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Editor-in-Chief | Graham Kibble-White |
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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 Choice is a British weekly TV listings magazine published by H. Bauer Publishing, the UK subsidiary of family-run German company Bauer Media Group. [2] It features weekly TV broadcast programming listings, 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.
Launched on 14 September 1999, the magazine includes features on UK TV shows, including the British soap operas, and films, as well as puzzles, crosswords, a letters page and prize competitions.
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 |
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 |
In February 2022, it was announced that TV Choice would release its first ever podcast entitled My TV Years, with television presenter and radio DJ Mel Giedroyc hosting. The podcast ran for eight weeks, on a Wednesday, with the first airing 23 February 2022, and the final episode on 13 April 2022.
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 Me and Unforgotten |
2 | 2 March 2022 [note 1] | 43 minutes | Kirstie Allsopp | Presenter of Location, Location, Location and Love It or List It |
3 | 9 March 2022 | 44 minutes | Hugh Dennis | Outnumbered , Mock The Week and Not 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's Doctor Who , Casualty and EastEnders , and Netflix's Bridgerton |
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 | Taskmaster creator and co-host |
In February 2008, TV Choice became 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 among C1 C2 young, mass market adults. [6]
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