science

The List (magazine)

The List (magazine) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand The List (magazine) rather than just read about it. In short: The List is Scotland's biggest and longest standing guide to arts and entertainment and was founded in 1985. The company's activities include 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.

Key takeaways

The List (magazine) belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect The List (magazine) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of The List (magazine) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The List is Scotland's biggest and longest standing guide to arts and entertainment and was founded in 1985. The company's activities include 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. Originally launched in 1985 as a paid-for fortnightly arts and entertainment magazine covering Edinburgh and Glasgow, The List magazine switched to a free monthly magazine in 2022 and is released weekly during the Edinburgh Festivals in August.

History The List was founded as an independent limited company 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 launched a fortnightly events guide pullout section, produced in collaboration with The List. After near closing its doors in 2021, The List was relaunched after a successful Crowdfunder campaign as List Publishing Ltd, raising £27,726 from 265 supporters. Sheri Friers is the CEO and its board includes Assembly director William Burdett-Coutts and Dani Rae. The original company, The List Ltd, changed name to Phylum Forge Ltd, and trades under the name Data Thistle. Data Thistle continues the live events data services that formed part of The List’s original business, with List Publishing Ltd purchasing listings from Data Thistle.

Activities The List was a member of the group of organisations who developed an International Venue and Event Standard (IVES). A now dormant project. The List was 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 Summer and Winter Festival magazines in Adelaide, Australia. 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. An archive (1985–2020) is available at http://archive.list.co.uk.

Awards Best Relaunch, PPA Scotland Awards 2022 Best Brand Extension for The List Adelaide Summer Festival Guide PPA Scotland Awards 2023 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 – Stand-up comedian David Keenan – Author, critic and musician Lauren Mayberry – Lead singer of Chvrches Penny Thomson – Former director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival

See also List of magazines published in Scotland

References

External links Official website

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with The List (magazine)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what The List (magazine) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to The List (magazine) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about The List (magazine) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of The List (magazine)

In research: The List (magazine) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses The List (magazine) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: The List (magazine) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1985 establishments in Scotland, Culture in Dundee, Culture in Glasgow, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for The List (magazine) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

Ask Teacher Smith questions about this articleOpens your AI tutor with a question about “The List (magazine)” →

Affiliate

Preply — study more efficiently by working with a personal tutor. 50% off.

How to study The List (magazine) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what The List (magazine) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain The List (magazine) out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is The List (magazine) in simple terms?

Why does The List (magazine) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study The List (magazine)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on The List (magazine).