Cheaper Radio Times Subscription

oldernonethewiser

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81982035#Comment_81982035

Lots of great things available with a library membership and an internet connection.

No use to the OP's mother though

danny13579

Libraries also stock physical magazines, but I do not know if the OP's mum is able to visit or is interested in visiting a library to read her magazine.

sausage_time

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81982040#Comment_81982040

Wasn't clear if she was internet savvy or not. Just threw it out as a potential money saving option.

danny13579

Mum is elderly and unconnected (online). So anything involving screens are out (sounds bliss to me!).

Majinate

Unfortunately Mum can't access the internet for various reasons. She relies on the paper version of the magazine to plan her viewing for the week ahead and has a little ritual every evening to turn over the page and mark up her evening's entertainment.
A lot of it is habit and just what she's used to, and it's a shame that comes at such a cost.
I have now seen that subscriptions are available for £61 at https://www.magazine.co.uk, which looks like a viable option.

HillStreetBlues

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81982155#Comment_81982155

Any spare Clubcard points?

https://www.radiotimes.com/subscribe/tesco/

pseudodox

There are TV magazines for less than £1, which don't have any radio listings, but you can plan viewing. Which is why, as a radio 4 listener, I took out a RT subscription as even though I could read online free library copy you cannot mark the programmes you plan to watch. Or do the crossword. If your Mum really enjoys the magazine then it is probably worth buying at a newsagent to ensure she has a copy in time for the weekend viewing. When I complained about late arrivals all they did was send a link to a digital copy. Doh! The late delivery is a result of the failing mail service these days.

Yorkie1

@Majinate can you get the physical copies through that website. It seems like a very good deal, if the offers are ongoing. My mum also gets the RT through the post at that exorbitant full price.

Majinate

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81983195#Comment_81983195

Yes - that's the full digital and paper subscription. It looks like the best option from what I've found so far.

Majinate

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81982170#Comment_81982170

Funnily enough, I bought the original subscription that way. After my Dad died, my Mum just accepted whatever was offered to her at renewal, not knowing any different.