Sunday Times Magazine January 25, 1981

Cover photographs:
Robert De Niro, by John Bryson
Jake LaMotta, by Camera Press

The Shroud: fake or fact?
The row over new doubts being
cast on the authenticity of the Holy
Shroud of Turin. Page 18
Going grey: this winter the colour
to wear is grey. Page 28
Fighter: an interview with Robert
De Niro, the elusive superstar who
plays former world middleweight
champion Jake LaMotta in Martin
Scorseses Raging Bull, opening
in London this week. Page 30
Power mountain: a look at the
largest underground power station
in Europe, now being built beneath
a Welsh mountain. It will be the
most sophisticated energy bank in
the world. Page 34

Cookery: a new series on the worlds
healthiest food starts with recipes
from Japan and South-east
Asia. Page 48
Fashion: look at the label, its
made in Hong Kong. Page 51
Painting: an exhibition of the fine
art of cricket. Page 51
Education: Brunel University does
industry a favour - by sending its
students out to work. Page 52
Film: cartoon conventions, or the
written laws of animation. Page 53
Games: Chess, Bridge and the
Mephisto Crossword. Page 60
A Life in the Day of
Eric Heffer, Labour MP. Page 62
START HERE
We were overwhelmed by all the
entries for our Altair competition:
they came in by the thousand -
making it the most popular of all
Start Heres competitions to date.
Today we publish the winning
entries. Theres also an interview
with mile-a-minute talker Bob Geldof
of the Boomtown Rats.
Flash Gordon continues his
adventures, and there are some
ingenious ideas among your
prize-winning letters. Our section for
young readers starts on Page 56

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