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HOW IT BEGAN From a very young age I enjoyed looking at the schedules in the Radio Times particularly when TV programmes started to be listed. From 1990 style changes became more frequent -firstly with the inclusion of ITV and Channel 4, then Channel 5, satellite and digital channels. I started saving editions when these changes took place or when there was a new layout or a special anniversary edition. I have also managed to acquire a few older copies that showed earlier style changes. |
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Above:Radio Times has celebrated with special issues on its 50th, 60th, 70th, 75th (including a facimile of its first edition) and 80th birthdays. |
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My full collection of covers can be seen in the video above |
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Right: The Radio Times Story by Tony Currie is an excellent history of the magazine. |
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Radio Times also celebrates Royal Events on its covers. The ones shown above mark the Queen's Coronation in 1953; Silver Jubilee in 1977; 40th Anniversary of the Coronation in 1993 and the Golden Jubilee in 2002. |
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Since the 1930's Radio Times has produced special Christmas editions. Issues from the 1930's like this 1936 one are rare and valuable in good condition - fortunately this one has a soiled cover and was thus affordable. The next is from 1994 and uses the image from 1924 although a blowout whistle has replaced grandad's pipe! The others are from 1999, 2005 and 2008. |
| For changes of the layout (e.g. in 60 years TV coverage has gone from half a page per week to 9 pages per day) go to: http://gallery.kenford.me.uk/#13.25 |