The definitive guide to TV and radio listings (Radio Times)

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Product:	Radio Times
Date:	30/09/08 (29 review reads)
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Advantages: Best of the TV and radio guide magazines out there

Disadvantages: None really - costs a lot more than the others

The Radio Times is one of those British traditions that is steepd in a lot of people's family history. Originally published first in 1920, there was no TV at the time, not until 1936, and it catered for radio listeners, hence the name. It was such a popular publication that on the arrival of TV, the name stuck, and has done to this day.

The Radio Times is something that my family had while I was growing up, so I am used to the layout of the magazine and the articles and TV and radio listing it contains. Each copy has a topical cover, with this week's one featuring a photo of the new BBC1 drama 'Merlin'. The magazine is about 140 pages long, and mainly features TV and radio listing for the week, starting on Saturday and finishing on Friday, thus making it a weekly publication.

Each day has 10 pages of TV attributed to it, and then the radio listings are separate afterwards. There are always interesting articles at the front of the magazine, and topical and food related articles after the listings, along with a quiz page which tends to be a bit trickier than your average quix page in your average magazine.

The layout of the magazine is always very claming for me. The colours are soft, and tradition has dictated that they don't change the layout much at all. This may be soothing for me because it is something that reminds me of my childhood. We don't tend to get the Radio Times much now, but my mum and dad still buy it regularly every week. It costs £1.05 and is definitely the best TV and radio guide available, giving plenty of detail about most programmes on all channels. My wife and I always buy the Christmas and New Year edition, which stretches across 2 weeks, so with that looming on the horizon, we're looking forward to it!

Summary: Great magazine for TV and radio