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. The 6SFA alAo wi.6hu .to po.&t.t out :tJuI.t -6Ome. 06 :the vit.£U6 aILe pILOba.b.ty lIJILOng, .&t 0!l.d€Jl tJJ a.void legallLepVtClt4-6.wI1.6. 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! NO THE WORLD OF SF 6andom. 1 know, a.l..6o,.tJw."t a6.teJL I've Jte..twtned 6JWm a 3-4 day convent.ton i.:t Q.. "Wha.t aile. you. do.ing - tOOlLk?" ,u, vVty d.i66.i.c.u.U, onc.e moJLe, :tIJ II..el.o..t2. 1'.ii the ouU.i.de wo~d. A. "No. 1,(;'.6 a Magawt€. 1 ecLU.." Now, be60JLe homeone Wft.i...tu i.n and 6~uwem~6.6~ei.n~h~P~JL:n~c:~- Q.. "Wha..t .soU 06 Magau.Jte.?" • .<.0.., 6eet qu.i.te at.iena.ted .&1 companq It'll ..thVl .th.tU. .the de6etL6e. mec.~m6 .i.6 theA< Men't anq 6aM aJWund. I .tM.t .to opeJuLU. can ex,elude 6JWm .tho.t. .6ome c10he 6~enM 06 long-•.tand.i.ng, and 6amUq, A. "Ju.6t a GeneJtat Magaz..ine." but oveJu1ll, .the aveJta.ge gJWup doUl1. the pub 'eem6 .to me .to be pMUq t.i.6e­ So went the c.onVeJL6a.t.ion when my tUh and pIle-oc.c..u.p-ied w.Uh c.onVeMa.ti.on 9Vtt-iAt eJ!IVlged 6""m IW. .WtgeJr.y .to abotLt Mvy-blue kni.C.kVL6 OJL laid. night'h (,.i.nd me .&1 IW. =Ui.ng ""om thumb.&1g T.V. So, 1 guU.6, myaLi..e.na.ti.on ,u, thMugh le.t.teJu" CVl.t l<XJJlR., etc., 60Jl At.i.ena.t.i.olt bq Cho.i.ce. .tIW. '<'.ue 06 MATRIX, JULtheA .than ~<ad­ But, what theq th.i.1t k 0 6 me, who .&1g 5-qeaJl-old cop.i.u 06 Coun.Wj 1..<6e. knOW.6? I mean~ one. ha.6 .to pa..6.6 .the .time .6ome­ An/}'XLq, baok.to mq Ven.t.<.t. I d.i.d how and block 066 the mu66led g""aM ~ J...t one mo~e .t.i.me .to .i.n.teAUt h.i.m 6JLOm .ul.6.ide .the llWlgVtfj. .&1 the BSFA when .e.ttLi.ltg up 6M 0e.nW The Oen.t.<.t quu.t.i.o.. 6M.theA, M ChaJt.gu; he cLi..d heem a l.i.:t:th. moJLe .iJt.tVt­ theq Me wont .to do. u.ted when I .told h.<. 06 .the numbeA 06 How dou one. expta..i..n MATRIX? hUpeJt magaz..i.nu p1toduc.ed (good value 60JL "A b.i.t 06 SF" I .aq, JULtheA de6en­ £6 he tho~ghtJ but mq 066eA 06 a YeaJl'. 6.i..Ve.ty. .6U~hc;.'Up~on :tIJ :the BSFA .ut exchange 60JL "SF! II he beant6. And then pltoc.ee.d.6 !AkU.v-t.ng fr..iA 6eu 6eU on h:tIJny glWwtd. ~goUM to .!teet 066 a. dozen au..thOIt1l and demon­ It .eem6 .that the 06 the VHSS .~e .that he'. a 6an, noq a Bu66. 