180 years of the world’s greatestSunday newspaper

Digital Archive 1822-2006

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The Sunday Times Digital Archive is the only online digital collection that provides access to the complete run of this historic newspaper.

The Sunday TimesDigital Archive, 1822-2006The Sunday Times Digital Archive enables users to search, retrieve and browse articles from the complete run of this historic newspaper. With nearly 600,000 pages, The Sunday Times Digital Archive is a gateway to the greatest crimes, careers and culture of the last 180 years.

About The Sunday TimesSince1822,The Sunday Times has provided thoughtful analysis and commentary on the week’s news and society at large. Murder, theatre, sport and politics – all collide in its pages in an abundance of glorious narrative detail. World-famous for its cutting-edge investigative journalism, the newspaper broke many of the key stories of the twentieth century, including the thalidomide scandal inthe1960s,theexposureofKimPhilbyasaSovietdouble-agent,andtherevelationsabouttheIsraelinuclearprogramin1986.

Despitethesimilarityofnames,The Sunday Times was an entirely separate paper from The Timesuntil1966,whenbothpaperscameundercommonownership.Tothisday,The Sunday Times remains editorially independent from The Times, with its own remit and perspective on the news.

History and Culture

FrommajorworldandBritisheventstostoriesofeverydaylifeinthe19thand20thcenturies,thepaperhasalwaysaimedtopublish all the news that is fit to print.

Theatre

Fromtheveryfirstissue,The Sunday Times had a dedicated theatre correspondent,reportingonthelatestLondonshows.Praise,criticismandgossipmingledinitsregularartscolumnforover180years.

Media

Fromitsearlydaysasa4-pagepaper,crammedwithcolumnsofnarrow text, through to its current incarnation as a modern, illustrated broadsheet, The Sunday Times is the archetypal weekly newspaper – an ideal subject for studying the evolution of the press.

Literature

Poetry and reviews of new books have been a key feature of The Sunday Times since its inception. Predating the TLSby80years,the19thcenturyThe Sunday Times reviewed and commented on many classic works ofthe Victorian period, as well as many that are now long-forgotten.

Family History

Thenewspaperhasfeaturedaregularbirths,deathsandmarriages column throughout its lifespan, making it an excellent resourceforfamilylifespanresearch.InthenineteenthcenturythepaperevenincludedaregularFreemasonrycolumn,aswellaspublishingdetailsofthegraduatesfromSandhurst.

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