National Talking Newspapers and Magazines

About the service

Welcome to National Talking Newspapers and Magazines. If you are struggling because your eye sight isn't what it was, or you have some other reason why you are unable to read print, then you've come to the right place. Imagine having an 'accessible' newsagent in your high street and that's us - National Talking Newspapers and Magazines (NTNM). We've been running since 1974 and deliver over 230 top publications in an accessible format to suit you!

We all know how important it is in our day-to-day lives to read newspapers, magazines, periodicals and other sources of information, so we aim to ensure that all these materials continue to be available to those that want them.

Choose from top titles

We offer:

  • all the major daily and weekend papers. The full text is available electronically with selected highlights on CD

  • the best features and articles from top selling magazines including Readers Digest, Hello, Garden Answers, Which?, Private Eye, FHM, Yours, Cosmopolitan and BBC Music Magazine

  • specialist publications such as Classic Bus, Astronomy Now and Steam Railway.

The choice is yours with availability in a choice of subscription options and formats:

  • Audio CD: Delivered to your door to keep
  • Online service: If you have a mobile phone or computer, you can have your daily paper delivered direct
  • DAISY (stands for Digitally Accessible Information SYstem): If you have a DAISY player, why not take a look at what's on offer and how you can get our DAISY newsagent service.

What some of our customers say

"I love talking newspapers...Now I can no longer read, they are my lifeline."

"Your service brings in to my living room, a local newsagent."

"It's so accessible and totally portable; you sit on the bus and plug in your headphones and you're reading your magazine like anybody else."

"A lot of those magazines I took in print form, I had to gradually give up. To have them back again is great! It re-opens up a world I thought was closing."

Contact details

To find out more, or to subscribe, call NTNM's Customer Services on 01435 866102 or email info@tnauk.org.uk

National Talking Newspapers and Magazines
National Recording Centre
Browning Road
Heathfield
East Sussex TN21 8DB

Last updated: 27 February 2012

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Right now we can only reach one in three of the people who need our help most.

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