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Sunday Times Magazine June 21st 2009
DID YOU KNOW? The 17th-century psychic who predicted two of London’s most devastating disasters; and did Darwin dismiss his theory of evolution on his deathbed?
SHORT STORY – From Sebastian Faulks comes the sobering tale of a lonely woman who married a workaholic for money, and seeks comfort in alcohol and cigarettes
RELATIVE VALUES – The billionaire Bernie Ecclestone, driving force of Formula One, and his “fearless” daughter Tamara, TV presenter
A LIFE IN THE DAY – David Walliams, the big comedian behind Little Britain, on agonising exercises and eating out with beautiful women
OPEN MINDS – Parents take note: peer pressure can result in tantrums, tattoos and adventure travel, warns Joan Bakewell
ONE YEAR ON – He’s famous for shooting contestants down in flames but Duncan Bannatyne has a soft side. Using his vast wealth, he is helping poverty-and disease-stricken children around the world
COVER: BONO’S VOYAGE – Six months in the shadow of the U2 singer, as he charms the American government and talks about three decades of being a spoilt-rotten rock star
DIRECTORS UNCUT – We won 11 Oscars at the recent awards, so surely Britain’s movie industry is booming? Four famous film-makers tell us that it’s not that black and white
THE TEXAS FAMILY MASSACRE – When one American teenager’s parents stood in the way of her relationship, she decided to take matters into her own hands- and plotted to have them and her brothers, brutally murdered
ROAD TO NOWHERE – British motors were once the envy of the world. But since selling out to foreign firms, it’s all been downhill – and now we’re on the verge of stalling. Why did a nation of car lovers pull out of the race?
76 pages. All our magazines are first day issues. This issue is in very good condition for age.
