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Gyles Brandreth on Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gyles delights and moves the audience at The Oldie Literary Lunch on Tuesday 12 December about his friendship with our late Queen. His speech brought ...

Mary Beard delights The Oldie Literary Lunch on her latest book Emperor of Rome

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Beard delights The Oldie Literary Lunch on her latest book Emperor of Rome. The lunch was held at The National Liberal Club on Tuesday 12th Decem...

The Duke of Beaufort on his memoir The Unlikely Duke at The Oldie Literary Lunch 12 Dec 2023

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Duke of Beaufort lit up yesterday's Oldie Literary Lunch on Tuesday 12th December at The National Liberal Club with anecdotes about his privileged...

Jilly Cooper on her latest bonkbuster Tackle at The Oldie's November Literary Lunch 2023

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jilly Cooper on her latest bonkbuster Tackle at The Oldie's November Literary Lunch 2023

Michael Palin speaks at The Oldie Nov Literary Lunch about his latest book Great Uncle Harry

20 Nov 2023

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Michael Palin speaks at The Oldie Nov Literary Lunch about his latest book Great Uncle Harry

Bob Cryer at The Oldie's Nov 2023 Literary Lunch on his father Barry Cryer

20 Nov 2023

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Bob Cryer at The Oldie's Nov 2023 Literary Lunch on his father Barry Cryer. Bob gives a hilarious account of his comedian father from his latest book ...

Simon Heffer delights audiences on his latest history book Sing As We Go: Britain Between The Wars

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Heffer tells The Oldie Literary Lunch on Tuesday 17th October, about Britain between the wars, and in great detail about Neville Chamberlain who...

Listen to Timothy West and his wife Prunella Scales on his latest book Pru and Me: A Love Story, at The Oldie Literary Lunch on Tuesday 17th October 2023

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The sweetest couple Timothy West and Prunella Scales were interviewed by The Oldie's Editor Harry Mount at The Oldie Literary Lunch on Tuesday 17th Oc...

Don McCullin speaks about his latest book Journeys across Roman Asia Minor at The Oldie Literary Lunch on Tuesday 17th October 2023

18 Oct 2023

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Barnaby Rogerson introduces the legendary photographer Don McCullin on his latest book showing back and white photographs of Roman Asia Minor. Barnaby...

Michael Crick at The Oldie Literary Lunch on 5th Sept on his latest book on Nigel Farage: One Party After Another

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jane Ridley speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch on 5th Sept about her latest book on George V: Never A Dull Moment

11 Sep 2023

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Cleo Watson at The Oldie Literary Lunch on 5th Sept about her latest novel Whips

11 Sep 2023

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Listen to Frederic Raphael speaking about his latest book Last Post at The Oldie Literary Lunch 1st August 2023

03 Aug 2023

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Listen to Frederic Raphael speaking about his latest book Last Post at The Oldie Literary Lunch 1st August 2023

Listen to Sir Ferdinand Mount speaking about his latest book on leaders called Big Caesars and Little Caesars

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to Sir Ferdinand Mount speaking about his latest book on leaders called Big Caesars and Little Caesars at The Oldie's Literary Lunch on 1st Aug...

Alan Judd speaks at The Oldie Literary Lunch about his latest spy thrilled Queen & Country

03 Aug 2023

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Alan Judd speaks at The Oldie Literary Lunch about his latest spy thrilled Queen & Country

Listen to Lady Antonia Fraser speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch 18th July 2023

20 Jul 2023

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Lady Antonia Fraser speaks at The Oldie Literary Lunch on 18th July 2023 about her latest book Lady Caroline Lamb: a Free Spirit. At aged 90, Lady Ant...

Listen to Joshua Levine at The Oldie Literary Lunch 18 July 2023

20 Jul 2023

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Listen to Joshua Levine at The Oldie Literary Lunch on his latest book SAS: The Illustrated History of the SAS.

Listen to Angela Levin speaks at The Oldie Literary Lunch on 18th July 2023

20 Jul 2023

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Listen to Angela Levin speaks at The Oldie Literary Lunch on 18th July 2023 about her latest book Camilla: from Outcast to Queen Consort.  Having spe...

