{{Short description|Section of the UK Sunday Times newspaper (1989–2006)}} {{Use British English|date=February 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = The Funday Times | school = | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | motto = | type = | format = Weekly | owner = <!-- or |owners= --> | founder = | publisher = The Sunday Times | president = | editor = | chief_editor = | deputy_editor = | associate_editor = | managing_editor = | general_manager = | news_editor = | dirvisuals = | dirvideo = | campus_editor = | campus_chief = | metro_editor = | metro_chief = | opinion_editor = | photo_editor = | staff_writers = | founded = {{Start year and age|1989}}<ref name="McKevitt2018">{{cite book|author=Steven McKevitt|title=The Persuasion Industries: The Making of Modern Britain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S3BoDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT74|date=9 August 2018|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-255478-9|pages=74–}}</ref> | political_position = | language = | ceased_publication = 12 March 2006 (website closed down on 5 January 2007) | relaunched = | headquarters = | publishing_city = | publishing_country = | circulation = | circulation_date = | circulation_ref = | readership = | sister_newspapers = | ISSN = | eISSN = | oclc = | RNI = | website = | free = }}
The '''''Funday Times''''' was a section of the UK ''Sunday Times.''<ref name="MoranToner2017">{{cite book|author1=Aidan Moran|author2=John Toner|title=A Critical Introduction to Sport Psychology: A Critical Introduction|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ZcnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA410|date=24 February 2017|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-317-32966-4|pages=410–}}</ref> It was intended mainly for children, and included several comic strips,<ref name="Marr2009">{{cite book|author=Andrew Marr|title=My Trade: A Short History of British Journalism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wyaQlpG7awUC&pg=PA110|date=18 September 2009|publisher=Pan Macmillan|isbn=978-0-330-47619-5|pages=110–}}</ref> Launched in 1989, it originally featured adult cartoons like ''Modesty Blaise'' but quickly dropped them in favour of more child-friendly fare such as ''Asterix''.
It also included reviews of various toys and songs, interviews with celebrities, including Will Smith, Gail Emms and Matt Groening, and interesting events coming up during the week.
==History== The ''Funday Times'' website was established on 3 September 1997,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://whois.domaintools.com/fundaytimes.co.uk |title= FunDaytimes.co.uk——WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info – DomainTools| publisher= WHOIS |accessdate= 2019-07-21}}</ref> and closed down on 5 January 2007.
The last printed edition of the ''Funday Times'' was published on Sunday 12 March 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'' returned for a one-off special on 1 April 2011 to promote the ''Rio'' movie. Since then, the section has returned sporadically with themed issues to promote newly released children's films.
==Strips== {{div col}} * ''Beryl the Peril'' * ''Creature Feature'' * ''Dennis and Gnasher'' * ''Fans Utd.'' * ''The Flintstones'' * ''Goosebumps'' * ''Jarvis'' * ''Newton's Law'' * ''The Powerpuff Girls'' * ''Rex and Tex'' * ''Robot Crusoe'' * ''Scooby-Doo'' * ''Space Raoul'' * ''The Simpsons'' * ''Squirt'' {{div col end}}
==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. *Ed White – Funday Art Editor.
Margot Wilson of TV's ''Hartbeat'' was a former editor.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|http://www.fundaytimes.co.uk}} *[http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1151287&lastnode_id=668164 – Everything2 page]
Category:Newspapers disestablished in 2007 Category:The Sunday Times (UK) Category:Defunct Sunday newspapers published in the United Kingdom Category:Newspapers established in 1989 Category:1989 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:2007 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
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