 330
              9. Dutch Courage by Arthur Marshall, p. 331
              10. Letters, p. 332
              11. [+]
                Portraits of the Artists by Peter Conrad, p. 333 - 1 Review
                1. Men and Memories by William Rothenstein and Mary Lago
              12. [+]
                Hook You Also by Edmund Ions, p. 334 - 1 Review
                1. The Great Fear by David Caute
              13. [+]
                Naming of Parts by Malcolm Bradbury, p. 335 - 1 Review
                1. Jake's Thing by Kingsley Amis
              14. [+]
                The Killer Elite by V.R. Berghahn, p. 336 - 1 Review
                1. Germany, 1866-1945 by Gordon A. Craig
              15. [+]
                Bitter Fruit by John Keegan, p. 337 - 1 Review
                1. The Lasting Honour by Oliver Lindsay
              16. [+]
                Magpie Man by Timothy Mo, p. 337 - 1 Review
                1. The Singapore Grip by J.G. Farrell
              17. [+]
                Blind Lives by Helen McNeil, p. 338 - 5 Reviews
                1. The First Polka by Horst Bienek
                2. The Age of the Fish by Odon von Horvath
                3. An Imaginary Life by David Malouf
                4. Merlin by Robert Nye
                5. The Action by Francis Henry King
              18. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 339
              19. Art by John Spurling, p. 340
              20. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 340
              21. [+]
                Films: Rogue Male by Richard Boston, p. 341 - 2 Reviews
                1. Circle of Iron (1978 Film) by Richard Moore
                2. Grease (1978 Film) by Randal Kleiser
              22. Opera by Peter Conrad, p. 342
              23. Sport by John Sturrock, p. 342
              24. Radio by Peter Porter, p. 343
              25. Weekend Competition, p. 343
              26. Chess and Crossword, pp. 344-348
            12. [+]
              September 22, 1978 Issue = 33 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 350
              2. Callaghan and the Shah by Christopher Hitchens, p. 351
              3. Secrets trial by Anna Coote, p. 352
              4. CIA down under by David Leitch, p. 353
              5. Battle for the microchip by Bruce Page, pp. 354-355
              6. Libya's revolution by Timothy C. Niblock, pp. 356-357
              7. Will the Nats back Labour? by Brian Wilson, p. 358
              8. Adopting on leave by Anna Coote, pp. 358-359
              9. Sex discrimination in schools, p. 360
              10. Washington Diary by Godfrey Hodgson, p. 361
              11. Cream Puffs by Arthur Marshall, p. 362
              12. Persian Blind by Roger Woddis, p. 362
              13. Letters to the Editor, pp. 363-364
              14. [+]
                They Seek Him Here, They Seek Him There by Richard Cobb, p. 365 - 1 Review
                1. Danton by Norman Hampson
              15. [+]
                Ghostly Paradigms by Denis Donoghue, pp. 366-367 - 1 Review
                1. The Irish Renaissance by Richard Fallis
              16. [+]
                Opening Bat by Arthur Marshall, pp. 368-369 - 1 Review
                1. In the Lion's Den by Auberon Waugh
              17. [+]
                Room Service by Paul Johnson, pp. 370-371 - 1 Review
                1. Life in the English Country House by Mark Girouard
              18. [+]
                Never Entirely by Derek Mahon, p. 372 - 1 Review
                1. Samuel Beckett: A Biography by Deirdre Bair
              19. [+]
                Thribb and Embarrassment by Edward Pygge, p. 373 - 1 Review
                1. So, Then Farewell Then... and Other Poems by E.J. Thribb
              20. [+]
                Escape Clauses by James Fenton, pp. 374-375 - 1 Review
                1. Paris Journal, 1937-39 by David Gascoyne
              21. [+]
                Family Jewels by Phillip Whitehead, p. 376 - 2 Reviews
                1. Honorable Men by William E. Colby and Peter Forbath
                2. The Night Watch by David Atlee Phillips
              22. [+]
                Trick or Treat by Julian Barnes, p. 377 - 2 Reviews
                1. Natural Shocks by Richard Stern
                2. Livia; Or Buried Alive by Lawrence Durrell
              23. Gather Ye by John Coleman, pp. 378-379
              24. [+]
                Silt & Scythe by Zahir Jamal, pp. 380-381 - 3 Reviews
                1. Lovers of Their Time, and Other Stories by William Trevor
                2. Esmond in India by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
                3. The Shadow Master by Elaine Feinstein
              25. Forthcoming Books, pp. 382-383
              26. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 384
              27. Sport by John Sturrock, p. 385
              28. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 386
              29. Art by John Spurling, p. 386
              30. [+]
                Films: Waterworks by Richard Boston, p. 387 - 2 Reviews
                1. An Enemy of the People (1978 Film) by George Schaefer
                2. L'Hotel de la Plage (1978 Film) by Michel Lang
              31. Music by Andrew Clements, p. 388
              32. Chess and Weekend Competition, p. 388
              33. Crossword, pp. 389-392
            13. [+]
              September 29, 1978 Issue = 25 Articles
              1. Notes, pp. 394-395
              2. The Condition of Labour by Francis Castles, pp. 396-397
              3. The comeback of poverty by Frank Field, p. 398
              4. Treasury versus socialism by Jeremy Bray, p. 399
              5. Withering away at the grass-roots by Stephen Kelly, pp. 400-401
              6. Namibia, p. 402
              7. Arab Labour in Israel by Ian Black, pp. 403-404
              8. London Diary by Christopher Hitchens, p. 405
              9. Not in the book by Arthur Marshall, p. 406
              10. Letters to the Editor, pp. 407-409
              11. [+]
                Kamera Obskura by Ian McEwan, p. 410 - 1 Review
                1. On Photography by Susan Sontag
              12. [+]
                Keeping the Map Pink by George MacDonald Fraser, p. 411 - 1 Review
                1. Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat by James Morris
              13. [+]
                The Myth of Decline by David Lodge, p. 412 - 1 Review
                1. Northrop Frye on Culture and Literature by Robert D. Denham and Northrop Frye
              14. [+]
                Anti-Chambers by Morris Fraser, p. 413 - 1 Review
                1. The Language of Madness by David Cooper
              15. [+]