06 BUlteouCMcq and the CMt 06 6.i..U.i..ng ONE COUMe, bq.tIW. .t.ime, w.i.th mq .t.im.i.d ap­ tooth I£9 II wou1.dn' t peAm.i.t the e<ohange. pIloac.h, he '.6 gained the Uppf'./l hand and HoweveJt, unpeJt.tu.Jtbed, I.tJU.nk 1 fth.a.U men.t.i.o.. 06 J G 6a.UMd, INTERZONE, and iWUlnge lat peMonal co.tJ 6M M.i.d Oen­ the BSFA, .tAlL h.<. not. rut .to be .uppt.i.ed w.i.th a Mmpte ma.i.t.i.ngi 1:t. oc.c.WIJled .to me, .ia.:t.e.JL, .tha.:t my­ .6eem.6 a good plan to ge.t new membVL6 and .el6, and manq otheA 6aM, Me illM.i.ve ~uldn' t do any haJun to ge.t on :the JUgh.t and de6etL6.i.ve when i;t c.omu to men.t.ion­ h-t.de 06 my plLac..ti..t<.onVt, c.oou..td i.:t? .019 /c.on6u.6.ingJ i.n.teAut .in SF :to "Joe J...t a 6.i.nal note, .to emphM.<.e .that Pubu..e." .I know tha.t VOILO.thtj Va.viu the BSFA Annual Meet.i.ng will be held at :touc.hed on .tfU6 wi.th heJt aJ/..t.icle "SF Channe..tc.on - .6ee Alan VOJLey' h c.ol.wm 601L W~c:i.iu" a 6holLt wlLil.e ago, and TeNuj de1:.a..itJ:, . 16 you've been ftwe.at:ing On a Hill. maku a pelLtUten.t ob6Vtva..tion .in ft,U wug¥y ma.ttVt thue pa6t 12 mon..th.6, c.on­ te.ttVt i.Jt tJLiA -U6u.e. CeAn.ulg t.l1e BSFA, why not dJWp e.i.theA Man I .uppo.e .i.t .<. due .to the 6ac.t .that OJL me a LUte -i6 you've got a rM.fteJr.. you .i~ you do men.t.<.on SF .in c.onve.JL6Wn, .th.i.nk .hou1.d be put on the Agenda. P",,­ e..i:theJt Ijou I Ile thought 06 a.6 a. ".t.oon..i.e." v.i.ded i.:t' h not a JLequut .to Ou.6t yoWL6 OIL .the peJl.6on bclLU you lIli66 wi..th c.on­ .tJwl.y, "",'tt co...i.deA .i.t. ve.Jt.6a.tWn about "I wonce. haw a UFA i.n . The po.i.n.t.<., .that many ~ get tt SctuLthoJt.pe • TJt.ue. Bu.t, moJLe i.mpoJL.t­ d.<.=..d .ut thue cotum.. w.i.th heated an.ttq, I .th.i.nk the h.i.d.i.ng 06 one'• .&1­ ddxLte 6JWm ,u,ftue .to .i.ft.6ue and we do .teAut owu .ome.th.i.ng .to the 6ac.t .that, i.n 6ac.t:, 1I.£Q.c.h homUlWtg 06 a conc.~u.6 ",hen emb~o.i.ted .&1 the ne.twoM 06 6andom, on cvr..ta.in .topiCll. HowevVt, the nnttVt man'j a6 one'.6 .6 oc..i.d need.6 Me met and .te~ to get le6t theA<. lMt 6M aU COnVVtha.U.oM w.i..th "ou.t.6.i.deJt..6" can be, .t.i.me between thue pagu. I wou1.d like at but, a bo~, and at wo~t, cJo«>vt.i.ght to .6ee many moJLe ma..t.teJt.6 cU6e.uftfted at ~eat.i.ltg. It'. OK .i.6 qoUlt dVtt-iAt .<. the AGM - a6.teA aU, .i.t beau go.&1g .utto SF - but 1 gUUh .tha..t'.6 a 1LO..JLi.ty. thMugh the account. .i.tem bq .uem. 3 • A free-lance writer's life tends to encourage sloth unless you're disdpli.'1ed. I'm not.