Sixties City - Bringing on back the good times

1961	In 1961 there were 133 daily papers and 1310 weekly papers being produced in the U.K. and Eire 5th February - the first issue of the Sunday Telegraph is published ( price 4d ) The Mirror group takes over Odhams Publishing The Sunday Dispatch is incorporated into The Sunday Express Most national dailies increase their prices to 3d in March October 25 - Richard Ingrams initiates the first edition of Private Eye, the British satirical magazine	Private Eye Magazine
1962	4th February The Sunday Times produces the first colour supplement, the front page of which includes 11 pictures of Jean Shrimpton by David Bailey. 10th March The Radio Times publishes its 2024th issue - price 5d In April the NME ( New Musical Express ) celebrates its 10th anniversary. Its sales exceed 200,000 copies weekly which is more than all the other sales of weekly 'pop' newspapers combined. June A miniature edition of The Radio Times was produced for the Royal doll's house, measuring 7.5cm x 6cm	Radio Times 2024th edition
1963	The Observer starts issuing a colour supplement The Daily Telegraph starts issuing a colour magazine with its Friday edition	Observer Colour Supplement
1964	The Press Council replaces General Council of the Press. 9th June Lord Beaverbrook, the press baron of Express Newspapers dies aged 85 14th September The Daily Herald expires 14th September At 10p.m. presses start rolling at The Sun, the first new national daily for 34 years 15th September The Sun sells 3.5 million copies on its first day of sale	Sun first edition
1965	Nova magazine is launched - 'A new kind of magazine for the new kind of woman' Lord Thompson launches 'the world's most modern newspaper', The Evening Post, in September	Nova magazine first issue
1966	The Daily Worker becomes The Morning Star The Bristol Evening Post changes its typesetting methods to a computer-controlled system IT International Times magazine is first published 15th August The New York Herald Tribune stops publication 30th September Lord Thompson buys The Times and changes its front page layout for the first time in 181 years to include news stories with pictures	IT International Times
1967	The Sunday Citizen expires Reynolds News expires Rolling Stone magazine is first produced, in San Francisco Oz 'underground' magazine is first published by Richard Neville William Rees-Mogg becomes editor of The Times	First edition of OZ
1968	13th October British publisher Sir Stanley Unwin (right) dies
1969	The 'ZIG ZAG' fanzine is launched Circulation of The Radio Times is 3,883,815 - about half of what it was in 1960 1st January Rupert Murdoch wins the takeover battle with Robert Maxwell for The News of the World 10th January After 147 years, the last issue of the (US) Saturday Evening Post is published 21st July The biggest typefaces ever used announce that man is on the moon 15th October The print unions finally allow Rupert Murdoch's purchase of The Sun 17th November The Sun becomes a tabloid	Man on The Moon