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Radio Times Comic Relief cover: Lenny Henry and child on location in Africa, 1998 Lenny Henry in Africa in 1988.
Radio Times Comic Relief cover: Billy Connolly and laughing children, Africa, 1989 Billy Connolly in Africa in 1989.
Radio Times Comic Relief cover: Lenny Henry, 1991 Lenny Henry in 1991.
Radio Times Comic Relief cover: Smashie and Nicey with red, tomato-style noses, 1993 Smashie and Nicey in 1993.
Radio Times Comic Relief cover: Jayne Torvill and Rowan Atkinson, 1995 Rowan Atkinson and Jayne Torville, 1995.
Radio Times Comic Relief cover: Lenny Henry, Delia Smith as chef's, 1997 Lenny Henry and Delia Smith, 1997.
Radio Times Comic Relief cover: Victoria Wood, 1999 Victoria Wood in 1999.
Radio Times Comic Relief cover: Victor and Margaret Meldrew hugging, 2001 Victor and Margaret Meldrew in 2001.
Radio Times Comic Relief cover: Rowan Atkinson as Spiderplant Man, Matt Lucas, David Walliams, 2005. Rowan Atkinson, Matt Lucas, David Walliams in 2005.
Radio Times Comic Relief cover: Alan Sugar, Trinny Woodall, Cheryl Cole, Nick Hewer, Jo Brand, Maureen Lipman, Karren Brady, 2007 Alan Sugar and celebrities in 2007.
Radio Times Comic Relief cover: Alan Sugar, Trinny Woodall, Cheryl Cole, Nick Hewer, Jo Brand, Maureen Lipman, Karren Brady, 2007. Alan Sugar and celebrities in 2007.
Radio Times Comic Relief cover: Lenny Henry, 1991
Not just a Comic Relief cover but actually also a price war. March 1991 saw a change in the law that allowed Radio Times to cover ITV and Channel 4 programmes as well as the BBC's. It allowed everyone to cover all channels: it prompted a flood of new listings titles, many vanishing as quickly as they came, and to keep readers, some magazines slashed their prices. But though price cuts gave short term boosts in sales, RT believed it devalued the magazines in the long term. So Radio Times stayed full price. It was a risky move but it paid off - and this special Comic Relief promotion was the icing on the cake.
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