The Times is the best-known newspaper in the world, recognized for its high quality journalism. Though traditionally a centre right newspaper, it supported the Labour Party in the 2001 & 2005 elections. The Times pre May 1966 had no images or headlines on the front page (a pre May 1966 Times is shown on top image). Broadsheet newspaper until 30/10/2004.

The Daily Express newspaper was a very well respected publication under Lord Beaverbrook with right wing bias and world’s largest selling newspaper by 1936. It changed from a middle end broadsheet to a high-end tabloid in 1977. Few papers could match the quality of The Daily Express in it’s hey day. More recently has become considered a mid-end tabloid. Broadsheet newspaper until 22/1/1977.

The Daily Mirror is the oldest national tabloid UK newspaper with high pictorial content since the early years. Loyal supporter of the Labour Party since 1945, but right leaning until the 1930s under the ownership of the Harmsworth family of the Daily Mail. Britain’s most popular paper for many years with good coverage of social and sporting events.

The Sun is one of the biggest selling newspapers in the world. The Sun was first published in 1964 under the name Daily Herald, it was a broadsheet newspaper until 1969. Today The Sun is a tabloid newspaper with a labour bias. Originally owned by the Mirror Group and thus a staunch Labour Party supporter. Purchased by Rupert Murdoch in 1969 who turned the newspaper into the tabloid more right wing publication that we know today.

The Daily Mail is a right wing newspaper owned by the current Lord Rothermere (Harold Harmsworth), run by the Harmsworth family since its foundation in 1896. The country’s self-styled ‘families paper’. Targeted on middle class, middle-income families. Broadsheet newspaper until 1/05/1971.

The Daily Telegraph is the biggest selling national daily broadsheet newspaper in the UK. The only daily newspaper to retain the broadsheet format. Right wing publication with a traditional Conservative following.

The Financial Times is a world business broadsheet newspaper (second only to Wall Street Journal) providing concise summary of business and general news in addition to arts reviews.

The Guardian is a centre left newspaper widely read by teachers and students. Originally a Manchester based local newspaper until it dropped Manchester from its title in 1959. First London edition printed in 1960.

The Daily Mail is a right wing newspaper owned by the current Lord Rothermere (Harold Harmsworth), run by the Harmsworth family since its foundation in 1896. The country’s self-styled ‘families paper’. Targeted on middle class, middle-income families. Broadsheet newspaper until 1/05/1971.

The Daily Express newspaper was a very well respected publication under Lord Beaverbrook with right wing bias and world’s largest selling newspaper by 1936.

The Daily Graphic was Britain’s first daily illustrated newspaper, with line drawings later replaced by photographs. Politically centre-right and it merged with Daily Sketch in 1926. We have limited stock available but may send you this if your chosen newspaper is sold out.

Sunday paper to the Daily Mirror until 1963 when it changed its name to the Sunday Mirror. Originally right leaning, changed to a left wing bias in the 1940s to support Labour Party. One of Britain most popular Sunday papers for many years with good coverage of social and sporting events with high pictorial content giving a real insight into life at the time.

If your chosen newspaper is sold out we might send you this paper.

The Daily Sketch was a tabloid newspaper with high pictorial content. Right wing bias. Re-named Daily Graphic 1946, but resurrected in 1953. Sister paper of the Daily Mail, merging in 1971.

Illustrated was a weekly magazine consisting of features more than news. Very pictorial originally with superb line drawings and then photos.

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Formed out of the merger of The Daily Chronicle and Daily News – the paper originally edited by Charles Dickens. It was for many years, the country’s only Liberal national newspaper. Taken over by the Daily Mail in 1960.

The Evening Standard is London’s most successful evening newspaper – absorbed the other main titles. Sister paper of the Daily Mail but with a more cosmopolitan outlook. As an evening paper, it benefits from the fact that it carries news from the day itself rather than day before.

Today was the first national full colour newspaper revolutionizing the newspaper industry, but survived for less than ten years since the other newspapers adopted full colour. Printed at Wapping, heralding the end of printing at Fleet Street.