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JOHN TRAVOLTA As the greaseball returns with Look Who’s Talking. his first film hit in years. Trevor Johnston examines the rollercoaster career of Hollywood‘s Brylcreemed charmer.
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GLASGOW’S GLASGOW The centrepiece of the city’s celebratory year. the biggest ever ‘here today and gone tomorrow“ exhibition in the UK. is about to open underneath Central Station. Sara Villiers traces the venue‘s three-year history.
SU POLLARD Exuberant Su Pollard is on the road with her one-woman show. A Song, a Frock, anda Tinkle. Stephanie Billen judges her defence of tackiness and her yearning for a more serious role — like one ofAlan Ayckbourn‘s Talking Heads!
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BEHIND THE SCENES..... 75 BOOKS ................... .. 78 CLASSIFIED ............. .. 84 COMPETITIONS ......... .. 87 FOOD ..................... .. 76 LETTERS ................. .. 88
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