[2] It was intended mainly for children, and included several comic strips,[3] Launched in 1989, it originally featured adult cartoons like Modesty Blaise but quickly dropped them in favour of more child-friendly fare such as Asterix.
The Funday Times website was established on 3 September 1997,[4] and closed down on 5 January 2007.
The Funday Times returned for a one-off special on 1 April 2011 to promote the Rio movie.
Since then, the section has returned sporadically with themed issues to promote newly released children's films.
The final editorial team responsible for The Funday Times consisted of: Margot Wilson of TV's Hartbeat was a former editor.