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• 2 •  Contents • interior artwork by Pete Walker
• 3 • Editorial: Extracting the World of SF • essay by Graham James and Linda Strickler
• 4 •  A Day in the Life • interior artwork by Pete Lyon
• 4 • A Day in the Life (Matrix 40) • [A Day in the Life] • essay by Christopher Evans [as by Chris Evans (II)]
• 4 •  Cartoon: "Hmmm ... one across: gulp, to winch (3, 4, 4)" • interior artwork by Pete Lyon
• 6 •  BSFA-Fax News • (1981) • interior artwork by John Kerr
• 6 • Forthcoming Books (Matrix 40) • essay by Joseph Nicholas
• 6 • Film & TV News (Matrix 40) • essay by Simon Bostock
• 7 • Book News (Matrix 40) • essay by Graham James and Linda Strickler
• 7 • Magazine News (Matrix 40) • essay by Graham James and Linda Strickler
• 7 • Other News (Matrix 40) • essay by Graham James and Linda Strickler
• 8 • Awards (Matrix 40) • essay by Graham James and Linda Strickler
• 8 • Convention News (Matrix 40) • essay by Graham James and Linda Strickler
• 9 •  Life on Mars • (1981) • interior artwork by Pete Walker
• 9 • Life on Mars (Matrix 40) • [Life on Mars] • essay by Steve Green
• 10 •  Members' Noticeboard • (1981) • interior artwork by John Kerr
• 11 •  The Return of The Captive • [The Captive] • interior artwork by Jim Barker
• 12 • Whether Report • essay by Alan Dorey
• 13 • Review of the radio play 'Frame of Deference' by Rod Beacham • essay by James Parker
• 14 • Any Colour as Long as It's Black: 'Kinvig' and Astronauts' • essay by Martyn Taylor
• 14 •  Cartoon: "Bo rot ..." • interior artwork by Pete Lyon
• 15 • Review of the radio play 'The Chosen' by Gerry Knight • essay by Paul Nichols [as by P. Nichols]
• 15 •  Cartoon: no caption (Matrix 40) • interior artwork by Phill Probert
• 16 • Competition M37/M40 • essay by David Langford [as by Dave Langford]
• 17 • An Open Letter to Chuck Connor • essay by Ian Watson
• 17 •  Cartoon: "What kind of bum job is this, anyhow?" • interior artwork by D. West
• 18 •  Cartoon: "Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the most needy unemployed left wing SF writer of them all?" • interior artwork by D. West
• 18 • At a Loss to Understand – Convention Financing • essay by D. West
• 19 • Art Needs No Reward: Fannish Polls • essay by Mike Ashley [as by Michael Ashley]
• 21 •  Cartoon: "Gosh! Wow! This is absolutely sensational!" • interior artwork by D. West
• 21 •  Letter (Matrix 40) • essay by Terry Hill
• 22 •  Letter (Matrix 40) • essay by John Brunner
• 22 •  Letter (Matrix 40) • essay by Hussain R. Mohamed [as by Hussain R. Mohammed]
• 22 •  Letter (Matrix 40) • essay by Ian Abrahams
• 22 •  Letter (Matrix 40) • essay by David V. Barrett [as by Dave V. Barrett]
• 22 •  Letter (Matrix 40) • essay by Jim Darroch
• 23 •  Letter (Matrix 40) • essay by Glen Warminger
• 23 •  Letter (Matrix 40) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
• 23 •  Letter (Matrix 40) • essay by Terry Jeeves
• 23 •  Cartoon: "What do you mean, ban the bomb?" • interior artwork by D. West
• 24 •  Letter (Matrix 40) • essay by Bob Ardler
• 24 •  Letter (Matrix 40) • essay by Pat Charnock
• 24 •  Letter (Matrix 40) • essay by David Langford [as by Dave Langford]
• 25 •  Letter (Matrix 40) • essay by Simon Bostock
• 25 •  Cartoon: "To hell with that rotten stuck-up Snow White anyhow" • interior artwork by D. West
• 25 •  Letter (Matrix 40) • essay by Simon Ounsley
• 26 •  Letter (Matrix 40) • essay by Jon Wallace (1954 -)
• 26 •  Cartoon: "Deeep Cuts" • interior artwork by D. West
• 27 • Deep Cuts (Matrix 40) • [Deep Cuts] • essay by Simon Ounsley
• 27 •  Cartoon: "Pilot strip" • interior artwork by Nik Morton
• 33 •  Cartoon: "Now listen here my boy ..." • interior artwork by John Dell
• 34 •  Cartoon: "The British Science Fiction Association is an organisation for anyone interested in S.F." • interior artwork by Pete Walker