The Sunday Times Magazine

The Sunday Times Magazineis a magazine included withThe Sunday Times.In 1962 it became the firstcolour supplementto be published as a supplement to a UK newspaper, and its arrival "broke the mould of weekend newspaper publishing".

The Sunday Times Magazine

Cover ofThe Sunday Times Magazine(15 December 2016), with Australian singerKylie Minogue
Editor	Martin Hemming
Categories	Newspaper supplement
Frequency	Weekly
Circulation	904,548 (print) and 125,116 (digital) as part ofThe Sunday Times
Founded	1962
Company	Times Newspapers Ltd
Country	United Kingdom
Based in	London
Language	English
Website	www.thetimes.co.uk
ISSN	0956-1382

The magazine has in-depth journalism, high-quality photography and an extensive range of subject matter. It has had many famous contributors, including international authors, photographers and artists.

History

The first edition ofThe Sunday Times Colour Sectionwas published on 4 February 1962, and included some significant harbingers of theSwinging Sixties.These included 11 photographs on the cover ofJean Shrimptonwearing aMary Quantdress, photographed byDavid Bailey,and a newJames Bondstory byIan Fleming,entitled "The Living Daylights" – a title that would be used for a Bond film 25 years later.

The publication subsequently changed its title toThe Sunday Times Colour Magazine,and was modified shortly afterwards toThe Sunday Times Magazine.

The first editor wasMark Boxer;subsequent editors includedGodfrey Smith,Magnus Linklater,Hunter Davies,Ron Hall, Philip Clarke,Robin MorganandSarah Baxter.The present editor is Martin Hemming.

The magazine has published lengthy and detailed articles on major events, from theGreat Train Robberyto9/11,fromBeatlemaniatoBritart,and from the1969 Moon landingto the2012 London Olympic Games.From the outset, "photographer first" was the benchmark and required serious investment in photo-reportage from the world’s trouble spots. Michael Rand,its art director for 30 years from 1962, said the credo was "grit plus glamour – fashion juxtaposed with war photography and pop art". He went on to champion the work of such photographers asTerry O'Neill,Brian Duffy,Richard Avedon,Eugene Richards,Diane Arbus,Mary Ellen Mark.The magazine featured images from theVietnam Warby the photographerDon McCullin,a photo-essay onthe VaticanbyEve Arnold,many portraits and photo-essays byLord Snowdon,andBert Stern's final photoshoot withMarilyn Monroe,among many other photographic collections.

The magazine's weekly columnists have includedJilly Cooper,Zoë HellerandDaisy Waughand its best known cover artists have included SirPeter Blake,David Hockney,Alan AldridgeandIan Dury. Since 1977 the magazine has published the column "A Life In The Day", which has revealed intimate everyday details via interviews with many prominent people, includingNelson Mandela,Muhammad Ali,Paul McCartney,Nancy Dell'Olio,Muammar Gaddafi,Kate WinsletandCeline Dion.

Recent highlights in the magazine have includedDavid James Smith's account of the 9/11 victims who jumped from theWorld Trade Center( "The Fallen" ), for which Smith won Features Reporter of the Year at theBritish Press Awardsfor 2011;Lynn Barber's 2010 interview with the writerChristopher Hitchens;and John Arlidge's 2009 interview withLloyd Blankfein,chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs.

In 1990 the magazine established the Ian Parry Scholarship, in order to encourage young photographers and help them to undertake the assignments of their choice. The scholarship was created in honour ofIan Parry,who was killed inRomaniain 1989, at the age of 24, while on assignment for the magazine. Prizes are still awarded annually to winning entrants.

In December 2010, the magazine became viewable on theApple iPad,and in February 2012 it celebrated its 50th anniversary. It now has a print circulation of almost 1 million, and nearly 69 milliondigital pageviews were recorded in April 2012.

Special editions

The Sunday Times Magazinehas published many special editions, with subjects ranging across politics, the arts, science and sport. Subjects have included the Beatles, the Olympic Games, James Bond, and theStar Warsfilm franchise. On 5 February 2012, the magazine published a special edition to celebrate 50 years of publication, which included the feature "Makers & Shakers 1962–2012", for whichThe Sunday Timeseditors and experts selected "the 50 most influential Britons of the past 50 years". On 19 August 2012, an 82-page photographic souvenir edition of the magazine was published to celebrate the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Exhibitions

The exhibitionCover Story: The Art and Photojournalism of The Sunday Times Magazine– with selected covers from the publication between 1962 and 2006 – was mounted at Proud Camden, London, in September and October 2006.

The magazine held its 50th-anniversary exhibition at theSaatchi Galleryin February 2012. The show attracted 200,000 people, and its duration was extended three times.It was described by one critic as "a welcome celebration of the power of print journalism".

The Ian Parry Scholarship Exhibition is held every summer, showing the work of winning and commended photographers.