                Dear Writer by Jonathan Keates, p. 413 - 1 Review
                1. William Makepeace Thackeray by Margaret Forster and William Makepeace Thackeray, ...
              16. [+]
                Fighting As Usual by Neal Ascherson, p. 414 - 1 Review
                1. Just and Unjust Wars by Michael Walzer
              17. [+]
                First Rites by Hermione Lee, p. 415 - 1 Review
                1. The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan
              18. [+]
                Poor Mouths by Valentine Cunningham, p. 416 - 3 Reviews
                1. And Never Said a Word by Heinrich Boll
                2. A Five Year Sentence by Bernice Rubens
                3. The Seven Witches by George MacBeth
              19. [+]
                Films by John Coleman, p. 417 - 1 Review
                1. And Never Said a Word by Heinrich Boll
              20. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 418
              21. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 418
              22. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 419
              23. Music by Peter Porter, p. 420
              24. Weekend Competitoin, p. 420
              25. Chess and Crossword, pp. 421-424
          4. [+]
            Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1978 = 12 Issues, 367 Articles
            1. [+]
              October 6, 1978 Issue = 29 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 426
              2. Make Legal Aid free by Anna Coote, p. 427
              3. Labour Conference by Patrick Wintour, p. 428
              4. Euromonetarism by Stuart Holland, p. 429
              5. Thatcher and the social climber by Andrew Roth, pp. 430-432
              6. Inside the Vatican by Tana de Zulueta, p. 433
              7. Piet the Weapon by Roger Omond, p. 434
              8. Japan's war noises by Murray Sayle, p. 435
              9. The dying presidency by Godfrey Hodgson, pp. 436-437
              10. A return to scarlet and ermine by Sri Lanka, p. 438
              11. London Diary by Christopher Hitchens, p. 439
              12. Flat on my Face by Arthur Marshall, p. 440
              13. All the Brothers by Roger Woddis, p. 440
              14. Letters to the Editor, p. 441
              15. [+]
                Women and Love by Hugh Lloyd-Jones, p. 442 - 1 Review
                1. Greek Homosexuality by Kenneth James Dover
              16. [+]
                Wholehogger by Russell Davies, p. 443 - 1 Review
                1. Prick Up Your Ears by John Lahr
              17. [+]
                Kid Brother by Zahir Jamal, p. 444 - 1 Review
                1. 1985~~Nineteen Eighty-Five by Anthony Burgess
              18. [+]
                Double Vision by Tom Paulin, p. 444 - 4 Reviews
                1. A Ray of Darkness by Margiad Evans
                2. Country Dance by Margiad Evans
                3. The Hill of Evil Counsel by Amos Oz
                4. Lead Us Into Temptation by Breandan O Heithir
              19. [+]
                Dear Marie by Hermione Lee, p. 445 - 1 Review
                1. Dear Dr. Stopes by Ruth Hall
              20. The Freelance by Alan Watkins, p. 446
              21. [+]
                Albion by Maurice Richardson, p. 446 - 1 Review
                1. A Nation or No Nation? by Enoch Powell and Richard Ritchie
              22. [+]
                Opera by Peter Conrad, p. 447 - 1 Review
                1. Diaries, Vol. I 1869-77 by Cosima Wagner
              23. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 448
              24. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 449
              25. Radio by Peter Porter, p. 450
              26. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 451
              27. [+]
                Films: Upper Case by John Coleman, p. 452 - 4 Reviews
                1. The Driver (1978 Film) by Walter Hill
                2. The Cycle (1978 Film) by Dariush Mehrjui
                3. The Fury (1978 Film) by Brian De Palma
                4. Hollywood on Trial (1976 Film) by David Helpern
              28. Weekend Competition, p. 452
              29. Chess Crossword, pp. 453-456
            2. [+]
              October 13, 1978 Issue = 26 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 458
              2. In Defence of tears by Christopher Hitchens, p. 459
              3. Interview with Enoch Powell by Enoch Powell, pp. 460-461
              4. Tories and women by Anna Coote, pp. 462-463
              5. The Economist Intelligence Unit by Christopher Hird, pp. 464-465
              6. Uganda Airlines and the CIA by Bernard Nossiter, pp. 466-467
              7. Tanzania by Patrick Wintour, p. 468
              8. London Diary by Paul Foot, p. 469
              9. Curds and whey by Arthur Marshall, p. 470
              10. Standards by Roger Woddis, p. 470
              11. Letters to the Editor, pp. 471-473
              12. [+]
                The Bulging Biro by Craig Raine, p. 474 - 2 Reviews
                1. Language of Gerard Manley Hopkins by James Milroy
                2. Gerard Manley Hopkins by Paddy Kitchen
              13. Two Impromptus by Kingsley Amis, p. 475
              14. [+]
                The Laughing Policeman by Geoffrey Robertson, p. 476 - 1 Review
                1. In the Office of Constable by Robert Mark
              15. [+]
                Light Heavies by Philip French, p. 476 - 1 Review
                1. Shadow Box by George Plimpton
              16. [+]
                Rear Window by John Coleman, p. 477 - 1 Review
                1. Hitch: The Life and Times of Alfred Hitchcock by John Russell Taylor
              17. [+]
                The Trials by J.P. Stern, p. 478 - 1 Review
                1. Franz Kafka: Letters to Friends, Family and Editors by Richard Winston and Clara Winston
              18. [+]
                Ins Archiv by James Fenton, p. 478 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Flounder by Gunter Grass
                2. In the Egg and Other Poems by Gunter Grass
              19. [+]
                On the Side by Jeremy Treglown, p. 479 - 5 Reviews
                1. Two Brothers by Stanley Middleton
                2. The Honey Tree by Janice Elliott
