Purser, Philip. Alternative Biography
Series note: Series which appeared in the magazine The Oldie of very short biographies of lives that famous people (mostly British) might have led.

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Margaret Thatcher"
Published: In The Oldie #30 (Apr. 2, 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Ron Reagan"
Published: In The Oldie #31 (Apr. 16, 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Germaine Greer"
Published: In The Oldie #32 (May 5, 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Paul Johnson"
Published: In The Oldie #33 (May 30, 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Roy Hattersley"
Published: In The Oldie #35 (11 June 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Antonia Fraser"
Published: In The Oldie #36 (25 June 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Clive James"
Published: In The Oldie #37 (9 July 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: John Birt"
Published: In The Oldie #38 (23 July 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Fiona Pitt-Keithley"
Published: In The Oldie #39 (6 August 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Chris Patten"
Published: In The Oldie #40 (20 August 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: John Patten"
Published: In The Oldie #40 (20 August 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Dirk Bogarde"
Published: In The Oldie #41 (3 September 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Auberon Waugh"
Published: In The Oldie #42 (17 September 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Peregrine Worsthorne"
Published: In The Oldie #43 (1 October 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Edwina Currie"
Published: In The Oldie #44 (15 October 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Kenneth Clarke"
Published: In The Oldie #45 (29 October 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Nigel Kennedy"
Published: In The Oldie #46 (12 November 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: David Hockney"
Published: In The Oldie #47 (26 November 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Betty Boothroyd"
Published: In The Oldie #48 (10 December 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Melvyn Bragg"
Published: In The Oldie #49 (24 December 1993).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Clint Jefferson"
Published: In The Oldie #50 (Jan. 7, 1994).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: David Jenkins"
Published: In The Oldie #51 (Jan. 14, 1994).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Justice Rantzen"
Published: In The Oldie #52 (Feb. 4, 1994).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: John Major"
Published: In The Oldie #53 (Feb. 18, 1994).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Lord Waterhouse"
Published: In The Oldie #54 (Mar. 3, 1994).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Lady Diana Spencer"
Published: In The Oldie #55 (Mar. 18, 1994).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Lorena Bobbitt"
Published: In The Oldie #56 (Apr. 1, 1994).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Brian Clough"
Published: In The Oldie #57 (Apr. 15, 1994).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: Andrew Neil"
Published: In The Oldie #58 (Apr. 29, 1994).

Purser, Philip. "Alternative Biography: General John Osborne"
Published: In The Oldie #59 (May 13, 1994).