Due South was among a number of provincial what's-on/entertainment guides produced during the late 1970s and early 1980s in a similar style to London's Time Out, City Limits and Event magazines.

The magazine featured on BBC Radio 1s Newsbeat, TVSs 'Coast to Coast' and in the Southampton Evening Echo.

Due South was the region's first credible widely-distributed consumer magazine with alternative, generally leftist politics.

The magazine was predominantly run by young and enthusiastic volunteers and freelance contributors, many of whom went on to become well-recognised names in their field.

Notable writers, photographers and cartoonists commissioned by the magazine and subsequently becoming professional include: http://www.davidstjohn.co.uk/bobpearce.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080516205556/http://www.kateshillpress.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/AUTHORS.HTM