                3. God on the Rocks by Jane Gardam
                4. The Lovely Years by Reiner Kunze
                5. Gold Foil by Rupert Pennant-Rea
              20. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 480
              21. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 481
              22. Art by John Spurling, p. 482
              23. [+]
                Films: Turnip Time by John Coleman, p. 482 - 4 Reviews
                1. Ludwig (1972 Film) by Luchino Visconti
                2. Violette et Francois (1978 Film) by Jacques Rouffio
                3. Pete's Dragon (1977 Film) by Don Chaffey
                4. Slavers (1978 Film) by Jurgen Goslar
              24. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 483
              25. Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 484
              26. Crossword, pp. 485-488
            3. [+]
              October 20, 1978 Issue = 30 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 490
              2. The mind of the new Pope by Francis Wheen, p. 491
              3. Asians in the East End by Francis Wheen, pp. 492-493
              4. Bankers' charity by Christopher Hird, pp. 494-495
              5. After Camp David by Ian Black, pp. 496-498
              6. The new fantasies of the missile-makers by Tim Shawcross, p. 499
              7. The trail of Julian Hodge by Paddy French, p. 500
              8. London Diary by Paul Foot, p. 501
              9. Be fruitful and multiply by Arthur Marshall, p. 502
              10. The Destruction of Sir Crackarib by Roger Woddis, p. 502
              11. Letters to the Editor, pp. 503-504
              12. [+]
                I Am a Chimera by Peter Conrad, p. 505 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Thirties and After by Stephen Spender
                2. Reading the Thirties by Bernard Bergonzi
              13. [+]
                War's Embers by Paul Fussell, pp. 506-509 - 1 Review
                1. The Ordeal of Ivor Gurney by Michael Hurd
              14. [+]
                Beer and Beowulf by Kingsley Amis, p. 510 - 1 Review
                1. The Inklings by Humphrey Carpenter
              15. [+]
                Jane's Thing by Roger Woddis, p. 511 - 1 Review
                1. Make It Happy, Make It Safe - What Sex Is All About by Jane Cousins-Mills
              16. [+]
                Manbotching by J.G. Ballard, p. 512 - 1 Review
                1. The Body in Question by Jonathan Miller
              17. [+]
                Only Direct by David Caute, pp. 512-513 - 1 Review
                1. The Theatre of Erwin Piscator by John Willett
              18. [+]
                The Cry of Recognition by Helen McNeil, p. 514 - 1 Review
                1. The Tell-Tale Heart by Julian Symons
              19. [+]
                Take it from the Top by Alan Ryan, p. 515 - 1 Review
                1. An Idea and Its Servants by Richard Hoggart
              20. [+]
                The Redshirts by Antony Polonsky, p. 516 - 1 Review
                1. The Russian Fascists by John J. Stephan
              21. [+]
                I Say, I Say by Jonathan Keates, p. 517 - 3 Reviews
                1. Snakes and Ladders by Dirk Bogarde
                2. Recollections of a Rebel by Robert Lord Boothby
                3. Insider, Outsider by Gaia Servadio
              22. Foreign Field by John Montague, p. 518
              23. [+]
                The Vale of Laughter by Zahir Jamal, p. 519 - 3 Reviews
                1. The World According to Garp by John Irving
                2. The Pardoner's Tale by John Wain
                3. Captain Pantoja and the Special Service by Mario Vargas Llosa
              24. The Prudence Farmer Award by James Fenton, p. 520
              25. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 521
              26. [+]
                Films: Rabbit Redux by John Coleman, p. 522 - 6 Reviews
                1. Watership Down (1978 Film) by Martin Rosen
                2. The Cat from Outer Space (1978 Film) by Norman Tokar
                3. The Sea Gypsies (1978 Film) by Stewart Raffill
                4. A Second Chance (1976 Film) by Claude Lelouch
                5. Blood Relatives (1978 Film) by Aude Landry
                6. Word Is Out (1977 Film) by Nancy Adair, Andrew Brown, and Rob Epstein
              27. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 522
              28. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 523
              29. Weekend Competition, p. 524
              30. Chess and Crossword, pp. 525-528
            4. [+]
              October 27, 1978 Issue = 30 Articles
              1. Political Notes, p. 530
              2. Company Law by Oonagh McDonald, p. 531
              3. Profile: Sam Silkin, p. 532
              4. The warders' liquid cosh by John McVicar, p. 533
              5. Aspects of Southern Africa by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 534-535
              6. The construction of Alger Hiss's guilt by David Elstein, pp. 536-539
              7. Rocard versus Mitterand by Roger Cohen, pp. 540-541
              8. No equal pay for part-timers by Marion Lowe, p. 542
              9. Who controls the airwaves? by Peter Lewis, pp. 542-543
              10. Setback for the nuclear lobby by Jeremy Bugler, pp. 544-545
              11. London Diary by Ruth Hall, p. 546
              12. Boots by Arthur Marshall, p. 547
              13. Elegy written in a cottage hospital by Roger Woddis, p. 547
              14. Letters to the Editor, p. 548
              15. [+]
                The Wound and the Bow by Malcolm Bradbury, p. 549 - 2 Reviews
                1. Scott and Ernest by Matthew Joseph Bruccoli
                2. Ernest Hemingway and His World by Anthony Burgess
              16. Verse Translation by Robert Conquest, p. 549
              17. [+]
                All Talk by Denis Donoghue, p. 550 - 2 Reviews
                1. James Joyce: A Student's Guide by Matthew John Caldwell Hodgart
                2. Joyce's Voices by Hugh Kenner
              18. [+]
                Syko by Rosemary Dinnage, p. 551 - 1 Review
                1. Jung: Man and Myth by Vincent Brome
              19. [+]
                Don't Fall In by Antony Polonsky, p. 551 - 1 Review
