The weekly arts magazine presented by James Mossman

Advertising: Millions are spent on it, but few people realise what talent and energy is behind that instant persuader, the TV commercial - the subject of an international congress in London. The talent involved in persuading you to buy coffee, insecticides, or politicians is examined in this film directed by Darrol Blake

Vladimir Nabokov: This week his new novel Ada comes out. It is a magnificent fantasy which explores the prison of time and lays it with traps in which to snare the unwary reader. Interviewing Vladimir Nabokov, as James Mossman found, is not only to be invigorated but also to be pleasantly sent up

(Colour)