Wednesday, December 11, 2024
The Christmas double issue Radio Times has been published.
The cover price has gone up again.
Last year £5.50, this year £5.95.
(and 50 years ago, just 16p)
The data: 1974 16p, 1975 20p, 1976 22p, 1977 26p, 1978 26p, 1979 30p, 1980 36p, 1981 50p, 1982 50p, 1983 56p, 1984 60p, 1985 64p, 1986 70p, 1987 74p, 1988 80p, 1989 £1.00, 1990 £1.10, 1991 £1.10, 1992 £1.20, 1993 £1.30, 1994 £1.30, 1995 £1.50, 1996 £1.50, 1997 £1.50, 1998 £1.40, 1999 £1.50, 2000 £1.55, 2001 £1.65, 2002 £1.70, 2003 £1.80, 2004 £1.80, 2005 £1.95, 2006 £1.99, 2007 £2.00, 2008 £2.10, 2009 £2.20, 2010 £2.40, 2011 £2.50, 2012 £2.80, 2013 £3.20, 2014 £3.60, 2015 £4.00, 2016 £4.50, 2017 £4.50, 2018 £4.90, 2019 £4.95, 2020 £5.00, 2021 £5.25, 2022 £5.25, 2023 £5.50, 2024 £5.95
(I only own 46 of these)
This year's price rise is 8%, well ahead of inflation.
Since 1987, roughly speaking, the price has doubled every 12 years.
The BBC sold off the Radio Times to a private company in 2011.
The gradient of the graph steepens noticeably after 2011.
The Sound of Music is on BBC1 on the afternoon of Sunday 29th December.
The Good Life episode with the paper hats is on BBC4 at 8pm on Christmas Eve.
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