                1. To Build a Castle by Vladimir Bukovsky
              20. [+]
                Max, Cicero, Josefine by Paul Addison, p. 552 - 1 Review
                1. Hitler's Spies by David Kahn
              21. [+]
                Character Assassination by Michael Mason, p. 553 - 1 Review
                1. A Portrait of Jane Austen by David Cecil
              22. [+]
                Aliens by William Boyd, p. 554 - 3 Reviews
                1. Live Bait by Frank Tuohy
                2. The Good Husband by Pamela Hansford Johnson
                3. The Cutting Edge by Penelope Gilliatt
              23. [+]
                Films: Things Cannot Hold by John Coleman, p. 555 - 5 Reviews
                1. The Serpent's Egg (1978 Film) by Ingmar Bergman
                2. Death on the Nile (1978 Film) by John Guillermin
                3. The Greek Tycoon (1978 Film) by J. Lee Thompson
                4. Eyes of Laura Mars (1978 Film) by Irvin Kershner
                5. Pardon Mon Affaire (1976 Film) by Yves Robert
              24. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 556
              25. Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 557
              26. Art by John Spurling, p. 557
              27. Radio by Peter Porter, p. 558
              28. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 559
              29. Weekend Competition, p. 560
              30. Chess and Crossword, pp. 561-564
            5. [+]
              November 3, 1978 Issue = 31 Articles
              1. Notes, pp. 566-567
              2. Armageddon at Times Newspapers by Christopher Hird and Patrick Wintour, pp. 568-570
              3. Oilgate notebook by Martin Bailey, p. 571
              4. Namibia---birth of a nation by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 572-575
              5. The spectre of Mrs Gandhi by K.R. Sundar Rajan, pp. 576-577
              6. Spain's new constitution by Phillip Whitehead, pp. 578-579
              7. London Diary by Ruth Hall, p. 580
              8. Look Out by Arthur Marshall, p. 581
              9. World of his own by Roger Woddis, p. 581
              10. Letters to the editor, pp. 582-584
              11. [+]
                A Woman's Life by Margaret Drabble, p. 585 - 3 Reviews
                1. The Letters of Virginia Woolf, Vol. IV: 1929-1931 by Nigel Nicolson, Joanne Trautmann Banks, and Virginia Woolf, ...
                2. Woman of Letters by Phyllis Rose
                3. Leonard Woolf: A Political Biography by Duncan Wilson and J. Eisenberg
              12. [+]
                Force Fields by Iris Murdoch, p. 586 - 1 Review
                1. The Virgin in the Garden by A.S. Byatt
              13. [+]
                Worldly Wise by A.S. Byatt, p. 586 - 1 Review
                1. The Realists by C.P. Snow
              14. Free Speech by Christopher Hitchens, p. 587
              15. [+]
                Humble Pie by Jonathan Keates, p. 587 - 3 Reviews
                1. Francis of Assisi by Frank Pakenham Earl Longford
                2. Longford: A Biographical Portrait by Mary Craig
                3. Margaret, Countess of Jersey by Violet Powell
              16. [+]
                The Other Half by Ernest Gellner, p. 588 - 1 Review
                1. Concepts and Categories by Isaiah Berlin and Henry Hardy
              17. [+]
                Invisible Worm by Peter Conrad, p. 589 - 1 Review
                1. William Blake: His Life and Work by Jack Lindsay
              18. [+]
                Bad News by Valentine Cunningham, p. 590 - 3 Reviews
                1. The Only Child by Nell Dunn
                2. The Illusionist and Other Fictions by Giles Gordon
                3. A Piece of the Night by Michele Roberts
              19. Salad Days by Elizabeth Jane Howard, p. 591
              20. No-Go Area by Jeremy Treglown, pp. 592-593
              21. Spook Plugs by Alan Ryan, p. 594
              22. The Traveller by Christopher Reid, p. 594
              23. Wall-Eyed by John Coleman, p. 595
              24. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 596
              25. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 597
              26. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 598
              27. [+]
                Films: Idylls of the King by John Coleman, p. 598 - 3 Reviews
                1. Summer Paradise (1977 Film) by Gunnel Lindblom
                2. Stevie (1978 Film) by Robert Enders
                3. Hooper (1978 Film) by Hal Needham
              28. Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 599
              29. Music by Andrew Clements, p. 600
              30. Weekend Competition, p. 600
              31. Chess and Crossword, pp. 601-604
            6. [+]
              November 10, 1978 Issue = 26 Articles
              1. Notes, p. 606
              2. Lawyers and vipers by Bruce Page, p. 607
              3. A letter from Czechoslovakia, p. 608
              4. Cabinet committees, p. 609
              5. Labour's law n' order campaign by Anna Coote, p. 610
              6. Oilgate notebook by Martin Bailey, p. 611
              7. The state, the security services and Chapman Pincher by E.P. Thompson, pp. 612-618
              8. London Diary by Ruth Hall, p. 619
              9. Let them eat crusts by Arthur Marshall, p. 620
              10. C.B. Eyewash by Roger Woddis, p. 620
              11. Letters to the editor, pp. 621-622
              12. [+]
                Trust in Princes by David Watt, pp. 623-625 - 1 Review
                1. Robert Kennedy and His Times by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
              13. [+]
                Owl Women by Geoffrey Grigson, p. 626 - 1 Review
                1. The Penguin Book of Women Poets by Carol Cosman, Joan Keefe, and Kathleen Weaver
              14. [+]
                Keep the Aspidistra Talking by Morris Fraser, p. 627 - 1 Review
                1. Psychobabble by Richard Dean Rosen
              15. [+]
                He by Richard Boston, p. 628 - 1 Review
                1. H. Rider Haggard: A Voice from the Infinite by Peter Berresford Ellis
              16. [+]
                Only Humane by Derek Mahon, pp. 628-629 - 1 Review
