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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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Jul 15, 2015 · 11 min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Helen Lederer, Losing It
Helen Lederer talks about her new book, Losing It, at the prestigious Oldie literary lunch at Simpson’s in the Strand.
Jul 15, 2015 · 13 min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Ferdinand Mount, The Tears of the Rajas
Ferdinand Mount talks about his new book, The Tears of the Rajas: Mutiny, Money and Marriage in India, at the prestigious Oldie literary lunch at Simpson’s in the Strand.
Jul 1, 2015 · 10 min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Wendy Cope, Life, Love and The Archers
Wendy Cope talks about her new book, Life, Love and The Archers, at the prestigious Oldie literary lunch at Simpson’s in the Strand.
Jul 1, 2015 · 8 min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Terry Waite, The Voyage of the Golden Handshake
Terry Waites talks about his new book, The Voyage of the Golden Handshake, at the prestigious Oldie literary lunch at Simpson’s in the Strand.
Jul 1, 2015 · 12 min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Andy McNab, State of Emergency
Andy McNab talks about his new book, State of Emergency, at the prestigious Oldie literary lunch at Simpson’s in the Strand.
Apr 24, 2015 · 8 min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Anthony Sattin, The Young T E Lawrence
Travel writer and historian Anthony Sattin takes a look at the awkward young man who became the legendary Lawrence of Arabia, at the prestigious Oldie literary lunch at Simpson’s in the Strand.
Apr 24, 2015 · 10 min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Mark Lawson and Antonia Fraser in discussion
Historian Lady Antonia Fraser discusses her memoir My History with broadcaster Mark Lawson, at the prestigious Oldie literary lunch at Simpson’s in the Strand.
Feb 27, 2015 · 11 min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Andrew Roberts, Napoleon the Great
Historian Andrew Roberts attempts to redeem that much maligned figure, Napoleon - and insists he wasn't really that short...
Feb 27, 2015 · 15 min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Sarah Wheeler on O, My America!
Sara Wheeler, author of Terra Incognita and biographies of Denys Finch-Hatton and Apsley Cherry-Garrard, talks about O, My America at the prestigious Oldie literary lunch at Simpson’s in the Strand.
Feb 27, 2015 · 14 min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Christopher Simon Sykes, David Hockney
Christopher Simon Sykes delves into the man behind the paint in the second volume of his biography of David Hockney at the prestigious Oldie literary lunch at Simpson’s in the Strand.
Feb 12, 2015 · 38 min
Oldie of the Year Awards: Sir Roger Bannister, Michael Buerk, Lord Falconer, Ian Lavender, Bridget Riley and Ken Dodd
The 13th Baillie Gifford Oldie of the Year Awards was held at Simpsons-in-the-Strand on Tuesday 3rd February 2015. Our winners were Sir Roger Bannister (Long Distance Runner of the Year), Michael Buerk (Jungle Survivor of the Year), Lord Falconer (Slimmer of the Year), Ian Lavender (Stupid Boy of the Year) and Bridget Riley (Stripe Artist of the Year). Ken Dodd was announced as our Oldie of the Year 2015.
Jan 20, 2015 · 13 min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Valerie Grove on Lynn Barber’s a Curious Career
Valerie Grove steps in for Lynn Barber, five-time British Press Award winner and interviewer extraordinaire, to talk about Barber's new book, Curious Career, at the Oldie Literary Lunches at Simpson's-in-the-Strand.
Jan 20, 2015 · 17 min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Alan Johnson, Please Mister Postman
The former home secretary and one of our top speakers of 2013 returns to the Oldie Literary Lunch at Simpson's-in-the-Strand to talk about the second volume of his memoirs. It charts Johnson's life from age eighteen to his mid-thirties - the time he worked for both the Post Office and its trade union.
Jan 20, 2015 · 12 min
Oldie Literary Lunch: David Kynaston, Modernity Britain
David Kynaston returns, to the Oldie Literary Lunches at Simpson's-in-the-Strand, with another volume of insights into the inner workings of inter-generational post-war Britain. Lessons learned from a fading decade are subsumed into the dawn of the oncoming one - an insightful, detailed portrait of a nation in flux.