grow as the existing M1, M4 (including the Severn Bridge on the border of England and Wales), and M6 motorways are expanded, and new motorways emerge in the shape of the M32 linking the M4 with Bristol, and the M74 near Hamilton in Scotland. Japanese manufacturer Nissan begins importing its range of Datsun branded cars to the United Kingdom. Publications Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novel Third Girl. Len Deighton's novel Billion-Dollar Brain. Ian Fleming's James Bond short story collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights. Seamus Heaney's poetry collection Death of a Naturalist. Alistair MacLean's novel When Eight Bells Toll. Mary Renault's novel The Mask of Apollo. Jean Rhys's novel Wide Sargasso Sea. Paul Scott's novel The Jewel in the Crown, first in the Raj Quartet. Leslie Thomas' comic novel The Virgin Soldiers. Births January–March 3 January – Martin Galway, Northern Irish composer 9 January – Stephen Metcalfe, English politician 13 January – Simon Shelton, English actor (d. 2018) 14 January – Rob Flello, lawyer and politician 25 January – Donal MacIntyre, Irish born journalist 29 January – Keith Dublin, English footballer 31 January – Dexter Fletcher, actor and director 6 February – Rick Astley, British singer 8 February – Sarah Montague, journalist and radio host 18 February – Richard A. Collins, scientist and author 24 February – Ben Miller, English comedian, actor and director 25 February Charlie MacEwan, former British Army officer Robert Napper, murderer 28 February – Robert Rowland, politician (died 2021) 2 March – David Wickham, concert pianist, musical director and conductor 3 March – Nick Rhodes, biochemist 4 March Patrick Hannan, English pop drummer with The Sundays Wash West, English-born film director 6 March – Alan Davies, comedian and actor 8 March – Gregory Barker, British Conservative politician and MP for Bexhill and Battle 9 March – Melanie Dawes, civil servant 13 March – Alastair Reynolds, science fiction author 17 March – Andrew Rosindell, British Conservative politician and MP for Romford 18 March – Joanna Cherry, Scottish politician and lawyer 19 March – Nigel Clough, English footballer and football manager 24 March – Mark Williams, Welsh Liberal Democrat politician, Shadow Minister for Wales and MP for Ceredigion 25 March – Anton Rogan, Northern Irish footballer 26 March Lilian Greenwood, British Labour politician, Chair of the Finance Committee and MP for Nottingham South Nick Wirth, English engineer, founder of Wirth Research 31 March – Roger Black, English 400