Listen here to Glenda Jackson who sadly died today aged 87 at The Oldie of The Year Awards in 2017

15 Jun 2023

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Listen here to Glenda Jackson who sadly died today aged 87 at The Oldie of The Year Awards in 2017

Listen to Edward Stourton speaking about Confessions at The Oldie Literary Lunch 13th June 2023

15 Jun 2023

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Listen to Edward Stourton speaking about Confessions at The Oldie Literary Lunch 13th June 2023

Sir Anthony Seldon speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch on Tuesday 13th June 2023

15 Jun 2023

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Sir Anthony Seldon speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch on Tuesday 13th June 2023 about his latest book Boris at 10, looking at Boris's career as Prim...

Polly Toynbee speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch on Tuesday 13th June 2023

15 Jun 2023

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Polly Toynbee speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch on Tuesday 13th June 2023 about her latest book An Uneasy Inheritance about class and growing up be...

Harry Mount interviews Mary Kenny and A N Wilson at The Agenda Festival

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Harry Mount interviews Mary Kenny and A N Wilson at The Agenda Festival at The Hurlingham Club on Monday 22 May 2023

Lady Glenconner speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch on 9th May 2023 about her latest book "Whatever Next?"

16 May 2023

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Lady Glenconner speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch on 9th May 2023 about her latest book "Whatever Next?"

Chris Mullin speaks at The Oldie Literary Lunch 9th May about his latest book "Didn't You Used To Be Chris Mullen?"

16 May 2023

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Chris Mullin speaks at The Oldie Literary Lunch 9th May about his latest book "Didn't You Used To Be Chris Mullen?"

Henry Dimbleby & Jemima Lewis about their new book Ravenous

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Husband and wife team Henry Dimbleby and Jemima Lewis speak about their latest book Ravenous. Henry of Leon Restaurant fame talks about changing our e...

Craig Brown has everyone in stitches at The Oldie Literary Lunch in Hastings on 26th April 2023

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Oldie hosted a road show tour of Literary Lunches this year. Fairlight Hall in Hastings hosted a charity lunch in aid of the Conquest Hospital. Li...

Harry Mount speaking about his latest book Et Tu, Brute? at Fairlight Hall, Hastings The Oldie Literary Lunch

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Harry Mount speaking about his latest book Et Tu, Brute? at Fairlight Hall, Hastings The Oldie Literary Lunch

Giles and Mary speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch Hastings

10 May 2023

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Giles and Mary speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch Hastings about their latest book - A Diary Of Two Nobodies

Sasha Swire speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch about her book Diary of an MP's Wife Tuesday 14th March

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sasha Swire speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch about her book Diary of an MP's Wife Tuesday 14th March

Harry Mount speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch in Dorset 14th March 2023

23 Mar 2023

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Harry Mount speaks about his book Et Tu, Brute: The Best Latin Lines Ever at The Oldie Literary Lunch in Dorset 14th March 2023

Andrew Lownie speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch in Dorset 14th March 2023

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Lownie speaking about his book Traitor King at The Oldie Literary Lunch on Tuesday 14th March 2023

Prue Leith on Bliss on Toast at The Oldie Literary Lunch 13th December 2022

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

PRUE LEITH ON HER LATEST RECIPE BOOK BLISS ON TOAST Our final speaker at The Oldie Literary Lunch was Prue Leith on her new cookery book, Bliss on To...

Craig Brown on Haywire at The Oldie Literary Lunch 13th December 2022

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

CRAIG BROWN ON HIS LATEST BOOK HAYWIRE Barry Humphries, Oldie columnist, described Craig Brown as an "extremely funny writer". Craig was the leading...

Simon Heffer speaking about Chips Channon at The Oldie Literary Lunch 13th Dec

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

PROFESSOR SIMON HEFFER ON CHIPS CHANNON Our first speaker was Professor Simon Heffer, who has written biographies on, amongst others, Thomas Carlisle...

The Oldie of The Year Awards 2022 presented by Gyles Brandreth

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A N Wilson speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch about his autobiography Confessions

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A N WILSON delivered a startlingly honest and characteristically witty memoir of his youth entitled Confessions. His first autobiography is populated...

Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan speak about their latest book Kings & Queens

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan speak about their latest book Kings & Queens at The Oldie Literary Lunch on Nov 15th at The National Liberal Club

Lucy Lethbridge speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch Nov 15th about Tourists

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

ALL SPEAKERS at The Oldie Literary Lunch Nov 15th: Lucy Lethbridge, Peter Snow and A N Wilson

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Oldie Literary Lunch took place on 15th November at The National Liberal Club. LUCY LETHBRIDGE gave a fascinating talk about her latest book Tour...

The Oldie Gang Show with Andrew Lownie, David Starkey and Dame Eileen Atkins

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Harry Mount hosts the Oldie Gang Show with guests Andrew Lownie, David Starkey and Dame Eileen Atkins. Andrew Lownie reveals the true nature of the D...

Jeffrey Archer - The Oldie Podcast with Harry Bucknall

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

​In this latest edition of the Oldie Podcast, Harry Bucknall talks to that master of story telling himself, Jeffrey Archer, about his new novel, Ove...

Giles and Mary's Oldie Newsround with Harry Mount - Episode 10

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Prompted by the sad death of Richard Rogers, Giles and Mary discuss modern architecture, foreign versus domestic holidays and their Christmas plans @g...

The Right Honourable Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, 158th Speaker of the House of Commons - The Oldie Podcast with Harry Bucknall

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this edition of The Oldie Podcast, Harry Bucknall talks to The Right Honourable Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, 158th Speaker of the House of Commons, whose ...

Giles and Mary's Oldie Newsround with Harry Mount – Episode 9

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's discussion of the news headlines, Giles and Mary discuss lying, Patricia Highsmith's murder theory and the robin's territorial wars @gi...

Mary Churchill's diaries with her daughter Emma Soames - The Oldie Podcast with Harry Bucknall

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

​Mary Churchill’s War, the Wartime Diaries of Churchill’s Youngest Daughter, were published at the end of September.  In the diaries, the se...

Giles and Mary's Oldie Newsround with Harry Mount – Episode 8

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's broadcast, Giles and Mary discuss Meghan Markle, snogging and the overuse of the word 'crisis' @maryandgiles1 @oldiemagazine #podcast

Giles and Mary's Oldie Newsround with Harry Mount - Episode 7

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Newsround, Giles and Mary discuss Jeremy Clarkson's new beer, the slanting shadows of winter sunlight and the difference between omicro...

Giles and Mary's Oldie Newsround with Harry Mount – Episode 6

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Newsround, Giles Wood and Mary Killen choose their dream retirement home - Fawlty Towers. They also discuss whether it's rude to send a...

Giles and Mary's Oldie Newsround with Harry Mount – Episode 5

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Newsround, Giles Wood and Mary Killen discuss Meghan Markle and the art of apologising, the pleasures of going to jail - and autumn lea...

The 100th Anniversary of The Royal British Legion - The Oldie Podcast with Harry Bucknall

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Royal British Legion, charged by Royal Charter with the continuing welfare, remembrance, representation and comradeship of all those who serve or ...

Giles and Mary's Oldie Newsround with Harry Mount - Episode 4

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Oldie Newsround, Giles Wood and Mary Killen discuss irritable drinkers, Britain's booming population of grey seals and the horrors of P...

Giles and Mary's Oldie Newsround with Harry Mount - Episode 3

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Oldie Newsround, Giles Wood and his wife Mary Killen discuss what to do when your spouse lets you down, what to do in the country and h...

Giles and Mary's Oldie Newsround with Harry Mount - Episode 2

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Oldie Newsround, Giles and Mary reveal the best way to turn down a party invitation and how to build the perfect fire. @Oldiemagazine @...

Giles and Mary's Oldie Newsround with Harry Mount - Episode 1

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In a new podcast series, welcome to the weekly round-up of the news by Oldie columnist Giles Wood and his wife, Mary Killen, the Spectator's agony aun...

Tea for Two - Madeline Smith, The Oldie Podcast with Harry Bucknall

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This month sees Harry Bucknall, with The Oldie Podcast tucked under his arm, venture out from under his lockdown rock in Dorset  to London and the r...

A toast to brilliant actor Robert Bathurst - The Oldie Podcast with Harry Bucknall

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Actor Robert Bathurst is perhaps best known as David Marsden in ITV’s long running hit series, Cold Feet but  since early days from  the Cambridg...