                1. Literature in Society by Edgell Rickword
              17. [+]
                Looking Backwards by Blake Morrison, p. 630 - 4 Reviews
                1. Young Adolf by Beryl Bainbridge
                2. The Clique by Ferdinand Mount
                3. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
                4. Cities of the Interior by Anais Nin
              18. [+]
                On the Road by Phillip Knightley, p. 631 - 1 Review
                1. Point of Departure by James Cameron
              19. Opera by Peter Conrad, p. 632
              20. Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 632
              21. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 633
              22. [+]
                Films: What's Up, Doctor? by John Coleman, p. 634 - 3 Reviews
                1. Coma (1978 Film) by Michael Crichton
                2. Black and White in Color (1976 Film) by Jean-Jacques Annaud
                3. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978 Film) by Paul Morrissey
              23. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 635
              24. Art by John Spurling, p. 635
              25. Weekend Competition, p. 636
              26. Chess and Crossword, pp. 637-640
            7. [+]
              November 17, 1978 Issue = 31 Articles
              1. Notes, p. 642
              2. Return of Mrs. Gandhi by Christopher Hitchens, p. 643
              3. Oilgate by Martin Bailey, p. 644
              4. Racism in the Civil Service by Francis Wheen, p. 644
              5. America and China by Ross Terrill, p. 645
              6. Iran by David Thomas, pp. 646-647
              7. New Zealand by Simon Walker, pp. 648-649
              8. Power Over the People by Martin Weitz, p. 650
              9. Poor Valley v APCO by Godfrey Hodgson, pp. 650-655
              10. Pay policy by Chris Pond, p. 656
              11. London Diary by Ruth Hall, p. 657
              12. On Our Own Heads by Roger Woddis, p. 658
              13. Letters to the Editor, p. 659
              14. [+]
                The Grand Style by Geoffrey Grigson, p. 660 - 1 Review
                1. Facade: Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell by John Pearson
              15. [+]
                Officers and Gentlemen by A.J. Nicholls, pp. 661-662 - 1 Review
                1. On Trial at Nuremberg by Airey Neave
              16. [+]
                The Bad News First by James Fenton, p. 663 - 1 Review
                1. Tony Benn: A Critical Biography by Russell Lewis
              17. [+]
                Whole Stunt Napoo by John Keegan, p. 664 - 2 Reviews
                1. To Win a War: 1918, the Year of Victory by John Terraine
                2. Tommy Goes to War by Malcolm Brown
              18. [+]
                Rooting by Zahir Jamal, p. 665 - 3 Reviews
                1. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
                2. The Battle Lost and Won by Olivia Manning
                3. Farewell from Nowhere by Vladimir Maximov
              19. The End of the Imaginary by John Spurling, pp. 666-667
              20. [+]
                Noah's Art by Mark Boxer, p. 668 - 1 Review
                1. Ronald Searle by Ronald Searle
              21. [+]
                Phizmonger by Peter Conrad, p. 668 - 1 Review
                1. The World of William Hogarth by William Gaunt
              22. [+]
                Oh, My Mind by William Feaver, p. 669 - 1 Review
                1. Rembrandt's House by Anthony Bailey
              23. [+]
                Saying Himself by Christopher Reid, p. 670 - 1 Review
                1. Stanley Spencer at War by Richard Carline
              24. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 671
              25. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 672
              26. Art by John Spurling, p. 672
              27. Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 673
              28. [+]
                Films: Sunt Lacrimae Rerum by John Coleman, p. 674 - 2 Reviews
                1. Tattooed Tears (1978 Film) by Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill
                2. Sinai Field Mission (1978 Film) by Frederick Wiseman
              29. Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 674
              30. Weekend Competition, p. 675
              31. Crossword, pp. 676-680
            8. [+]
              November 24, 1978 Issue = 33 Articles
              1. Notes, p. 682
              2. Free Speech, p. 683
              3. The City's invisible earnings by Adrian Ham, p. 684
              4. Botswana by Suzanne Cronje, p. 685
              5. MPs' research assistants by Godfrey Hodgson, p. 686
              6. Oilgate notebook by Martin Bailey, pp. 686-687
              7. Sir Cyril Burt's fraud by Oliver Gillie, pp. 688-693
              8. Choosing your pub by Pierre Young, p. 694
              9. London Diary by Bruce Page, p. 695
              10. First Person by Arthur Marshall, p. 696
              11. Keep it Dark by Roger Woddis, p. 696
              12. Letters to the Editor, pp. 697-698
              13. [+]
                Play Up! Play Up! and Play the Game! by John Bayley, p. 699 - 1 Review
                1. The Faber Popular Reciter by Kingsley Amis
              14. [+]
                The Necessity of Zionism by Richard Cobb, pp. 700-701 - 2 Reviews
                1. Bernard-Lazare by Nelly Wilson
                2. Two Rothschilds and the Land of Israel by Simon Schama
              15. [+]
                The Needs of Men by Noel Annan, p. 702 - 1 Review
                1. The Times We Live In by "Marc"
              16. Anne Frank Huis by Andrew Motion, p. 702
              17. [+]
                Could Be Verse by Gavin Ewart, pp. 703-705 - 2 Reviews
                1. Some of Me Poetry by Pam Ayres
                2. Some More of Me Poetry by Pam Ayres
              18. [+]
                The Illustromat by Paul Johnson, p. 706 - 1 Review
                1. The Times Atlas of World History by Geoffrey Barraclough
              19. [+]
                Guffawgraph by George MacDonald Fraser, p. 707 - 1 Review
                1. Victorian England as Seen by Punch by Frank E. Huggett
              20. [+]
