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*PC Leisure*
Herausgeber	Ciarán Brennan; Steve Cooke; Garth Sumpter; Christina Erskine
Staff writers	Matt Regan
Kategorien	Computer magazines
Frequency	Quarterly then bimonthly
Publisher	Terry Pratt
First issue	Spring 1990
Final issue; Number	Sep/Oct 1991; 9
Unternehmen	EMAP
Land	Vereinigtes Königreich
Based in	Farringdon, London
Sprache	Englisch
ISSN	0959-1567

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PC Leisure was the United Kingdom's first magazine dedicated exclusively to IBM PC compatible (PC) entertainment and was published by EMAP between spring 1990 and September 1991. A total of nine issues were published in its lifetime, the first four being quarterly with the remaining five bimonthly. The magazine was eventually incorporated into PC Review, a new monthly publication launched on October 15, 1991.

History

Within the UK prior to PC Leisure's release, PC entertainment news was supplied via general computing and multi-format magazines such as The One and New Computer Express, but by 1990 the PC entertainment market had sufficiently developed to warrant the introduction of a dedicated magazine.

In November 1989, EMAP tested the waters by including a free PC Leisure preview copy along with What Personal Computer, and the feedback from this venture filled the letters section of the launch issue the following spring.

In May 1991, PC Leisure became the recipient of the PC coverage originally published within the pages of the 16-bit multi-format magazine The One, as EMAP decided to split it into The One for Amiga Games and The One for ST Games. A number of the staff moved to working on The One for Amiga Games.^[1]

The final issue #9 Sep/Oct 1991 included a two-page special across pages 28 and 29 stating that the magazine was going to be renamed PC Review and released monthly from October 15, 1991.

Staff

Editors

Ciarán Brennan, Spring 1990 to Jan/Feb 1991
Steve Cooke, Mar/Apr 1991 only
Garth Sumpter, May/Jun 1991 to Jul/Aug 1991
Christina Erskine, Sep/Oct 1991 only

Art Editor

Jim Willis

Designers

Jenny Abrook, Andy Beswick, Gregory Brown, Allister Cordice, Pete Hawkes, Nick Howells, Gareth Jones, Yvette Nicholls, Simon Poulter, Richard Slater, Andrea Walker and Jim Willis.

Photographer

Ian Watson

Contributors

Rob Beattie, Kelly Beswick, Neil Blaber, Matt Bloomfield, Paul Boughton, Clive Bremner, Robert Browning, John Cook, Steve Cooke, Tony Dillon, Jim Douglas, Alan Dykes, Christina Erskine, David Fitzgerald, Rik Haynes, Ed Henning, Gordon Houghton, Fiona Keating, Steve Keen, Eugene Lacey, Gary Liddon, Chris Long, Declan McColgan, Steve Merritt, John Minson, Tony Naqvi, Matt Nicholson, Frank O'Hara, Lee Paddon, Russell Patient, Mike Pattenden, Mark Patterson, Gary Penn, Paul Presley, Matt Regan, Gail Robinson, Laurence Scotford, Garth Sumpter, Alastair Swinnerton, Jimmy Taylor, David Upchurch, Austin Walsh and Gary Whitta.

References

^ Gareth Knight. "The One for 16-Bit Games". Amiga History. Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2010.

[1] Gareth Knight. "The One for 16-Bit Games". Amiga History. Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2010.

