In pictures: 90 years of Radio Times magazine covers

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Ben Hall

August 02, 2013

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In pictures: Radio Times covers from the past 90 years

Radio Times, the oldest TV and radio magazine in the world, is celebrating its 90th birthday with an exhibition at the Museum of London. Take a look at some of the magazine's best front covers from the past 90 years.

1926 - CHristmas.jpg
1953-Coronation.jpg
1967-wimbledon.jpg
1976-morecambewise.jpg
1985.jpg
1993-thatcher.jpg
1966-worldcup.jpg
1968-tomorrowsworld.jpg
1973-jagger.jpg
1988-Christmas.jpg
2013-latest.jpg
1939-ww2.jpg
2005-dalek.jpg
2012-olympics.jpg
1940.jpg
1923-firstissue.jpg

Showcasing the covers from the last nine decades, the exhibition includes covers from the 1966 World Cup, the outbreak of war in 1939 and the London 2012 Olympic games.

Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953 was also commemorated in a full-colour front page.

The first issue, published in 1923, positions the magazine as "the official organ of the BBC" and was created in response to director general John Reith's rejection of calls from newspapers to charge the BBC to print its listings.

Celebrities featured on the front pages across the 90 years include Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, Mick Jagger and, in the most recent issue, Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge.

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