The List (magazine)

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The List
The List logo.png
FrequencyBimonthly
Weekly (during Edinburgh Festivals)
First issue 1985 (1985-month)
CompanyList Publishing Ltd
Country United Kingdom
Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
LanguageEnglish
Website www.list.co.uk
ISSN 0959-1915

The List is a digital guide to arts and entertainment in the United Kingdom.

Contents

The company's activities include content syndication and running a network of websites carrying listings and editorial, covering film, eating and drinking, music, theatre, visual art, dance, kids and family, clubs and the Edinburgh Festivals. Originally launched in 1985 as a fortnightly arts and entertainment magazine covering Edinburgh and Glasgow, The List magazine switched in 2014 to publishing every two months throughout the year, [1] and weekly during the Edinburgh Festivals in August.

History

The List was founded as an independent limited company in October 1985 by Robin Hodge (publisher) [1] [2] and Nigel Billen (founding editor). The first editors were Nigel Billen and Sarah Hemming.

In 2007 the company launched its listings website. [3]

In June 2016, The Sunday Times Scotland launched a fortnightly events guide pullout section, produced in collaboration with The List. [4]

Acquisition by Assembly

In 2022, The List brand was transferred to a new company, List Publishing Ltd, [5] [6] a subsidiary of Assembly Wings Ltd [7] - Assembly Festival's holding company - co-owned by William Burdett-Coutts and Director of the Free Speech Union , [8] Luke Johnson. [9] Brudett-Coutts serves as a director of List Publishing Ltd. [10]

The List moved their offices to Assembly Festival’s Edinburgh headquarters in Assembly Roxy [11] [12] [13] and are listed as Assembly Festival’s sole media partner. [14]

The original company, The List Ltd, changed name to Phylum Forge Ltd, and trades under the name Data Thistle . [15] [16]

Data Thistle continues the events data services that formed part of The List’s original business, with List Publishing Ltd sourcing event data from Data Thistle. [17] [18]

Activities

The List is a member of the group of organisations who developed an International Venue and Event Standard (IVES). A now dormant project.

The List is a member of the Creative Industries Federation.

Publications

The List publishes several printed guides throughout the year. These include the Edinburgh Festival Guide, the Eating & Drinking Guide, which includes reviews of over 900 restaurants, cafes and bars in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and the annual Guide to Scotland's Festivals.

The List also publishes a series of guides under the Larder imprint. Since 2009, it has published two national editions and more than twenty regional editions. The Larder provides comprehensive information and articles about producers and sources for local food and drink across Scotland.

Online activity

As the print magazine came under increasing competition in the early 2000s, listings were increasingly moved to its website. [19] [20] The network of sites includes minisites dedicated to Film, Food & Drink and Edinburgh Festivals.

An archive (1985-2020) is available at http://archive.list.co.uk.

Awards

Notable regular contributors (past and present)

See also

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