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HUMAN GUINEA PIGS Drug Test volunteers: do they act out of public spiritedness or for the cash? And how exactly do drugs make the journey from idea to commodity? A special four-page report.
H CONTENTS
RED DWARF The sci-fi sitcom is back for a fifth series. Chris Barrie talks about the show’s fanatical following and his role as the objectionable hologram, Rimmer.
PREVIEWS—
.... .. 50 CLUBS......... ......... 56 .... 15 MUSIC.... ...... ....... .. 27 TELEVISION ........... 59
THEATRE................... 42
GORMENGHAST The David Glass Ensemble attempt an ambitious performance adaptation of Mervyn Peake’s classic fantasy trilogy.
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Gainsborough’s portrait oi Selina Thisiiowsyto at tho BSA. Soc Art listings.
ART ...................... 52
CLUBS ................. 57
FILMINDEX. ....... 16
, LISTINGS .......... .. 22
KIDS ................... 54
g MUSIC CLASSICAL ..... .. 40
; FOLK 8: WORLD 40
3 JAZZ ................ .. 38
ROCK& BLUES 35
SPORT .................... .. 55
TELEVISION ............. .. 61
DEREK JARMAN THEATRE ........ ...... .. 46
A new exhibition of J arman’s art comes to terms with CABARET ........... .. 48
his being HIV positive. Closer to home, the DANCE ............ 49
Edinburgh Hospice helps AIDS sufferers face up to
their disease.
14 BOOKS ................... .. 66
CLASSIFIED ............. .. 68
, COUNTRY MUSIC COMPETITIONS ........ 71
They may still wear stetsons but the new country Fool) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, __ 54
superstars are proving that twangs ain’t what they GENETIC ENGINEERING,, 72
used to be- FASHION ............... 63
TOM COURTENAYIIn The Miser at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh 42
CHINESE CINEMA: Repressed at home, released here 15
WET WET WET : Who needs good reviews when you’re No 1? 27
ROOT CAUSES: Getting sentimental about muddy veg 64
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