- Funday Times
The "Funday Times" was a section of the
UK "Sunday Times." It was intended mainly for children, and included several comics, including Dennis and Gnasher,Rex and Tex ,Beryl the Peril ,Fans Utd. ,Scooby Doo ,Space Raoul ,The Powerpuff Girls ,Creature Feature , Newton's Law,Jarvis ,Squirt ,The Flintstones ,Robot Crusoe andThe Simpsons . Launched in 1988 it originally featured adult cartoons likeModesty Blaise but quickly dropped them in favour of more child friendly fare such asAsterix .It also included reviews of various toys and songs, interviews with celebrities, including
Will Smith ,Gail Emms andMatt Groening , and interesting events coming up during the week.The last printed edition of the "Funday Times" was published on Sunday,
March 12 2006 . After that date, it was only available online. The print edition of the "Funday Times" ran for nearly 20 years before it was discontinued.The website mostly concentrated on features and games, although there were comic strips on the website that were originally in the printed version.The Funday Times website closed down on
January 5 ,2007 .The Funday Editorial Team
The final editorial team responsible for "The Funday Times" consisted of:
*Dave Coombs - Editor.
*Paul Wray - Deputy Editor.
*Claire Sheldon - Funday Picture Editor.External links
* [http://www.fundaytimes.co.uk FundayTimes.co.uk- official site]
* [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1151287&lastnode_id=668164- everything page]
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