                Haunted House by Rosemary Dinnage, p. 708 - 2 Reviews
                1. Berggasse 19 by Peter Gay
                2. Sigmund Freud: His Life in Pictures and Words by Ernst L. Freud, Ilse Grubrich-Simitis, and Lucie Freud, ...
              21. [+]
                On Approval by Asa Briggs, p. 709 - 1 Review
                1. Protest and Punishment by George Rude
              22. [+]
                Ow by Jeremy Treglown, p. 710 - 3 Reviews
                1. Teen Angel by Sonia Pilcer
                2. It's Cold Next Door by Peter de Polnay
                3. War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
              23. [+]
                Women Who Did by Helen McNeil, p. 711 - 1 Review
                1. The New Woman and the Victorian Novel by Gail Cunningham
              24. [+]
                Capone, Carew by Zahir Jamal, pp. 712-713 - 1 Review
                1. The Dictionary of Biographical Quotation of British and American Subjects by Justin Wintle and Richard Kenin
              25. Radio by Peter Porter, p. 714
              26. Television by Ian Hamilton, p. 714
              27. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 715
              28. Music by Andrew Clements, p. 716
              29. Opera by Peter Conrad, p. 716
              30. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 717
              31. [+]
                Films: World Enough by John Coleman, p. 718 - 3 Reviews
                1. Camouflage (1977 Film) by Krzysztof Zanussi
                2. The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978 Film) by Don Sharp
                3. Sweet Hunters (1969 Film) by Ruy Guerra
              32. Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 719
              33. Crossword, pp. 720-724
            9. [+]
              December 1, 1978 Issue = 33 Articles
              1. Leader, pp. 726-727
              2. Charade at Ford's by Christopher Hird and Patrick Wintour, p. 728
              3. Education Notebook by Rick Rogers, p. 729
              4. Behind the Spanish coup by Julie Flint, p. 730
              5. West Bank 'autonomy' by Ian Black, pp. 730-731
              6. Security computers by Duncan Campbell, pp. 732-733
              7. Women's rights and quangos by Anna Coote, pp. 734-737
              8. Britain and Japan by Murray Sayle, p. 738
              9. London Diary by Paul Foot, p. 739
              10. Letters to the Editor, pp. 740-741
              11. Long ago and far away by Arthur Marshall, p. 742
              12. Times obituary by Roger Woddis, p. 742
              13. [+]
                The Cloud of Knowing by James Fenton, p. 743 - 2 Reviews
                1. On Difficulty, and Other Essays by George Steiner
                2. Martin Heidegger by George Steiner
              14. [+]
                Lament for the Makar by Derek Mahon, pp. 744-745 - 1 Review
                1. The Complete Poems of Hugh MacDiarmid, 1920-1976 by Michael Grieve, William Russell Aitken, and Hugh MacDiarmid, ...
              15. [+]
                The Goat-Footed Bard by Paul Addison, pp. 746-747 - 1 Review
                1. Lloyd George: The People's Champion, 1902-1911 by John Grigg
              16. [+]
                Drunk In This Way by Kingsley Amis, p. 748 - 1 Review
                1. The World Book of Whisky by Brian Murphy
              17. [+]
                Pardon? by Anthony Quinton, p. 749 - 1 Review
                1. U and Non-U Revisited by Richard Buckle
              18. [+]
                Pier Groups by Dennis Potter, p. 750 - 1 Review
                1. The Blackpool Landlady by John K. Walton
              19. [+]
                The Loser by George MacDonald Fraser, p. 751 - 1 Review
                1. The Half-Mad Lord by Nikolai Tolstoy
              20. [+]
                Oo-Revoo by Arthur Marshall, pp. 752-753 - 2 Reviews
                1. Nice One Cyril by Cyril Fletcher
                2. Robert Morley's Book of Bricks by Robert Morley
              21. [+]
                Dead Souls by Douglas Johnson, p. 754 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Horse of Pride by Pierre-Jakez Helias
                2. Death in Paris, 1795-1801 by Richard Cobb
              22. [+]
                Praise Be by Jeremy Treglown, p. 755 - 1 Review
                1. Indirect Journey by Harold Hobson
              23. [+]
                Bints & Bruises by Jonathan Keates, p. 756 - 3 Reviews
                1. Henry Miller's Book of Friends by Henry Miller
                2. Sea-Running by Maxie Lane
                3. Arabian Adventures by John Bagot Glubb
              24. The Impossible Pictures by Tom Paulin, pp. 756-757
              25. [+]
                Fractions by Helen McNeil, p. 758 - 3 Reviews
                1. Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien
                2. Asylum and Other Stories by Aidan Higgins
                3. Winter's Tales 24 by A.D. MacLean
              26. Art by John Spurling, p. 759
              27. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 759
              28. Sport by Russell Davies, p. 760
              29. Architecture by Andrew Saint, p. 761
              30. [+]
                Films: Angsts and After by John Coleman, p. 762 - 4 Reviews
                1. Germany in Autumn (1978 Film) by Edgar Reitz
                2. Hitler: A Career (1977 Film) by Joachim C. Fest and Christian Herrendoerfer
                3. Piranha (1978 Film) by Joe Dante
                4. Carry on Emmannuelle (1978 Film) by Gerald Thomas
