The Sunday Times Magazine February 24, 1980

The fat man: even now a scientist
may somewhere be working on
a pill which will eliminate obesity.
But will he thereby deprive
society of the very men who for
centuries have enriched it ?
Godfrey Smith, who surely qualifies
for full membership of the Friends of
Billy Bunter club, ponders on the
future of his species which
he sees as lamentably at risk.
Photograph: Snowdon. Page 24
The wizards of Oz: fashion is
taking an exotic front seat in
the curious wave of nostalgia and
nationalism currently sweeping
Australia. Report by Meriel McCooey.
Photographs: Jane England. Page 42
Blow-up: in the United States the
Loizeaux family dominate the
busy business of demolishing buildings.
Within seconds they can drop
a skyscraper in on itself without
affecting blocks only feet away.
Report by Brian Moynahan. Page 48
The cop who cracked Hollywood:
how Joseph Wambaugh, Los
Angeles policeman turned best-selling
author, took on the Hollywood
film villains and seems to be ahead.
By Gordon Burn. Photograph
by David Montgomery. Page 57
LIFESPAN
Medicine: the fine art of
microsurgery. Page 77
Words: another volume of Philip
Normans contra-dictionary. Page 77
Lists: the National Gallerys
best-selling postcards. Page 78
Fabrics: a stately home that doubles
as a design studio. Page 78
Paperback writer: Margaret
Drabble on Angus Wilson. Page 81
Languages: the best methods of
learning a foreign language. Page 82
Money: credit unions. Page 82
Watch: aspider in the house ? Page 85
Design: why BRs new standard
coach sets new low standards. Page 85
Photography: seasons at the
seaside. Page 85
Claire Bretécher: a view from
Frances foremost cartoonist. Page 87
Wine: a Lifespan guide to the best
wines in your High Street. Page 88
Games: Chess and Bridge. Page 90
A Life in the D-y of David
Bailey. Page 94

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