''The Sunday Post'' is a weekly newspaper published in
Dundee
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DC Thomson
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, and characterised by a mix of news, human interest stories and short features. The paper was founded in 1914 and has a wide circulation across Scotland,
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The current editor is Dave Lord.
Sales of ''The Sunday Post'' in Scotland were once so high that it was recorded in ''
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'' as the newspaper with the highest per capita readership penetration of anywhere in the world; in 1969, its total estimated readership of 2,931,000 represented more than 80 per cent of the entire population of Scotland aged 16 and over. ''The Sunday Post'' has seen a decline in circulation in common with other print titles; in 1999, circulation was around 700,000, dropping to just under 143,000 in December 2016, with a year-on-year fall of 13.5% recorded for 2016.
2007 saw DC Thomson launch an advertising drive for ''The Sunday Post'', primarily used on buses, in which the exclamation "Strip Sensation!" is seen by a picture of the folded paper displaying its masthead; next to this is the tagline punning on the exclamation: "A thoroughly decent read".
The newspaper backed a "No" vote in the
referendum on Scottish independence.
In 2014, a weekly magazine supplement was reintroduced. Called ''IN10'', it features entertainment, food, homes, gardens, travel and books as well as ''The Sunday Posts man in Hollywood,
Ross King.
Regular features
Regular columns include:
*''My Week'' by Francis Gay (a generic character), featuring sentimental stories and a weekly short poem
*''The Honest Truth'' – question and answer celebrity interview feature
*''Raw Deal'' – consumer problems
*''The Doc Replies'' – medical advice
*''Can You Do Me a Favour?'' – readers asking if fellow readers can help them in their quest to find an item (discontinued)
*''The Queries Man'' – readers send in questions on a range of topics, which an unnamed person answers
*''Your Money'' – Personal finance feature.
*''On The Box'' – TV review column.
Former long-running columns included:
*''The HON Man'' – (a generic character), an unidentifiable peripatetic man (represented by a cartoon in all his photographs, and reputedly a team of reporters), who travelled Britain, meeting people and exploring local tourist attractions (HON being short for "Holiday on Nothing").
Comics
There is a ''Fun Section'' featuring comic strips such as:
**''
Oor Wullie
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The Broons''
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Wee Harry''
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Wor Nicky''
Comic strips that no longer appear include:
**''Nosey Parker Our Muddling Meddler''
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Nero and Zero'' The Rollicking Romans
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Silias Snatcher'' The Truant Catcher
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Wishbone Wuzzy''
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Austen and his Auto''
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Barnacle Bill''
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Funny Corner''
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Peter Pumpkin'' The Country Bumpkin
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Natty Ned''
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Wee Jock Sparra''
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The Broons' Bairn''
Editors
:2001: David Pollington
:2010: Donald Martin
:2015: Richard Prest
:2023-present: Dave Lord
See also
*''
The People's Friend
''The People's Friend'' is a British weekly magazine founded by John Leng on 13 January 1869 as an offshoot of '' The People's Journal'' and currently published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. Its tagline is "The famous story magazine". It was ...
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List of newspapers in Scotland
This is a list of newspapers in Scotland.
Daily newspapers
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Traditionally newspapers could be divided into 'quality', serious-minded newspapers (usually referred to as 'broadsheets' due to their large size) and 'tabloids', or less serious news ...
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List of DC Thomson Publications
This is a list of DC Thomson publications; formerly D. C. Thomson & Co., of Dundee, Scotland.
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Newspapers, comics and magazines
These newspapers, comics and magazines are or were published by D.C. Thomson & Co.
Current
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Ron Scott
References
External links
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Newspapers published in Scotland
Mass media in Dundee
Newspapers established in 1914
1914 establishments in Scotland