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magazines published in London

  • Empire (magazine)David Hepworth of Emap proposed the idea of launching a film magazine similar to Q in 1989. They recruited Smash Hits editor Barry McIlheney to edit the new…
  • Kerrang!Kerrang! first appeared on the 6th of June 1981 as a one-off special edition of the now-defunct Sounds newspaper. The issue featured Angus Young of AC/DC on…
  • Mojo (magazine)Mojo magazine first appeared on the 15th of October 1993. Publishers Emap launched the title to capture a growing interest in classic rock music among adults…
  • Computer and Video GamesThe first issue of Computer and Video Games hit newsstands in November 1981. It stood as the world's first dedicated video game magazine at that moment.
  • NMEOn the 14th of November 1952, a newspaper called New Musical Express printed its first UK Singles Chart. This list featured twelve songs and was compiled…
  • The Athenaeum (British magazine)James Silk Buckingham launched The Athenæum in London during 1828. He sold the publication within a few weeks to Frederick Maurice and John Sterling.
  • New HumanistC. A. Watts founded a publication called Watts's Literary Guide in November 1885. This quarterly magazine began as a small venture focused on literature and…
  • Tribune (magazine)In early 1937, two wealthy Labour Party Members of Parliament named Sir Stafford Cripps and George Strauss established Tribune to back the Unity Campaign.
  • History TodayBrendan Bracken launched History Today in January 1951. He served as former Minister of Information before the magazine began.
  • Vanity Fair (magazine)Condé Montrose Nast purchased a men's fashion magazine called Dress in 1913. He renamed it Dress and Vanity Fair before shortening the title to Vanity Fair.
  • New ScientistOn the 22nd of November 1956, a small office in London published its first weekly edition. The cover listed articles in plain text without any illustrations.
  • Philosophy NowRick Lewis launched Philosophy Now in May 1991 from his home town of Ipswich, England. The first issue appeared as a quarterly magazine and featured an…
  • The Strand MagazineGeorge Newnes launched The Strand Magazine in 1890, placing the first issue on sale before Christmas of that year. The initial print run sold nearly 300,000…
  • The World Today (magazine)The World Today magazine emerged from the ashes of a previous publication in 1945. Chatham House established this quarterly journal to replace the Bulletin…