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The Oldie magazine’s podcast featuring discussion and debate around the lead features in the latest magazine, plus live recordings from our famous Literary Lunches. Presented by Harry Mount.

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  • Nov 24, 2017 · 14 min

    Gyles Brandreth on Christmas at The Oldie Literary Lunch

    Irrepressible Gyles Brandreth talks about his new book on Christmas and a very funny tale about the Royals. The Oldie Literary Lunch is brought to you by Noble Caledonia - the world leaders in small ship cruising.

  • Nov 24, 2017 · 9 min

    Donald Trelford, Shouting in the Street The Oldie Literary Lunch

    Ex editor of The Observer, Donald Trelford talks about his book Shouting in the Street - Adventures and Misadventures of a Fleet Street Survivor at The Oldie Literary lunch. The Oldie Literary Lunch is brought to you by Noble Caledonia - the world leaders in small ship cruising.

  • Nov 2, 2017 · 29 min

    December 2017 issue: Sixty seconds that hooked the nation

    'Just a minute' is celebrating its 50th birthday. In all that time, the panel game has been presided over by only one man: 94-year-old Nicholas Parsons. Valerie Grove meets him to discuss his youthful secret. Valerie Grove is then made to play contestant, her topic, 'The Oldie'.

  • Oct 31, 2017 · 11 min

    The Oldie Literary Lunch: Mark Mason on Question Time

    Mark Mason talks about the perfect pub quiz question in his latest book Question Time. Introduced by veteran comedian Barry Cryer. The Oldie Literary Lunch is brought to you by Noble Caledonia - the world leaders in small ship cruising.

  • Oct 4, 2017 · 28 min

    November 2017 Issue: Peter Cook at 80

    Editor Harry Mount discusses Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and The Establishment – London's first (and last) satirical night club – with guests, Elisabeth Luard and William Cook. Discussion to supplement two of the November Oldie's lead features.

  • Feb 16, 2017 · 18 min

    Oldie Literary Lunch: John Julius Norwich, Four Princes

    John Julius Norwich talks about his latest history book Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsession at The Oldie Literary Lunch. The Oldie Literary Lunch is brought to you by Noble Caledonia - the world leaders in small ship cruising.

  • Feb 16, 2017 · 12 min

    Oldie Literary Lunch: Francis Beckett, Fascist in the Family

    Francis Beckett tells The Oldie Literary Lunch about his father: Fascist in the Family: The Tragedy of John Beckett M.P. The Oldie Literary Lunch is brought to you by Noble Caledonia - the world leaders in small ship cruising.

  • Feb 16, 2017 · 14 min

    Oldie Literary Lunch: Chris Mullin, Hinterland

    Ex Labour MP and campaigner for justice tells the Oldie Literary lunch guests all about his life in his memoir Hinterland. The Oldie Literary Lunch is brought to you by Noble Caledonia - the world leaders in small ship cruising. #justice #memoir #oldie

  • Feb 9, 2017 · 4 min

    Oldie of the Year Awards 2017: Mary Cameron, ‘Mother Knows Best’ award

    The judging panel chose to celebrate Mary Cameron, David Cameron’s mother with a ‘Mother Knows Best’ award. The retired magistrate, signed a petition early last year condemning a decision by Oxfordshire county council to close over 40 children’s centres in the Conservative-run area. Not content with how her son was running the country she chose to join the other 10,000 in opposition against the Tory spending cuts. Her son – now forgiven - accompanied his mother to the lunch to accept the award. For more go to www.theoldie.co.uk The Oldie Magazine is available at all good newsagents and Waitrose. #Cameron #MaryCameron #MotherKnowsBest #

  • Feb 9, 2017 · 5 min

    Oldie of the Year Awards 2017: Glenda Jackson our ‘Oldie of the Year'

    Glenda Jackson, two-time academy award winner and ex-Labour MP returned to the stage last year as King Lear in a sell-out run at the Old Vic … and all at the ripe old age of 82. Her performance was enough to secure her as our lead winner, the ‘Oldie of the Year’, as well as our ‘Lear of the Year.’ Oldie theatre critic, Paul Bailey, described her performance as ‘magnificent and venomously witty.’ He goes on to say she is ‘forceful when it’s necessary, and reluctantly vulnerable when Lear’s world is falling apart. did I write ‘she’? The fact is that that Jackson makes you forget the she’s a woman. Hers is a Lear who might just be Everyman.’ For more info go to www.theoldie.co.uk You can buy The Oldie Magazine at all good newsagents #GlendaJackson #TheOldie #Drama #Lear

  • Feb 9, 2017 · 41 min

    OLDIE OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2017

    Simpson’s-in-the-strand was alight when The Oldie favourites united for a hearty lunch of steak and kidney pie to honour The Oldie of the Year. The winners were nominated by a judging panel that included satirist Craig Brown, Midweeks’ Libby Purves, actress Maureen Lipman, Oldie publisher, James Pembroke and the wit and wordmeister, Gyles Brandreth, who was also our host. Oldie gongs were handed out to our The Oldie of the Year, Glenda Jackson for her groundbreaking performance as King Lear at the Old Vic last year. Other awards included a ‘Can still do the Splits’ prize to 92 year-old Thelma Ruby; ‘Oldie Scientist of the Year’ to the remarkable 98 year-old James Lovelock; ‘Pop Artist of the Century’ to the creator of the Sgt Pepper record sleeve, Peter Blake; ‘Oldie Should Have Been’ to Bernie Sanders (accepted by his brother, Larry); and ‘Oldie Campaigners of the Year’ to Vanessa Redgrave and Lord Alfred Dubs for their work campaigning to allow unaccompanied child refugees to be offered safe refuge in the UK. The Oldie of The Year Awards is brought to you by Baillie Gifford. For more info go to: www.theoldie.co.uk The Oldie Magazine is available at most newsagents. #TheOldie

  • Nov 30, 2016 · 10 min

    Oldie Literary Lunch: Elisabeth Luard, Squirrel Pie

    The world's leading expert in peasant cookery talking about her book Squirrel Pie and other stories at the Oldie Literary Lunch. The Oldie Literary Lunch is brought to you by Noble Caledonia - the world leaders in small ship cruising. #cookery #countryside #oldie

  • Oct 29, 2016 · 20 min

    Oldie Literary Lunch: Tom Bower on Tony Blair

    Tom Bower, the investigative journalist and esteemed ‘unauthorised’ biographer on his latest: ‘Broken Vows: Tony Blair – The Tragedy of Power’ at the October 2016 Literary Lunch at Simpson’s in the Strand. Brought to you by Noble Caledonia - The world experts in small ship cruising.

  • Oct 29, 2016 · 16 min

    Oldie Literary Lunch: Anna Sebba on Les Parisiennes

    Anne Sebba talking about her book Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940s at The Oldie Literary lunch. Brought to you by Noble Caledonia - The world experts in small ship cruising.