Sunday Times Magazine 29 May 1977 White lions of Africa Architecture India's railway system
Cover photograph by James Wedge
LIFESPAN
Schools - the results of our 1977 School Magazine Competition, and
extracts from the best magazines in the country.Page 23
Architecture - the emergence of 'Post Modernism' and its marriage
of old and new styles.Page 30
Society - profile of a man of many parts: Alex Comfort.Page 32
Science Briefing - the beginning of a new regular feature on scientific
discoveries big and small. This week: solving the problems of flying
at low speeds and how dogs keep their brains cool.Page 34
Train tales from the Raj: the magnificence of India's railway system,
by photographer Ray Rathborne. On page 50 Ian Jack describes an
extraordinary journey to Allahabad for the biggest religious festival
in the world.Page 40
The legend lives on: the final part of our series on how Chris McBride
discovered the white lions of Africa.Page 58
Cards on the table: Britain's first playing card auction, and some of
the rare packs up for sale.Page 66
Thereams of delight: the wardrobe of Bonnie Langford, who plays
Violet Elizabeth Bott in ITV's Just William series, by Meriel McCooey;
photographs by James Wedge.Page 72
The private test match: the day when England played Australia in
the grounds of a Norfolk country house, by Barry Wilson.Page 78
Bridge by Boris Schapiro; Chess by Peter Clarke.Page 82
Sacred Cows: another reputation reappraised - Robin Denniston on
the Archbishop of Canterbury. Illustration by Tony Wright. Page 86
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