Unless You're An Avid Radio 1,2,3 or 4 Listener, I Wouldn't Bother (Radio Times)

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Product:	Radio Times
Date:	28/06/01 (8 review reads)
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Advantages: Radio listings as well as TV, Feature column writers

Disadvantages: A bit 'old school'

The Radio Times, at around 80 pence is the most expensive TV listings publication in the newsagents. Although if you like to read lots of TV and radio related stuff, rather than having a bog standard listings mag, then I suppose it is worth it. I tend to flit between the TV mags and often pick up a Radio Times if I feel like a good read, because it is a good read … most of the time at least. All the terrestrial channels are listed, along with satellite and cable programmes.


There are always plenty of reviews, news and views; the readers’ letters pages are quite extensive and regular feature writer columns. Apart from this there are the obligatory sections on sport, music and gardening. I think that Radio Times suits the ‘old school’. Younger readers, those who have been brought up with satellite will feel more at home with the likes of What’s On TV or TV Quick I feel.

However, having said all this, there are so many listings magazines available, not to mention the ‘freebies’ given away in the weekend newspapers, I wonder whether there is still a place for a publication like the Radio Times? Unless you are an avid listener to radios 1,2,3, and 4 I feel that any or all of the other magazines are as good as, if not better than this one.

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