              31. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 762
              32. Weekend Competition, p. 763
              33. Chess and Crossword, pp. 764-768
            10. [+]
              December 8, 1978 Issue = 27 Articles
              1. Leader, p. 770
              2. Free Speech on academics and jouranlists, p. 771
              3. The City by Christopher Hird, p. 772
              4. Education by Rick Rogers, p. 773
              5. The Quiet Lorry by John Wardroper, pp. 774-775
              6. Italy by Tana de Zulueta, pp. 776-777
              7. Pierre Trudeau by Charlotte Gray, pp. 778-779
              8. Trotsky's death and the Gestapo by Roger Boyes, pp. 780-781
              9. Police and the anarchists by David Clark, p. 782
              10. Oilgate by Martin Bailey, pp. 782-783
              11. London Diary by Paul Foot, p. 784
              12. Letters to the Editor, p. 785
              13. Coming Clean by Arthur Marshall, p. 786
              14. The Impossible Dream by Roger Woddis, pp. 786-787
              15. [+]
                Paranoia Paradise by Godfrey Hodgson, pp. 788-789 - 1 Review
                1. The Hoffa Wars by Dan E. Moldea
              16. [+]
                Stumbling on Melons by John Creaser, pp. 790-791 - 3 Reviews
                1. Approaches to Marvell by C.A. Patrides
                2. Andrew Marvell: The Critical Heritage by Elizabeth Story
                3. Andrew Marvell: His Life and Writings by John Dixon Hunt
              17. [+]
                Pardoners' Tales by Geoffrey Robertson, p. 792 - 4 Reviews
                1. Sexism and the Law by Albert Louis Sachs and Joan Hoff Wilson
                2. A Law Unto Myself by Neville Faulks
                3. Forty Years of Murder by Keith Simpson
                4. Queen's Pardon by C.H. Rolph
              18. [+]
                All For Love by Blake Morrison, p. 793 - 3 Reviews
                1. In Dreams Begin Responsibilities, and Other Stories by Delmore Schwartz
                2. Love Is for Lovers by David Valentine
                3. Lovers Are Not People by Timeri Murari
              19. [+]
                First Base by Christopher Hitchens, p. 794 - 1 Review
                1. The Cyprus Revolt by Nancy Crawshaw
              20. Opera by Peter Conrad, p. 795
              21. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 796
              22. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 797
              23. [+]
                Films: Punchlines by John Coleman, p. 797 - 2 Reviews
                1. Interiors (1978 Film) by Woody Allen
                2. Newsfront (1978 Film) by Phillip Noyce
              24. Art by John Spurling, p. 798
              25. Music by Andrew Clements, p. 799
              26. Weekend Competition and Chess, p. 800
              27. Crossword, pp. 801-804
            11. [+]
              December 15, 1978 Issue = 28 Articles
              1. Notes on Labour's Manifesto Rigged votes in Namibia Ceaucesescu and Soviet imperialis..., pp. 806-807
              2. Share dealing at The Times and Sunday Times by Bruce Page, pp. 808-811
              3. Political battles in ad-land by Winston Fletcher, p. 812
              4. Showdown in 'H' Block by Peter Taylor, p. 813
              5. Anti-semitism in Russia by Reuben Ainsztein, pp. 814-817
              6. Education by Rick Rogers, p. 818
              7. Far East Diary by John Mortimer, p. 819
              8. Letters to the Editor, pp. 820-821
              9. Fair Shares by Arthur Marshall, p. 822
              10. The Mountebank of Mourne by Roger Woddis, p. 822
              11. [+]
                Them Wicious Paupers by Philip Collins, p. 823 - 1 Review
                1. Dickens and Charity by N.F. Pope
              12. Exits by Gavin Ewart, p. 823
              13. [+]
                The Next Age by Stephen Koss, p. 824 - 1 Review
                1. Liberals and Social Democrats by Peter Clarke
              14. [+]
                Earthly Paradise by Geoffrey Grigson, p. 825 - 1 Review
                1. John Masefield: A Life by Constance Babington Smith
              15. [+]
                Nowspeak by Tina Brown, p. 826 - 2 Reviews
                1. This England by Audrey Hilton
                2. Sayings of the Week by Valerie Ferguson
              16. [+]
                Double Trouble by Hilary Spurling, p. 826 - 2 Reviews
                1. Infernal Child: A Memoir by Erin Pizzey
                2. The Life by Jeanne Cordelier
              17. [+]
                Tiny Poker by Hermione Lee, p. 827 - 1 Review
                1. Katherine Mansfield: A Biography by Jeffrey Meyers
              18. [+]
                The Uses of Anger by R.W. Johnson, p. 828 - 1 Review
                1. I Write What I Like by Steve Biko and Aelred Stubbs
              19. [+]
                Baboo by Valentine Cunningham, p. 829 - 3 Reviews
                1. The Bachelor of Arts by R.K. Narayan
                2. The Dark Room by R.K. Narayan
                3. The English Teacher by R.K. Narayan
              20. [+]
                Outdoorsman by Philip French, p. 830 - 1 Review
                1. Coming into the Country by John McPhee
              21. [+]
                Indian File by Mervyn Jones, p. 831 - 2 Reviews
                1. India: Population, Economy, Society by R.H. Cassen
                2. Indira's India by S. Nihal Singh
              22. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 832
