''Due South'' was a British listings magazine which covered the region containing the Hampshire cities

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and

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and the Dorset town

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. ''Due South'' was among a number of provincial what's-on/entertainment guides produced during the late 1970s and early 1980s in a similar style to London's ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''Event'' magazines. Other key regional listings magazines launched in the same period which formed a loose association with ''Due South'' included

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s '' City Life'',

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's ''

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'', '' The List'', which covered

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and

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, and Dublin's '' In Dublin''. ''Due South'' was produced fortnightly between 1981 and 1990. Originally the magazine began as a

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and was founded in Southampton by art student

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, who became the magazine's editor, and book-publisher Roger Hardingham. It went through various incarnations, including a freesheet, before settling down for several years as a limited company. The second editor was Sally O'Shaungnessy, who had begun as a freelance contributor to the arts pages. The magazine featured on

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s Newsbeat, TVSs ' Coast to Coast' and in the Southampton Evening Echo. The Echo was at that stage the dominant force in local publishing and had a generally conservative outlook. ''Due South'' was the region's first credible widely-distributed consumer magazine with alternative, generally leftist politics.

Notable people associated with ''Due South''

The magazine was predominantly run by young and enthusiastic volunteers and freelance contributors, many of whom went on to become well-recognised names in their field. Notable writers, photographers and cartoonists commissioned by the magazine and subsequently becoming professional include: * John Aizlewood Music and sports writer & broadcaster * Anne-Marie Blatchford

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* Tony Crossley illustrator * Brin Edwards Illustrator *

Martin Fletcher Martin Fletcher (born 7 July 1956) is former associate editor and former foreign editor of ''The Times'' in London. He was named feature writer of the year in the 2015 British Press Awards. Biography Fletcher was educated at Uppingham School ...

author * Brian Hooper

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

writer *

author and broadcaster * Jane Penston

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* Allene Tuck Poet * Chris Walker jazz music writer

References

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