In recent years the cover has always been blue with an animated drawing of either a snowman, THE snowman, or Father Christmas. There is always a ‘free’ book advertised along the top, and it always refers to itself as ledgendary
They only had Total TV Guide where I am in WHSmith.
Normally by Tuesday they’ll have one of those cardboard display units, and they will all be full except for the Radio Times column which will have a Greggs paper bag thrown in it.
Christmas double issue is the only time of year I ever buy a TV guide magazine. I have not really used one since I first got Sky back in 2005, and so it became unnecessary. However Christmas is always a special time of year in my house, and we get the Christmas issue. We have kept many of them in attic.
And I agree with Applemask that even though it *is* legendary, it *shouldn't* be describing itself as such...
I don't remember the RT calling the Christmas edition 'legendary' until Immediate acquired the title?
Incidentally I bought it in M&S Simply Food, Sainsbury's hadn't put theirs out yet.
A quick search shows they've called it Legendary since 2008 at the latest, 3 years before the takeover.
They first called it legendary in 2006.
The 2011 cover *was* excellent - but, sadly, 2011 was also one of those years when certain newspapers made a big deal about Santa not being the star. Seemingly, they didn't notice that he *was* present at the far right, *and* they forgot that Wallace and Gromit were the stars 12 months earlier...
I don't remember the RT calling the Christmas edition 'legendary' until Immediate acquired the title?
Incidentally I bought it in M&S Simply Food, Sainsbury's hadn't put theirs out yet.
A quick search shows they've called it Legendary since 2008 at the latest, 3 years before the takeover.
They first called it legendary in 2006.
The 2011 cover *was* excellent - but, sadly, 2011 was also one of those years when certain newspapers made a big deal about Santa not being the star. Seemingly, they didn't notice that he *was* present at the far right, *and* they forgot that Wallace and Gromit were the stars 12 months earlier...
Do you know how many copies are sold each Christmas of the double issue? Does it still do well in sales?
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Radio times, Tv Choice and Whats on Tv (and probably the other ones) were all avaliable in Wh Smith in Lakeside shopping centre.
No sign of any in the M and S at Lakeside through - only the 8-14th and 15th-21st mags on sale.
A quick search shows they've called it Legendary since 2008 at the latest, 3 years before the takeover.
They first called it legendary in 2006.
The 2011 cover *was* excellent - but, sadly, 2011 was also one of those years when certain newspapers made a big deal about Santa not being the star. Seemingly, they didn't notice that he *was* present at the far right, *and* they forgot that Wallace and Gromit were the stars 12 months earlier...
Do you know how many copies are sold each Christmas of the double issue? Does it still do well in sales?
Not a clue, I'm afraid.
All I know about how well the Radio Times sells these days is that it sells more copies than the TV Times, but fewer than TV Choice and What's On TV.
The 2011 cover *was* excellent - but, sadly, 2011 was also one of those years when certain newspapers made a big deal about Santa not being the star. Seemingly, they didn't notice that he *was* present at the far right, *and* they forgot that Wallace and Gromit were the stars 12 months earlier...
Do you know how many copies are sold each Christmas of the double issue? Does it still do well in sales?
Not a clue, I'm afraid.
All I know about how well the Radio Times sells these days is that it sells more copies than the TV Times - but fewer than TV Choice and What's On TV.
I would bet that the Christmas edition is important to their annual sales. It is such a tradition. Our family always buys Radio Times, and my mother always buys the TV Times. For the other 50 weeks of the year we never bother with the guides.
There's no question that the day on which the Radio Times ceases to print will be a very sad day - even if it does continue online like the Independent.
On the other hand, the days on which the other TV magazines cease printing won't be *quite* as sad. Even the day on which the TV Times ceases - I find myself agreeing with Applemask that it doesn't have a legacy to go with its history, unlike the Radio Times.
Apparently the RT counts for 60% of Immediate Media's income. It isn't going anywhere yet, while the sales of the magazine are excellent for what is now a premium price.
