The Independent (London, England) back issues from October 2002:
DIMINISHING CONCERNS `Comic acts have shrunk in size over the years. Whatever happened to all those revues that used to throng Edinburgh? All gone, all gone'
Oct 01, 2002;
DAYS LIKE THESE 1 october 1898
Oct 01, 2002;
A bitter pill It's 40 years since the world woke up to one of the biggest medical disasters in history. But for many whose lives were blighted by the drug thalidomide, the struggle continues. JULIA STUART meets the victims for whom life is more complex than `triumph over tragedy'
Oct 01, 2002;
MEDIA: THE WORD ON THE STREET
Oct 01, 2002
Media: Peace in our time? The broadsheet price war may be over, but for the industry there have been no winners, says IVAN FALLON, chief executive of Independent News & Media (UK)
Oct 01, 2002;
Media: Absolutely staggering BOYD TONKIN recalls how the staff of the New Statesman were furious with both their editor and the Prime Minister when the libel writ arrived
Oct 01, 2002;
Media: How right-wing columnists show their flagrant bias The media column
Oct 01, 2002;
Media: `I didn't realise that the British press doesn't have a sense of humour': MY GREATEST MISTAKE #25 JOHN SIMPSON WORLD AFFAIRS EDITOR AT THE BBC
Oct 01, 2002;
Media: Top of the pops The original teen pop magazine is under siege by TV spin-offs. Can its new editor, Lisa Smosarski, save Smash Hits as it nears its 25th birthday? CLARE RUDEBECK meets her to find out
Oct 01, 2002;
Law: Where there's blame... In the second part of our investigation into the compensation industry, JON ROBINS assesses the legacy of Claims Direct, the once- thriving `ambulance-chaser' that is now terminally ill
Oct 01, 2002;
Open Eye: Rough Scientists join the gold rush In a new Open University TV series, an intrepid team tries its hand at prospecting in New Zealand
Oct 01, 2002
Open Eye: Partnership is the key to meeting the challenges of a world in transition VICE-CHANCELLOR, THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
Oct 01, 2002;
Open Eye: Real-life learning on Orkney
Oct 01, 2002
Open Eye: COURSE UPDATE
Oct 01, 2002
To infinity and below For many, Barnett Newman's abstract art prompts a pure, sublime response. TOM LUBBOCK, however, isn't so sure: is the painter's work just pretentious?
Oct 01, 2002;
Melodrama on a human scale EDWARD SECKERSON never thought he'd say this, but Raymond Gubbay's Albert Hall productions of Cav and Pag are masterful - and genuinely moving
Oct 01, 2002;
Theatre: Send in the clones A NUMBER Royal Court Theatre London
Oct 01, 2002;
Dance: Chamber made DANSES CONCERTANTES Sadler's Wells London
Oct 01, 2002;
CLASSICAL: SIR COLIN DAVIS 75TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT Barbican Hall London
Oct 01, 2002;
THEATRE: IVANOV National Theatre, Cottesloe London
Oct 01, 2002;
Theatre: More sex and the city MODERN DANCE FOR BEGINNERS Soho Theatre London
Oct 01, 2002;
CLASSICAL: SIBELIUS FESTIVAL Sibelius Hall Lahti, Finland
Oct 01, 2002;
CINEMA: THE BEST FILMS
Oct 01, 2002;
THEATRE: THE BEST PLAYS
Oct 01, 2002;
DON'T MISS
Oct 01, 2002;
THE BEST OF EUROPE
Oct 01, 2002;
CHESS
Oct 01, 2002;
THE BEST OF SATELLITE, CABLE & DIGITAL
Oct 01, 2002;
CREATIVITY
Oct 01, 2002;
LAST NIGHT'S TELEVISION The Office BBC2; Rose and Maloney ITV1
Oct 01, 2002;
RADIO: PICK OF THE DAY
Oct 01, 2002;
Television: PICK OF THE DAY
Oct 01, 2002;
TV HEROES: #52: Paula Yates
Oct 01, 2002;
Blair takes on his party Defeat over PFI / Iraq statement dropped / But PM says no concessions
Oct 01, 2002;
Markets suffer worst fall since 1987
Oct 01, 2002;
Private schools accuse seven universities of discrimination
Oct 01, 2002;
UN inspectors say progress is made in talks with Iraq
Oct 01, 2002;
Defence chiefs reveal details of pounds 10bn jet order
Oct 01, 2002;
Cull of 6.5m animals `may not have affected' spread of foot-and- mouth
Oct 01, 2002;
Jackson supporters reject demand for inquiry over ballot-rigging allegations
Oct 01, 2002;
Fresh evidence that cannabis reduces pain
Oct 01, 2002;
City analyst loses sex discrimination case
Oct 01, 2002;
Why has Britain got 600,000 fewer young men than experts thought? Answer: Blame it on Ibiza
Oct 01, 2002;
CENSUS FACTS
Oct 01, 2002
CENSUS: CASE STUDIES SELF-IMPOSED EXILE
Oct 01, 2002;
Artwork that uses obscene language is stolen from Merseyside church
Oct 01, 2002;
Editor of `Today' calls it a day after bias row
Oct 01, 2002;
Hotels `must shed shabby image to woo back tourists'
Oct 01, 2002;
Labour Party conference: Unions unite to defeat Blair over PFI plans PUBLIC SECTOR FUNDING
Oct 01, 2002;
Labour Party conference: Ministers will not let Lords block Bill on fox hunting rural affairs
Oct 01, 2002;
LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE: YESTERDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Oct 01, 2002
Labour Party conference: Prescott will restrict tenants' right to buy HOUSING
Oct 01, 2002;
Labour Party conference: The Chancellor revealed his indivisible core. It wasn't a pretty sight... THE SKETCH
Oct 01, 2002;
Labour Party conference: Brown urges caution on the single currency and warns of entry risk euro
Oct 01, 2002;
LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE: JUSTICE: Booth says courts jail too many women
Oct 01, 2002;
Labour Party conference: Eurosceptics on left are extremists, claims Hain fringe meeting
Oct 01, 2002;
Labour Party conference: Government avoids censure over Iraq policy but defiant rebels fire broadside IRAQ DEBATE
Oct 01, 2002;
Boy, 15, knifed in heart by racist youths
Oct 01, 2002;
People: Kate Moss gives birth to baby girl
Oct 01, 2002
Experts baffled by buzzard's flight of fancy
Oct 01, 2002
Treasures from Snowdon's home auctioned
Oct 01, 2002
Pensioner held over 1976 shopkeeper murder
Oct 01, 2002
Walking children to school `saves parents pounds 300'
Oct 01, 2002
Capital faces disruption as Tube and council staff strike
Oct 01, 2002
`Clockwork Orange' gets its television debut
Oct 01, 2002