Heady Stuff
Simon Hoggart refines his palate
Mind, Body & Life
Bullseyes, Black jacks and Nelson’s Balls
How can something that tastes so good be so bad? Sally Feldman succumbs to the secret seduction of sweets
Charm offensive
Can doffing change the world? Pádraig Reidy joins Civilise the City in its march against vulgarity
Truly wonderful
Pádraig Reidy learns to love himself and his mother
Saints and Slimmers
No carbs is the new Hail Mary. Sally Feldman discovers why diets are dangerous for humanists
Happy Fathers’ Day
Jenni Murray welcomes an unexpected force for feminism
Panic in the streets
Bill Durodie wonders what makes us all so anxious
What’s so funny about cross-dressing?
Our attitude towards transvestism says more about us than we realise, writes Charlotte Suthrell
Hail Mary!
Sally Feldman on making your children worship you
Frying Tonight
Food history reviewed by Shirley Dent