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Matrix 40 James & Strickler 1982-02 ITSACON I!CJ(»(. ROOI'I. , N 1 40 - FEB. I MARCH 1982 MATRIX 40 • FEBRUARYIMARCH 1982 ISSN 0307 3335 ED !TORS: GRAHAM JAIIES & LINDA STRICKLER 12 Fearnville Terrace Oakwood lEEDS IS8 3IlJ Printed by: John Harvey BSFA Press 43 Harrow Road Garlshalton Surrey BSFA SUbscriptions: £6 per anm.DTI Details: Keith Freeman 269 Wykeham Rd Reading Thi.4 .t.6-6ue .t.6 glt4lUV\.teed 100\ OlairpersOJl of the BSFA is non·4exM.t; 25\ b.w-degllA.da.ble. and h40 100' Alan Dorey who now resides pote;t.t.i.a.l 60-\ Jte-c.!!cLUtg. PleMe take !!OUll c.oP!! at an address remarkably similar (plLe6Vlably when you've 6.ilt.U.hed .ttl tJJ :the loco.1. n~­ to: 12 Fearnville Terrace oakwood pa.p€Jl !le-c.ycling depot and Jtega!td !!oltlt4el6 M hav..otg made LEEDS LSB 3IlJ a. c.ol'ttJt.i.buUon tJJ .the env.vwnme.n.t. The v.(.~ upJlu-6ed .in ,W.nux Me 4peci.6.ic..aUy .thO-6e 06 :the .&trU.v-i.dJ.uLt4 and :the BSFA den.iu aU Jtupo;u,ibi..Uty 601L .them. 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Ha.v.&tg -6a.i.d :tJuI.t, .thi.J, .u, !!OUll: TAKE P,WAY MENU ,~ Editorial GRAHAM & LINDA 3 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF CHRIS EVANS 4 NEWS COLUMN: Forthcoming Books JOSEPH NICHOLAS 6 Film & TV News SIMON BOSTOCK 6 Books, Mags & Other News EDITORS 7 Convention News EDITORS 8/10 LIFE ON MARS (The Club Scene) STEVE GREEN 9 THE CAPTIVE (Cartoon Strip) JIM BARKER 11 WHETHER REPORT (Chairman's Message) ALAN DOREY 12 REVIEWS: Frame of Deference JAMES PARKER 13 Any Colour as Long as it's Black MARTYN TAYLOR 14 The Chosen P NICHOLS 15 COMPETITION PAGE DAVE LANGFORD 16 BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME: ARTICLES: Open Letter to Chuck IAN WATSON 17 At a Lost to Understand D WEST 18 Art Needs No Reward MICHAEL ASHLEY 19 LETTERS: BRUNNER, ALDISS, JEEVES, P CHARNOCK, OUNSLEY and OTHERS FAMOUS 21 DEEP CUTS (Fanzine Reviews) SIMON OUNSLEY 27·34 ART-WORK CREDITS: Cover, ROB HANSEN; PETE WALKER, Pages 2, 9 & 34; PETE LYON, Pages 14 & 16; JOHN KERR, Pages 6, 10; JIM BARKER, Page 11; PHILL PROBERT, Page 17; 0 WEST, Pages 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26; NIK ~IORTON, Pages 27, 28, 29, 30; JOHN DELL, Page 33 AU c.on.ten.t6 .in ;th,U, .t.6-6ue have been !leduc.ed 982 b!! 50\ tJJ ge..t you molLe 60IL yoWl. mone!!. iJEAILlNE r"l1lIX 41: 15 :,JARCH ; EDITOR I AL The w.i.thdiulwi.ng 6""m 6UenM otheA .than. 6an.6 ,u, homu:hing quae c.onrnon i.n EXTRACT! 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