Very much THE Sunday Papers (The Sunday Times)

Member Name: G-TOP3

Product:	The Sunday Times
Date:	06/07/09 (83 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Comprehensive and substantial paper with great supplements

Disadvantages: Style section isn't what it used to be

The Sunday Times have used the tag line of them being THE Sunday papers, and in my opinion its exactly that. Sunday papers are quite substantial and can set you up nicely for a whole week's worth of reading if you decide to read everything! Here's a summary of all the different supplements in this excellent paper.

Main Paper
This covers the latest news, as while as editorials and more substansial articles in the centre. I find the views on display quite evenly balanced and always of high quality. British news is covered mainly at the start of the section, while international news is towards the back.

News Review
This is more of an article based section, with a mixture of interviews, summary of the week just gone's news and sometime includes extract from biographies. Its a quality section with a variety of topics covered fully without ever being more than two or three pages long.

Business and Money
These are two separate sections but are similar in content and size. While the business section would be more of interest to those within the business world, the finance section is far more reader friendly and usually contains articles on best ways to save/make money. Its extremely useful especially during the credit crunch and contains a handy guide at the back to the best deals on accounts, mortgages etc

Sport
One the the finest sports sections out of all the british sunday papers. It covers most sports pre-dominantly football, rugby and cricket, but has articles on less popular sports as well such as sailing and cycling. The quality of journalism here is exceptional with such sporting journalism legends as Brian Glanville and Hugh McIllvaney still contributing thoughtful and insightful articles.

Culture
A substansial section covering most of the arts world and including tv and radio. The section is very well thought out and again spreads its articles evenly with regards to the various arts. The music section is particularly good, with interesting articles on bands and artists outside the mainstream

Magazine and Style
Two separate magazines, with Style concentrating more on fashion and celebrities with the magazine itself covering more current affairs issues. To be honest i feel Style magazine has gone down hill over the last few years, and tends to be a bit of a parody of itself. The magazine has the classic a Life in the Day of section as the back page, each week looking at a typical day in the life of people from a variety of background.

Other sections include Homes and Holidays and these are decent enough supplements without offering anything particularly original.

I'm a huge fan of the Sunday Times, and believe it offers a comprehensive and wide ranging information service. No matter what your interests, you should find something to intrigue you, and its substantial content means whole Sundays can be spent in its company!

Summary: Comprehensive and substantial paper with great supplements