Loyd Grossman, Renaissance man - Oldie Podcast

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

From punk to the Summer of Love to Rousseau, Loyd Grossman, whose article on 18th century wood carver Grinling Gibbons features in this month’s maga...

Harry Bucknall with BSO Hollywood Classics conductor Pete Harrison - The Oldie Podcast

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This Saturday 13th March, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra invites The Oldie to the movies, as Harry Bucknall talks to Pete Harrison, guest conducto...

Hunter Davies, the Fleet Street legend with Harry Bucknall - The Oldie Podcast

14 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

 At 85, Hunter Davies, buoyed by his younger girlfriend Clare, has received his covid jabs and is raring to go. The writer and Fleet Street legend te...

Maureen Lipman, It's Great to Be a Dame - Oldie Podcast

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Harry Bucknall covers Maureen's Damehood, Gyles Brandreth’s control of the remote on Celebrity Gogglebox, the perfect recipe for chips as concocted ...

The Oldie Podcast: BSO Christmas Crackers Concert is in its 5th decade - Harry Bucknall

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Pete Harrison, guest conductor for the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's Christmas Crackers concert tells Harry Bucknall that the show will go on. BSO ...

Craig Brown and Friends – a Hilarious Oldie Podcast

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Britain's funniest writer, Craig Brown, has asked his pals to record some of his greatest hits. Starring Richard Ingrams as Prince Philip, Eleanor Bro...

Barry Cryer, Comedy Legend – Oldie Podcast

08 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

At 85, Barry Cryer has worked with them all, from Bob Hope to Morecambe & Wise. In this uproariously funny interview, he recalls a lifetime of lau...

William Wordsworth at 250

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Oldie's Ferdie Rous talks to author and journalist, Frances Wilson, about Wordsworth's idyllic home in the Lake District, his remarkably intense ...

Ed West: 'All conservatives are pessimists'

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Oldie's Ferdie Rous talks to Ed West, the Deputy editor of UnHerd and son of Oldie columnist Mary Kenny, about why all conservatives are pessimis...

Does Homer really matter?

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Oxford University recently announced that Homer’s Iliad would be dropped from its Classics syllabus.   Ferdie Rous speaks to Harry Mount, Oldie edi...

50 years on Fleet Street – Mary Kenny

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Kenny, one of the founders of the Irish Women’s Liberation Movement, talks to The Oldie’s Ferdie Rous about her fifty years on Fleet Street, ...

Sinclair McKay describes the horror of the Dresden firebombing

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

At the Oldie's February lunch, Sinclair McKay spoke about his new book, Dresden: the Fire and the Darkness.

Dan Cruickshank – a Londoner through and through

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Cruickshank spoke about his new book, Cruickshank’s London: A Portrait of a City in 13 Walks, at the Oldie's February lunch.

Lord Tugendhat explains the English origins of Nazism

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

At the Oldie's February lunch, Lord Tugendhat spoke about his new book, A History of Britain Through Books: 1900 ‑ 1964.

Rupert Bear – Gyles Brandreth's hero

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gyles Brandreth talks to The Oldie's Ferdie Rous about Rupert Bear, his love of words and why Shakespeare matters

Why Trump will win

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

James Fletcher, who's making a film, The Accidental President, talks to Harry Mount about the US election Image: A souvenir-seller at the Trump rally...

Who will be the Democratic candidate for President?

07 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Oldie Editor Harry Mount talks to Philip Delves Broughton, former New York Correspondent for the Daily Telegraph and Ivo Dawnay, the former Washington...

Are criminals responsible for their actions?

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Oldie's Ferdie Rous talks to author, former prison doctor and journalist Theodore Dalrymple. Dalrympe tells us about the psychology of crime and...

Taking a Walk with Patrick Barkham

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Author, Oldie columnist and nature writer Patrick Barkham talks to Ferdie Rous, The Oldie's Editorial Assistant, about the Scottish Highlands, HS2 and...

Oberammergau – the town that promised God a play

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Oldie's Editorial Assistant Ferdie Rous talks to journalist, author and travel writer WIlliam Cook about Oberammergau's world-renowned passion pla...

