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'''Radio Times''' is the BBC's weekly television and radio programme listings magazine. It also provides on-line listings.
It was founded on 28 September 1923, and originally carried details of BBC radio programmes in response to a newspaper boycott of radio listings. It was at one time the magazine with the largest circulation in the UK.
Until deregulation of television listings in 1991, the ''Radio Times'' carried only listings for BBC channels, while the ITV-published magazine, the ''TV Times'', carried only ITV and (from 1982) Channel Four listings. Today both publications carry listings for all major terrestrial (analogue and digital), cable and satellite television channels in the United Kingdom. A number of similar magazines, from independent publishers, also exist. However, the ''Radio Times'' still lives up to its name by being the most comprehensive source of UK radio listings in print, and also since the 22 May 2007 edition has carried two extra pages of TV listings per day as part of a slight tweak in the publication's format, bringing it up to 10 pages of listings for TV a day in total.
''Radio Times'' is currently published on Tuesdays and carries listings for the following Saturday through to Friday (this began in 1960, before which issues ran Sunday to Saturday; the changeover meant that Saturday 8 October 1960 was listed twice). A double issue is published each Christmas (a tradition that began in 1969), in common with most other listing magazines. This usually features a generic festive piece of artwork, atypical for the magazine which since the 1970s has almost exclusively used photographic covers.
There are several regional editions of the magazine, which each contain different listings for regional programming. All editions carry variations for adjoining regions and local radio listings. There are now fewer regional editions than there once were because fewer variations in the schedules have lead to merging of several editions. The most recent of these is when the Midlands and London/Anglia versions merged into one in August 2007. The exception to this process of merging is Wales, which used to be part of a larger ''Wales/West'' (of England) version, mirroring the HTV region.
The ''Radio Times'' was once edited by the British lyricist and entertainer Eric Maschwitz, and is currently edited by Gill Hudson.
Between 1929 and 1991 it had a more highbrow sister publication, ''The Listener''.
As of August 2005, the Audit Bureau of Circulations stated that the magazine has a circulation of 1.1 million copies per week. Although exact figures are not available from the magazine's publisher (BBC Worldwide) it claims to be the most profitable magazine in Britain (according to Ariel, the BBC in-house newspaper).
In the immediate years after the deregulation of television listings in 1991, there was outcry from other listings magazines that the ''Radio Times'' still be allowed to be advertised on the BBC (as well as on commercial channels), saying it gave an unfair advantage to the publication. The case went to court, but the outcome was that as the ''Radio Times'' had very close connections with the BBC it would still be allowed to be advertised by the Corporation; however, it must be a static picture of the cover, and that the clear disclaimer "Other television listings magazines are available" be given (leading to the phrase entering common public usage for a time). By the early 2000s, advertisements for the publication had become sparse on the BBC, and since 2005 BBC magazines, including the ''Radio Times'', are no longer advertised or promoted on BBC television and radio channels following a commercial review by the BBC.
To appear on the cover of the ''Radio Times'' is great publicity for a show, especially since most independent listings magazines tend to put soaps on the cover. Since the magazine is a BBC publication, it is unsurprising that the covers have a BBC bias (in 2005, 31 of the 51 issues had BBC-related covers). Over the course of ''RT's history, ''Doctor Who'' is by far the most represented programme on the cover of the magazine with 22 appearances to date throughout the 45 years since the programme first appeared.
Most covers consist of a single side of glossy paper. However, the magazine often uses double or triple width covers that open out for large group photographs, while major events such as Crufts or new series of popular programmes are marked by producing several different covers for collectors. The second series of ''Life on Mars (TV series)'', meanwhile, was marked by the ''Radio Times'' producing a mock-up of a 1973 cover promoting the series, placed on page 3 of the magazine.
Since 2000, BBC Worldwide has published the ''Radio Times Guide to Films'', a film guide featuring more than 21,000 films in a 1707 page book. The 2006 edition is edited by Kilmeny Fane-Saunders and features an introduction by Barry Norman, even though the BBC's ''Film Programme'' is now hosted by Jonathan Ross.
In an earlier form, edited by Derek Winnert from 1993, the BBC was successfully sued for plagiarism by HarperCollins, the publishers of ''Halliwell's Film Guide'', and Winnert was sacked.
The ''Radio Times Guide to Films 2007'' is introduced by Andrew Collins.
There are also similar publications, the ''Radio Times Guide to Comedy'' and the ''Radio Times Guide to Science-Fiction''.
The Radio Times website uses hCalendar microformats, so that individual listing entries can be downloaded directly into calendar applications.
★ Tony Currie (2001) ''The "Radio Times" Story'', Kelly Publications, ISBN 1-903053-09-9
★ Radio Times home page Has over 400 tv and radio channels listed that can be personalised. The site also contains a free film database of over 22,000 film reviews, programme guides, downloads, blogs and competitions.
★ TV & Radio Bits: A collection of '''Radio Times''' covers, and selected listings
★ Vintage Times: Unofficial '''Radio Times''' covers website
Current Radio Times logo
'''Radio Times''' is the BBC's weekly television and radio programme listings magazine. It also provides on-line listings.
| Contents |
| History and publication |
| Covers |
| ''Radio Times Guide to Films'' |
| Website |
| Bibliography |
| External links |
History and publication
It was founded on 28 September 1923, and originally carried details of BBC radio programmes in response to a newspaper boycott of radio listings. It was at one time the magazine with the largest circulation in the UK.