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-'''''PC Leisure''''' was the [[United Kingdom]]'s first magazine dedicated exclusively to [[IBM PC compatible]] (PC) entertainment and was published by [[EMAP]] between spring 1990 and September 1991. A total of nine issues were published in its lifetime, the first four being quarterly with the remaining five bimonthly. The magazine was eventually incorporated into ''[[PC Review]]'', a new monthly publication launched on October 15, 1991.
+'''''PC Leisure''''' was the [[United Kingdom]]'s first magazine dedicated exclusively to [[IBM PC compatible]] (PC) entertainment and was published by [[EMAP]] between spring 1990 and September 1991. A total of nine issues were published in its lifetime, the first four being quarterly with the remaining five bimonthly. The magazine was eventually incorporated into ''PC Review'', a new monthly publication launched on October 15, 1991.
 ==History==
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 In November 1989, EMAP tested the waters by including a free ''PC Leisure'' preview copy along with ''What Personal Computer'', and the feedback from this venture filled the letters section of the launch issue the following spring.
-In May 1991, ''PC Leisure'' became the recipient of the PC coverage originally published within the pages of the 16-bit multi-format magazine ''The One'', as EMAP decided to split it into ''The One for Amiga Games'' and ''The One for ST Games''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/oneamiga1.html |title=The One for 16-Bit Games |author=Gareth Knight |work=Amiga History |accessdate=19 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712191820/http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/oneamiga1.html |archive-date=12 July 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+In May 1991, ''PC Leisure'' became the recipient of the PC coverage originally published within the pages of the 16-bit multi-format magazine ''The One'', as EMAP decided to split it into ''The One for Amiga Games'' and ''The One for ST Games''. A number of the staff moved to working on ''The One for Amiga Games''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/oneamiga1.html |title=The One for 16-Bit Games |author=Gareth Knight |work=Amiga History |accessdate=19 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712191820/http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/oneamiga1.html |archive-date=12 July 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-The final issue #9 Sep/Oct 1991 included a two-page special across pages 28 and 29 stating that the magazine was going to be renamed ''[[PC Review]]'' and released monthly from October 15, 1991.
+The final issue #9 Sep/Oct 1991 included a two-page special across pages 28 and 29 stating that the magazine was going to be renamed ''PC Review'' and released monthly from October 15, 1991.
 ==Staff==
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 ===Contributors===
-Rob Beattie, Kelly Beswick, Neil Blaber, Matt Bloomfield, Paul Boughton, Clive Bremner, Robert Browning, John Cook, Steve Cooke, Tony Dillon, Jim Douglas, Alan Dykes, Christina Erskine, David Fitzgerald, Rik Haynes, Ed Henning, Gordon Houghton, Fiona Keating, Steve Keen, Eugene Lacey, [[Gary Liddon]], Chris Long, Declan McColgan, Steve Merritt, John Minson, Tony Naqvi, Matt Nicholson, Frank O'Hara, Lee Paddon, Russell Patient, [[Mike Pattenden]], Mark Patterson, [[Gary Penn]], Paul Presley, [[Matt Regan]], Gail Robinson, Laurence Scotford, Garth Sumpter, Alastair Swinnerton, Jimmy Taylor, David Upchurch, Austin Walsh and [[Gary Whitta]].
+Rob Beattie, Kelly Beswick, Neil Blaber, Matt Bloomfield, Paul Boughton, Clive Bremner, Robert Browning, John Cook, Steve Cooke, Tony Dillon, Jim Douglas, Alan Dykes, Christina Erskine, David Fitzgerald, Rik Haynes, Ed Henning, Gordon Houghton, Fiona Keating, Steve Keen, Eugene Lacey, [[Gary Liddon]], Chris Long, Declan McColgan, Steve Merritt, John Minson, Tony Naqvi, Matt Nicholson, Frank O'Hara, Lee Paddon, Russell Patient, Mike Pattenden, Mark Patterson, [[Gary Penn]], Paul Presley, [[Matt Regan]], Gail Robinson, Laurence Scotford, Garth Sumpter, Alastair Swinnerton, Jimmy Taylor, David Upchurch, Austin Walsh and [[Gary Whitta]].
 ==See also==
 *[[EMAP#Historical_EMAP_Magazines|Historical EMAP Magazines]]
-*[[PC Review]]
 *[[The One (magazine)|The One]]
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-==External links==
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+==External links==
 * [http://www.riverrunning.co.uk/ Rob Beattie]
 * [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/matt-nicholson/23/51a/65a Matt Nicholson]
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 * [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/garth-sumpter/15/753/1ba Garth Sumpter]
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-*[http://thunor.org.uk/vintagemags/#pcleisure A selection of scanned issues of the magazine] accessible via Thunor's website.
-[[Category:Defunct British computer magazines]]
+[[Category:Defunct computer magazines published in the United Kingdom]]
 [[Category:Magazines established in 1990]]
 [[Category:Magazines disestablished in 1991]]
-[[Category:London magazines]]
+[[Category:Magazines published in London]]
-[[Category:British monthly magazines]]
+[[Category:Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom]]