I loved Kenny with all my everything

03 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Actress and costar of the Kenny Everett Show, Cleo Rocos, tells Oldie Editor Harry Mount about her time working with Kenny Everett

Louis XIV – the king who loved war too much

02 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ferdie Rous talks to Philip Mansel, co-founder of The Society for Court Studies and the author of King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV, about the ...

Gyles Brandreth on Dancing by the Light of the Moon

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gyles Brandreth talks about his new book, Dancing by the Light of the Moon, at the Oldie's Christmas lunch. Learning poetry prevents dementia and hel...

Victoria Hislop on Those who are loved

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Victoria Hislop presented her book, Those who are loved, at the Oldie's Christmas lunch. The plot centres on Thenis, a woman born in Greece in the 1...

Philip Mansel on King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Philip Mansel talks about his new book, King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV, at the Oldie's Christmas lunch. Louis XIV was perhaps the most powe...

Not the Nine O'Clock News recalled 40 years on

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Oldie podcast with Harry Mount, editor of The Oldie. John Lloyd explains the disastrous beginnings of the show and how the 1979 electio...

Venus & Aphrodite: History of a Goddess by Bettany Hughes

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ferdie Rous, The Oldie's editorial assistant, speaks to celebrated historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes about the extraordinary history of Venus-A...

Scott of the Antarctic: hero or bungler?

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Oldie's editorial assistant, Ferdie Rous, talks to acclaimed author and travel-writer Sara Wheeler about 200 years of Antarctic exploration. Sara...

Lloyd George nearly lost us the war

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Heffer speaks at an Oldie literary lunch about the Staring at God: Britain during the Great War. He tells of the political class's inability to...

A Sparrow's Life as Sweet as Ours

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John McEwen and Carry Akroyd talk about the bird-infested history of the Douglas Home family, the sex life of the Great Bustard and how best to portra...

What were the three traumas of London's history?

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Jenkins speaks at the Oldie Literary Lunch about the three traumas of London's history, how London was shaped by the free market and the city co...

Troy – the cradle of a thousand heroes and heroines

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Oldie's Editor Harry Mount talks to Times and Telegraph regular Hannah Betts about Troy, Homer and the mixed legacy of Heinrich Schliemann, who r...

34: Gamesmanship and other Potterisms

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Oldie podcast with Harry Mount, the editor of The Oldie. This month we have a fantastic piece by Damian Thompson in the magazine about...

Wiliam Dalrymple – The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Historian, travel-writer and bestselling author William Dalrymple, talks to the Oldie's Editorial Assistant Ferdie Rous about the rise of The East Ind...

Was Maggie Thatcher a prude? asks Charles Moore

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Charles Moore talks about the third and last part of his biography of Margaret Thatcher at the Oldie's October lunch. Moore talked about Thatcher's i...

A N Wilson on the man who saved the Monarchy

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A N Wilson talks about Prince Albert: The Man Who Saved The Monarchy at the Oldie's October lunch. We don't appreciate how much Britain owes Albert....

33: Peter Hitchens: we won the war, or did we?

20 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this edition of the Oldie podcast.   Ferdie Rous, The Oldie's Editorial Assistant, speaks to author, commentator and Mail on Sunday column...

32: October Issue: Abbey Road – The Beatles's Best Studio Album?

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Oldie’s October podcast.   50 years ago, on the 26th September, The Beatles’s Abbey Road album was first released. Today, we are j...

31: October Issue: Dominic Green's Downton Abbey Suit

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Oldie Editor, Harry Mount, speaks to Dominic Green – Life & Arts Editor at the Spectator USA and regular contributor to The Oldie's Letter from ...

September Issue: Toffs vs Servants in Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Oldie's September podcast with Harry Mount the editor of The Oldie and the actor, Simon Williams, who played Captain Bellamy in Upstair...

30: David Kynaston and Francis Green on Britain's educational apartheid

16 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is the funding gap between private and state schools? Is there equal educational opportunity? How can we end Britain's educational apartheid? Da...

29: Douglas Carswell's manifesto for optimism

16 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The world is getting better. Amid the doom and gloom of the news, things are actually pretty good, says Douglas Carswell. In this talk, Carswell char...

29: Anne de Courcy on Chanel's saucy secrets

16 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is the difference between Old Masters and old mistresses? Where did Chanel put her No. 5? Whose yacht was called the 'floating double-bed'? Anne...

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