Until deregulation of television listings in 1991, the ''Radio Times'' carried only listings for BBC channels, while the ITV-published magazine, the ''TV Times'', carried only ITV and (from 1982) Channel Four listings. Today both publications carry listings for all major terrestrial (analogue and digital), cable and satellite television channels in the United Kingdom. A number of similar magazines, from independent publishers, also exist. However, the ''Radio Times'' still lives up to its name by being the most comprehensive source of UK radio listings in print, and also since the 22 May 2007 edition has carried two extra pages of TV listings per day as part of a slight tweak in the publication's format, bringing it up to 10 pages of listings for TV a day in total.
''Radio Times'' is currently published on Tuesdays and carries listings for the following Saturday through to Friday (this began in 1960, before which issues ran Sunday to Saturday; the changeover meant that Saturday 8 October 1960 was listed twice). A double issue is published each Christmas (a tradition that began in 1969), in common with most other listing magazines. This usually features a generic festive piece of artwork, atypical for the magazine which since the 1970s has almost exclusively used photographic covers.
There are several regional editions of the magazine, which each contain different listings for regional programming. All editions carry variations for adjoining regions and local radio listings. There are now fewer regional editions than there once were because fewer variations in the schedules have lead to merging of several editions. The most recent of these is when the Midlands and London/Anglia versions merged into one in August 2007. The exception to this process of merging is Wales, which used to be part of a larger ''Wales/West'' (of England) version, mirroring the HTV region.
The ''Radio Times'' was once edited by the British lyricist and entertainer Eric Maschwitz, and is currently edited by Gill Hudson.
Between 1929 and 1991 it had a more highbrow sister publication, ''The Listener''.
As of August 2005, the Audit Bureau of Circulations stated that the magazine has a circulation of 1.1 million copies per week. Although exact figures are not available from the magazine's publisher (BBC Worldwide) it claims to be the most profitable magazine in Britain (according to Ariel, the BBC in-house newspaper).
In the immediate years after the deregulation of television listings in 1991, there was outcry from other listings magazines that the ''Radio Times'' still be allowed to be advertised on the BBC (as well as on commercial channels), saying it gave an unfair advantage to the publication. The case went to court, but the outcome was that as the ''Radio Times'' had very close connections with the BBC it would still be allowed to be advertised by the Corporation; however, it must be a static picture of the cover, and that the clear disclaimer "Other television listings magazines are available" be given (leading to the phrase entering common public usage for a time). By the early 2000s, advertisements for the publication had become sparse on the BBC, and since 2005 BBC magazines, including the ''Radio Times'', are no longer advertised or promoted on BBC television and radio channels following a commercial review by the BBC.
Covers
Some of the cast of ''EastEnders'' on the cover of the Radio Times in February 1985.
To appear on the cover of the ''Radio Times'' is great publicity for a show, especially since most independent listings magazines tend to put soaps on the cover. Since the magazine is a BBC publication, it is unsurprising that the covers have a BBC bias (in 2005, 31 of the 51 issues had BBC-related covers). Over the course of ''RT's history, ''Doctor Who'' is by far the most represented programme on the cover of the magazine with 22 appearances to date throughout the 45 years since the programme first appeared.
Most covers consist of a single side of glossy paper. However, the magazine often uses double or triple width covers that open out for large group photographs, while major events such as Crufts or new series of popular programmes are marked by producing several different covers for collectors. The second series of ''Life on Mars (TV series)'', meanwhile, was marked by the ''Radio Times'' producing a mock-up of a 1973 cover promoting the series, placed on page 3 of the magazine.
''Radio Times Guide to Films''
Since 2000, BBC Worldwide has published the ''Radio Times Guide to Films'', a film guide featuring more than 21,000 films in a 1707 page book. The 2006 edition is edited by Kilmeny Fane-Saunders and features an introduction by Barry Norman, even though the BBC's ''Film Programme'' is now hosted by Jonathan Ross.
In an earlier form, edited by Derek Winnert from 1993, the BBC was successfully sued for plagiarism by HarperCollins, the publishers of ''Halliwell's Film Guide'', and Winnert was sacked.
The ''Radio Times Guide to Films 2007'' is introduced by Andrew Collins.
There are also similar publications, the ''Radio Times Guide to Comedy'' and the ''Radio Times Guide to Science-Fiction''.
Website
The Radio Times website uses hCalendar microformats, so that individual listing entries can be downloaded directly into calendar applications.
Bibliography
★ Tony Currie (2001) ''The "Radio Times" Story'', Kelly Publications, ISBN 1-903053-09-9
External links
★ Radio Times home page Has over 400 tv and radio channels listed that can be personalised. The site also contains a free film database of over 22,000 film reviews, programme guides, downloads, blogs and competitions.
★ TV & Radio Bits: A collection of '''Radio Times''' covers, and selected listings
★ Vintage Times: Unofficial '''Radio Times''' covers website
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