TV Choice
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Editor-in-Chief | Jon Peake |
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Categories | TV magazines |
Frequency | Weekly (except Christmas Specials) |
Circulation | 1,219,107 (September 1999 – present)[1] Print and digital editions. |
Publisher | Bauer |
Founded | 1999 |
First issue | 14 September 1999 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Based in | London |
Language | English |
Website | TVChoiceMagazine.co.uk |
ISSN | 2044-7337 |
TV Choiceis a British weeklyTV listingsmagazine published by H. Bauer Publishing, the UK subsidiary of family-run German companyBauer Media Group.[2]It features weekly TVbroadcast programminglistings, running from Saturday to Friday, and goes on sale every Tuesday.[3]A double issue is released to cover the Christmas & New Year period at a higher price.
Overview
[edit]Regular issues
[edit]Launched on 14 September 1999, the magazine includes features on UK TV shows, including the Britishsoap operas,and films, as well as puzzles, crosswords, a letters page and prize competitions.
Prices
[edit]The following prices have been effective.
Date | Price | Special issue price |
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14 September 1999 – 22 February 2012 | 42p | £1 |
29 February 2012 – 2 March 2013 | 45p | |
9 March 2013 | 38p | N/A |
16 March 2013 – 6 July 2013 | 20p[4] | |
13 July 2013 – 16 December 2013 | 38p | |
23 December 2013 – 23 April 2015 | 45p | £1 |
30 April 2015 – 1 January 2016 | 50p | |
8 January 2016 – 1 January 2017 | 52p | |
8 January 2017 – 1 January 2018 | 55p | £1.10 |
8 January 2018 – 15 March 2019 | 57p | |
22 March 2019 – 30 November 2019 | 62p | N/A |
5 December 2019 – 2 December 2020 | 65p | £1.30 |
3 December 2020 – 1 December 2021 | 69p | £1.40 |
2 December 2021 – 2 January 2023 | 72p | £1.50 |
3 January 2023 – 1 December 2023 | 75p | |
2 December 2023 – present | 79p | £1.60 |
Christmas and New Year issues
[edit]A special Christmas & New Year double-issue was originally priced at £1, double the normal price. As of 2 December 2023, the seasonal issue will be priced at £1.60, twice the price of the regular 79p weekly issues.
Issue # | Date range | Released |
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1 | 18 – 31 December 1999 | 7 December 1999 |
2 | 23 December 2000 – 5 January 2001 | 12 December 2000 |
3 | 22 December 2001 – 4 January 2002 | 11 December 2001 |
4 | 21 December 2002 – 3 January 2003 | 10 December 2002 |
5 | 20 December 2003 – 2 January 2004 | 9 December 2003 |
6 | 18 – 31 December 2004 | 7 December 2004 |
7 | 17 – 30 December 2005 | 6 December 2005 |
8 | 23 December 2006 – 5 January 2007 | 12 December 2006 |
9 | 22 December 2007 – 4 January 2008 | 11 December 2007 |
10 | 20 December 2008 – 2 January 2009 | 9 December 2008 |
11 | 19 December 2009 – 1 January 2010 | 8 December 2009 |
12 | 18 – 31 December 2010 | 7 December 2010 |
13 | 17 – 30 December 2011 | 6 December 2011 |
14 | 22 December 2012 – 4 January 2013 | 11 December 2012 |
15 | 21 December 2013 – 3 January 2014 | 10 December 2013 |
16 | 20 December 2014 – 2 January 2015 | 9 December 2014 |
17 | 19 December 2015 – 1 January 2016 | 8 December 2015 |
18 | 17 – 30 December 2016 | 6 December 2016 |
19 | 23 December 2017 – 5 January 2018 | 12 December 2017 |
20 | 22 December 2018 – 4 January 2019 | 11 December 2018 |
21 | 21 December 2019 – 3 January 2020 | 10 December 2019 |
22 | 19 December 2020 – 1 January 2021 | 8 December 2020 |
23 | 18 – 31 December 2021 | 7 December 2021 |
24 | 24 December 2022 – 6 January 2023 | 13 December 2022 |
25 | 23 December 2023 – 5 January 2024 | 12 December 2023 |
Podcast
[edit]In February 2022, it was announced thatTV Choicewould release its first ever podcast entitledMy TV Years,withtelevision presenterandradio DJMel Giedroychosting. The podcast ran for eight weeks, on a Wednesday, with the first airing 23 February 2022, and the final episode on 13 April 2022.
Episodes
[edit]No. | Broadcast date | Runtime | Celebrity guest | Known for |
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1 | 23 February 2022 | 44 minutes | Sanjeev Bhaskar | The Kumars at No. 42,Goodness Gracious MeandUnforgotten |
2 | 2 March 2022[note 1] | 43 minutes | Kirstie Allsopp | Presenter ofLocation, Location, LocationandLove It or List It |
3 | 9 March 2022 | 44 minutes | Hugh Dennis | Outnumbered,Mock The WeekandNot Going Out |
4 | 16 March 2022 | 40 minutes | Sally Ann Matthews | Coronation Street's Jenny Connor |
5 | 23 March 2022 | 45 minutes | Adjoa Andoh | Star of BBC'sDoctor Who,CasualtyandEastEnders,and Netflix'sBridgerton |
6 | 30 March 2022 | 37 minutes | Jon Richardson | Comedian |
7 | 6 April 2022 | 34 minutes | Morgana Robinson | Impressionist, comedian, writer and actress extraordinaire |
8 | 13 April 2022 | 42 minutes | Alex Horne | Taskmastercreator and co-host |
Circulation
[edit]In February 2008,TV Choicebecame the biggest selling (actively purchased) magazine of all categories in the UK, a position it has held ever since.[5]It sells over 1.2 million copies a week and has an adult readership of 1.8 million. It has a target market amongC1 C2young, mass market adults.[6]
Awards
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TV Choicealso has its own annual awards ceremony, theTV Choice Awardsoriginally called theTV Quick Award,awarded on the basis of a public vote by readers ofTV Choice.The following categories and winners are shown from the 2009 awards to the present day.
Notes
[edit]- ^In light of recent events related to theongoing conflict crisis in Ukraine,this episode was prerecorded in the first week of February 2022.
References
[edit]- ^"ABC Certificates and Reports: TV Choice".Audit Bureau of Circulations.Archived fromthe originalon 6 January 2015.Retrieved6 January2015.
- ^– TV Choice informationMedia UK
- ^TV ChoiceBauer Media
- ^Roy Greenslade (12 March 2013)."TV listings magazines in price war".The Guardian.Retrieved24 February2016.
- ^Luft, Oliver."Magazine ABCs: TV Choice tops 100 actively purchased".Press Gazette, 11 February 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 3 July 2013.
- ^"TV Choice – Key Facts".H Bauer Publishing. Archived fromthe originalon 19 April 2013.
- ^"TV Choice Awards: Ant and Dec take home three awards - BBC Newsbeat".BBC Newsbeat.9 July 2015.Retrieved4 September2018.