''The List'' is a digital guide to arts and entertainment in the United Kingdom.
The company's activities include events data gathering, content syndication, and running a network of websites carrying listings and editorial, covering film, eating and drinking, music, theatre, visual art, dance, kids and family, clubs and the
Edinburgh Festivals
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This is a list of arts and cultural festivals regularly taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The city has become known for its festivals since the establishment in 1947 of the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh F ...
. Originally launched in 1985 as a fortnightly arts and entertainment magazine covering
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
and
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
, ''The List'' magazine switched in 2014 to publishing every two months throughout the year,
and weekly during the Edinburgh Festivals in August.
History
''The List'' is an independent limited company and was founded in October 1985 by Robin Hodge (publisher)
and Nigel Billen (founding editor). The first editors were Nigel Billen and Sarah Hemming.
In 2007 the company launched its listings website.
In June 2016, ''
The Sunday Times Scotland
''The Sunday Times'' is a British newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News UK, whi ...
'' launched a fortnightly events guide pullout section, produced in collaboration with ''The List''.
Activities
''The List'' supplies UK-wide listings information to a number of organisations and publications, including Visit Hull and East Yorkshire, DC Thomson and Glasgow City Marketing Bureau. ''The List''′s website also allows event promoters to submit new event listings and enhance existing ones with more information, links and media content.
''The List'' is a member of the group of organisations who developed an International Venue and Event Standard (IVES). A now dormant project.
''The List'' is a member of the Creative Industries Federation.
Publications
''The List'' publishes several printed guides throughout the year. These include the ''Edinburgh Festival Guide'', the ''Eating & Drinking Guide'', which includes reviews of over 900 restaurants, cafes and bars in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and the annual ''Guide to Scotland's Festivals''.
''The List'' also publishes a series of guides under the ''Larder'' imprint. Since 2009, it has published two national editions and more than twenty regional editions. ''The Larder'' provides comprehensive information and articles about producers and sources for local food and drink across Scotland.
Online activity
As the print magazine came under increasing competition in the early 2000s, listings were increasingly moved to its website. The network of sites includes
minisites dedicated to Film, Food & Drink and Edinburgh Festivals.
Awards
*Best Online Presence, ''PPA Scotland Awards'' 2003, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015
*Best Digital Strategy, ''PPA Scotland Awards'' 2011
*Allen Wright Award, ''Fringe Society'' 2011,
2012, 2016
Notable regular contributors (past and present)
*
Phil Kay
Phil Kay (born 1969) is a Scottish stand-up comedian.
Biography
Education
Kay was educated at Craigclowan Preparatory School in Perth, Scotland, and at nearby Glenalmond College.
Early career
Kay became known to the public when he won the ...
– Stand-up comedian
*
David Keenan
David Keenan (born April 1971) is a Scottish writer and author of four novels. Career
He used to run the Glasgow record shop, distribution company and record label Volcanic Tongue.
Journalism
His work for ''The Wire'' (who he wrote for from ...
– Author, critic and musician
*
Lauren Mayberry
Lauren Eve Mayberry (born 7 October 1987) is a Scottish singer, musician and songwriter. She is the vocalist and percussionist of the Scottish pop band Chvrches.
In Chvrches, Mayberry co-writes and co-produces the songs with Iain Cook and Ma ...
– Lead singer of
Chvrches
*
Penny Thomson – Director of the
Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is a film festival that runs for two weeks in June each year. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all ti ...
See also
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List of magazines published in Scotland
List of magazines published in Scotland is an incomplete list of magazines and comics published in Scotland.
There are over 700 magazines currently being published in Scotland, by nearly 200 organisations, with an estimated total turnover of £1 ...
References
External links
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1985 establishments in Scotland
Entertainment magazines published in the United Kingdom
Culture in Edinburgh
Culture in Glasgow
Culture in Dundee
Listings magazines
Magazines established in 1985
Magazines published in Scotland
Mass media in Edinburgh