Christmas Special Issue: guest edit by Brian Cox and Robin Ince

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Current affairs and newspaper magazine of the year In this week's issue: Christmas Special Issue: Guest edit by Brian Cox and Robin Ince FEATURING Brian Cox, Robin Ince, David Attenborough, Ricky Gervais, Maggie Aderin Pocock, Mark Gatiss, Stewart Lee, Josie Long and Alexander McCall Smith   DON'T MISS: - Exclusive new interviews with David Attenborough and Ricky Gervais - Brian Cox on the wonderful work of the Large Hadron Collider - Maggie Aderin Pocock on what we have learned from the Voyager spacecraft - Mark Gatiss on the art of the ghost story and M R James - Stewart Lee writes a twisted short story - Josie Long on why it's ok to be strident - Alexander McCall Smith writes exclusive new fiction PLUS Jim al-Khalili on what it means to be a humanist, Mehdi Hasan on believing in God, Nina Caplan on what to drink at Christmas, Ben Miller's diary, Phil Jupitus's cartoon, the annual Christmas quiz, Will Self, Nick Lezard and reviews of: Viva Forever!, The Life of Pi, The Mikado, and round-ups of the best Christmas TV and Radio. Find the issue, cover dated 21st December - 3rd January, on sale for £4.95 in all good newsagents in London on Wednesday and the rest of the country on Thursday. Or buy the issue in digital form here - ideal for those living outside the UK. Trial a subscription to the New Statesman and receive 12 issues for only £12  (UK only) delivered straight to your door - that's a saving of £2.50 on the usual cover price! Don't know what to give that person who has everything? Give the gift that keeps on giving - a gift subscription to the New Statesman International and national readers can also call +44 (0)207 936 6459 or click here to obtain a print copy. New Statesman LTD, registered in England No. 03143654, John Carpenter House, John Carpenter Street, London, EC4Y 0AN. Kindly note that if you receive this e-mail your e-mail address is being held by us for the purpose of communicating with you on New Statesman related matters. If you do not wish us to e-mail you, please unsubscribe from this list. New Statesman Limited is a Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. © New Statesman Ltd. 2010. The above information may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this email please destroy it. As Internet communications are not secure please note that the New Statesman does not accept legal responsibility for the content of this email message.