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Radio Times covers galleries

Radio Times covers are collectors' items. They are celebrated and used in films and TV because they reveal television and British culture over more than 80 years. Here you can see some of our most famous covers.
Chef Nigella Lawson eating a strawberry on the cover of Radio Times
Celebrity chefs

We celebrate the chefs who've cooked up a storm on the cover of Radio Times.

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A surreal Radio Times Monty Python cover from 1974
Monty Python

And now for something completely different! See stars of Python on the cover of RT in celebration of the troupe's 40th anniversary.

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A fox on the cover of Radio Times
Animal covers

From penguins to pandas, over the years RT covers have sported some beautiful wildlife photography. Here's a selection.

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David Tennant on the cover of Radio Times wearing a Comic Relief Red Nose
21 Comic Relief covers

To mark 21 years of Red Nose Day, RT issued 21 magazine covers, each featuring a different celebrity. See them all here.

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Radio Times Christmas 1993 cover, featuring a boy with his two front teeth missing dressed as Santa
RT Christmas covers

Take a nostalgic look back at some Christmas covers from our 85-year history - how many do you remember?

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Olympics Radio Times cover
The Olympics

From striking artwork to shots of top sporting stars, it's all been in Radio Times. Take a look at our Olympics covers from the last 60 years.

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Royal Radio Times covers
Royal covers

The monarchy, the weddings - and the legacy of Diana. It's all been in Radio Times - take a look at our famous royal covers from the last 70 years.

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Eurovision Radio Times covers
Eurovision

You must see this: the history of Eurovision, really the history of our taste through the years, as reflected on all the Radio Times Eurovision covers.

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David Attenborough on the cover of Radio Times
David Attenborough

You need to be a Time Lord to get more RT covers than David Attenborough: see the sher range of shows that earned him the accolade.

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Rugby World Cup 2007, Radio Times cover
Rugby World Cup

Four exclusive covers featuring stars from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales as they prepare for battle in France.

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Live Earth, Radio Times cover
Live Earth

Not one, not two but seven world-exclusive covers: Radio Times celebrated Live Earth with the stars.

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John Lennon on the cover of Radio Times
Rock covers

Marking BBC2's music history series Seven Ages of Rock, here are the famous rock covers of Radio Times from the heydey of The Beatles to the politics of Live 8.

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Little Britain on the 2005 Comic Relief of Radio Times
Comic Relief

See the history of Comic Relief as shown on the covers of Radio Times.

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Terry Wogan, Children in Need, Radio Times cover
Children in Need

How things change: see how Radio Times covered the original Children in Need and come up to date with our latest covers.

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Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Ashley Jensen from Extras on the cover of Radio Times
Extras

It was an exclusive RT photoshoot that brought us six special collectors' edition covers in September 2006.

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Casualty, Radio Times cover
Casualty

The BBC's flagship medical drama recently celebrated its 20th birthday and Radio Times has been there since the start.

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Jon Pertwee, Doctor Who, Radio Times cover
Doctor Who

No other magazine in the world has had such a close connection with Doctor Who over the decades. Watch a Time Lord growing up.

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Wimbledon, Radio Times cover
Wimbledon

Not just Wimbledon through the years - but also Sue Barker!

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World Cup, Radio Times cover
Football covers

From the FA Cup to the World Cup, take a nostalgic look back at some classic football covers.

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Bob Geldof on the Live 8 cover of Radio Times
Live 8

In July 2005, eight of the biggest stars of Live 8 posed for a set of celebratory Radio Times covers.

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