              23. Records by Charles Fox, p. 833
              24. Rock Music by Mark Kidel, p. 833
              25. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 834
              26. [+]
                Films: Keystone Coppola by John Coleman, p. 835 - 2 Reviews
                1. The Rain People (1969 Film) by Francis Ford Coppola
                2. Force 10 from Navarone (1978 Film) by Guy Hamilton
              27. Weekend Competition, p. 835
              28. Chess and Crossword, pp. 836-840
            12. [+]
              December 22, 1978 Issue = 43 Articles
              1. Leader, p. 842
              2. Notes, p. 842
              3. Free Speech, p. 843
              4. Keeping blacks out of Britain by Anna Coote, pp. 844-845
              5. Education by Rick Rogers, pp. 846-847
              6. PER by Terence O'Brien, p. 848
              7. Vietnamese boat-people by Margaret Van Hattem, p. 849
              8. Whisky by Bruce Page, pp. 850-853
              9. Spain by Julie Flint, p. 854
              10. Law, p. 854
              11. The Bakke case by William Frankel, p. 855
              12. Cyprus by Denis MacShane, p. 856
              13. Holocaust by Gitta Sereny, p. 857
              14. London Diary by John Mortimer, p. 858
              15. Letters to the Editor, p. 859
              16. Scribble scribble by Arthur Marshall, p. 860
              17. NS editor in pay of British security services by Adrian Smith, pp. 861-862
              18. Lady Chatterley's Lover by Robert Conquest, p. 863
              19. That one talent which is death to hide by Dan Jacobson, p. 864
              20. Poems by Christopher Reid, p. 865
              21. Blood Sports, pp. 866-867
              22. Chicken Licken by Roger Woddis and John Minnion, pp. 868-869
              23. Lord Acton, Catholic Libertarian by Sir Harold Acton, pp. 870-873
              24. Heavy Water by Martin Amis, pp. 874-875
              25. Clapham Junction by Paul Theroux, pp. 876-877
              26. Edward Pygge's Christmas Quiz, pp. 878-879
              27. [+]
                Those Stay Most Haunting by Peter Porter, p. 880 - 1 Review
                1. The God Approached by Philip Gardner and Averil Gardner
              28. [+]
                Tripping Up by Ian Hamilton, p. 881 - 1 Review
                1. The Best of Betjeman by John Betjeman and John Guest
              29. [+]
                Secondary Worlds by Craig Raine, p. 882 - 3 Reviews
                1. A Vacant Possession by James Fenton
                2. Burning the Ivy by Ted Walker
                3. The Fiesta, and Other Poems by Geoffrey Grigson
              30. [+]
                In the Lift by Hugh Thomas, p. 883 - 1 Review
                1. Thoughts in a Dry Season by Gerald Brenan
              31. [+]
                There Was a Young Lady by Gavin Ewart, p. 884 - 1 Review
                1. The Art of the Limerick by Cyril Bibby
              32. The Prize-Winning Poem by Gavin Ewart, p. 884
              33. [+]
                Gut & Hair by John Jones, p. 884 - 1 Review
                1. Haydn at Eszterhaza 1766-1790 by H.C. Robbins Landon
              34. [+]
                A Severed Head by Helen McNeil, p. 885 - 4 Reviews
                1. The Origin of Table Manners by Claude Levi-Strauss
                2. Myth and Meaning by Claude Levi-Strauss
                3. Mysteries by Colin Wilson
                4. The Occult Source Book by Nevill Drury and Gregory Tillett
              35. [+]
                Films: Kith of Life by John Coleman, p. 886 - 4 Reviews
                1. A Wedding (1978 Film) by Robert Altman
                2. Superman - The Movie (1978 Film) by Richard Donner
                3. The Great Train Robbery (1978 Film) by Michael Crichton
                4. Who'll Stop the Rain (1978 Film) by Karel Reisz
              36. Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 887
              37. Television by Julian Barnes, p. 888
              38. Architecture by Andrew Saint, p. 889
              39. Art by John Spurling, p. 890
              40. Weekend Competition, p. 890
              41. Chess and Salamanca, p. 891
              42. Christmas Crossword, p. 892
              43. Edward Pygge's Answers, pp. 893-896
        2. [+]
          Issues of 1979 = 51 Issues, 1,536 Articles
        3. [+]
          Issues of the 1980s = 10 Years, 390 Issues, 4,869 Articles
          1. [+]
            Issues of 1980 = 50 Issues, 1,490 Articles
            1. [+]
              Issues of 1981 = 26 Issues
              1. [+]
                Issues of 1982 = 25 Issues
                1. [+]
                  Issues of 1983 = 51 Issues
                  1. [+]
                    Issues of 1984 = 52 Issues, 35 Articles
                    1. [+]
                      Issues of 1985 = 51 Issues, 1,887 Articles
                      1. [+]
                        Issues of 1986 = 51 Issues, 1,405 Articles
                        1. [+]
                          Issues of 1987 = 36 Issues
                          1. [+]
                            Issues of 1988 = 36 Issues, 52 Articles
                            1. [+]
                              Issues of 1989 = 12 Issues
                            2. [+]
                              Issues of the 1990s = 2 Years, 41 Issues, 19 Articles
                              1. [+]
                                Issues of 1990 = 24 Issues, 19 Articles
                                1. [+]
                                  Issues of 1993 = 17 Issues