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Radio Times
Christmas 2005 double issue
Editor	Gill Hudson
Categories	TV and Radio Listings
Frequency	Weekly
First issue	28 September 1923
Company	BBC Magazines
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Website	Radio Times
ISSN	0033-8060

Radio Times is the BBC's weekly television and radio programme listings magazine. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States An International Standard Serial Number ( ISSN) is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic Periodical publication. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally It also provides on-line listings.

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. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A boycott is a form of Consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using buying or dealing with someone or some other organization as an expression of It was at one time the magazine with the largest circulation in the UK. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 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. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Today both publications carry listings for all major terrestrial (analogue and digital), cable and satellite television channels in the United Kingdom. Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 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. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Radio Times is published on Tuesdays (its publication day having gradually over many years moved forward from Fridays) 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 special, often double, issue is published each Christmas (a tradition since 1969), in common with most other listing magazines. This usually features a generic festive artwork, atypical for the magazine which since the 1970s has almost exclusively used photographic covers.

There are several regional editions, which each contain different listings for regional programming. All editions carry variations for adjoining regions and local radio listings. A regional variation generally refers to times when a television or radio station simultaneously broadcasts different programmes, continuity or Adverts to different There are now fewer regional editions than there once were because fewer variations in the schedules have led 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. HTV, now legally known as ITV Wales and West, is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England.

The Radio Times was once edited by the British lyricist and entertainer Eric Maschwitz, and is currently edited by Gill Hudson. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. East Anglia is often used as a shorthand for the Kingdom of the East Angles. This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation. BBC East is the BBC English Region that produces local Television and Radio programmes for Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, ITV London is the collective brand name and identity used by Carlton Television and London Weekend Television in the London ITV region } Anglia Television is the ITV station for the East of England which has been broadcasting since 27 October 1959. Central Independent Television, more commonly known as Central and now legally ITV Central Ltd, is the British Independent Television contractor Southern England is an imprecise term used to refer to the southern Counties of England. The West of England is a loose term given to the area surrounding the City and County of Bristol, England. South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Meridian Broadcasting (now legally known as ITV Meridian is the holder of the ITV franchise for the south and south east of England. HTV, now legally known as ITV Wales and West, is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England. Westcountry Television, is the ITV franchise holder in the South West of England replacing its predecessor TSW (Television South West, on 1 January 1993 Channel Television is a British television station which has served as an Independent Television (ITV contractor to the Channel Islands since 1962 Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. North-East England is one of the nine official Regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. BBC Yorkshire is one of the English regions of the BBC. It was formed from the division of the former BBC North region into BBC Yorkshire and BBC Yorkshire BBC North East & Cumbria is the BBC English Region covering Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Teesside and all but the Yorkshire Television is the ITV contractor for the Yorkshire franchise Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television contractor for North East England. Granada Television is the United Kingdom ITV contractor for North West England. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The border country is the area either side of the Anglo-Scottish border including parts of the modern Council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and the BBC North East & Cumbria is the BBC English Region covering Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Teesside and all but the STV is the brand used by both ITV licensees in Northern and Central Scotland formerly known as Grampian TV (now legally STV North Ltd Grampian Television (now legally known as STV North Ltd and referred to on-air as STV) is the ITV franchisee for the North of Scotland based Scottish Television (now legally known as STV Central Ltd and referred to on-air as STV) is Scotland's largest ITV franchisee, and has held the Border Television (now legally known as ITV Border is the ITV franchisee for the border region between England and Scotland (including the south of Scotland much of Cumbria BBC Wales ( BBC Cymru) is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. HTV, now legally known as ITV Wales and West, is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England. S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru meaning Channel Four Wales) is a television channel in Wales Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of For other uses of the UTV acronym see UTV (disambiguation UTV (formerly Ulster Television) is a Television channel based TV3 Ireland was the first independent Television channel in Ireland, entirely funded by revenue from advertising Editing Language, Images or Sound through correction condensation organization and other modifications in various media The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A lyricist is a Writer who specializes in Song Lyrics, usually paid for by a band to write a custom song(s Albert Eric Maschwitz OBE ( 10 June 1901 &ndash 27 October 1969) known as Eric Maschwitz and sometimes credited as

Between 1929 and 1991 it had a highbrow sister publication, The Listener. See also New Zealand Listener and Listener (musician and The Listener (TV series The Listener was a weekly

In August 2005, the Audit Bureau of Circulations assessed its circulation at 1. The Audit Bureau of Circulations ( ABC) of North America is a not-for-profit circulation-auditing organization 1 million copies per week. Although exact figures are not available from the publisher (BBC Worldwide) it claims to be the most profitable magazine in Britain (according to Ariel, the BBC in-house newspaper). Ariel is the in-house Magazine / Newspaper of the BBC, published weekly on Tuesdays and named after the statue of Shakespeare 's

In the years after deregulation of television listings in 1991, there was outcry from other listings magazines that Radio Times was advertised on the BBC (as well as on commercial channels), saying it gave unfair advantage to the publication. The case went to court, but the outcome was that as the Radio Times had close connections with the BBC it would 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

A 1972 Doctor Who cover - illustration by Frank Bellamy. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Frank Bellamy ( 21 May 1917 &ndash 5 July 1976) was a British Comics artist best known for his work on the Eagle [1]

Some of the cast of EastEnders on the cover of the Radio Times in February 1985. EastEnders is a most popular and award-winning Television Soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 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. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Since the magazine is a BBC publication, covers have a BBC bias (in 2005, 31 of the 51 issues had BBC-related covers). Doctor Who is the most represented programme on the cover, appearing on 29 issues (with 35 separate covers due to multiples) in the 45 years since the programme began. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. ^[1]

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 events such as Crufts or new series of popular programmes are marked by producing several different covers for collectors. Crufts is an annual international Championship Conformation show for Dogs organised and hosted by the Kennel Club (UK, currently held every March at the Sporting events with more than one of the Home Nations taking part are often marked with a differ covers for each nation, showing their own team. "Home nation" (common noun redirects here home nation is also used to refer to the host country of Multi-sport events (eg The second series of Life on Mars, meanwhile, was marked by the Radio Times producing a mock-up of a 1973-style cover promoting the series, placed on page 3 of the magazine. Life on Mars is

Radio Times Guide to Films

Since 2000, BBC Worldwide has published the Radio Times Guide to Films, featuring more than 21,000 films in a 1,707-page book. The 2006 edition was edited by Kilmeny Fane-Saunders and featured an introduction by Barry Norman, former presenter of the BBC's Film Programme, now hosted by Jonathan Ross. Barry Leslie Norman, CBE (born August 21, 1933 in London) is an English Film critic and television presenter Film is a weekly film review show on BBC television The first series was broadcast in 1972 (BBC South East only under Jonathan Stephen Ross OBE (born 17 November 1960 in London, England) is a triple BAFTA -winning British

The Radio Times Guide to Films 2007 is introduced by Andrew Collins. Andrew Collins (born March 4 1965, Northampton) is an English journalist, scriptwriter and broadcaster

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. hCalendar (short for HTML iCalendar) is a Microformat standard for displaying a semantic (XHTML representation of ICalendar -format

Bibliography

• Tony Currie (2001) The "Radio Times" Story, Kelly Publications, ISBN 1-903053-09-9

References

1. ^ TV & Radio Bits - Radio Times Covers

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