The Oldie | Spring 2026
The Spring issue of The Oldie is out now!
In this issue, read:
• Andrew Roberts on Eric Morecambe’s centenary
• A seasonal thought for Easter from Rev Richard Harris
• Roger Lewis on absent friends
• Quentin Letts on MCC’s sticky wicket
• Ada Wordsworth on Catch-22 in Ukraine
• Lucien Frémaux on the highs and lows of art-dealing
• Robert Hardman on the American Queen
• Sally Lott-Phillips on her Aintree win
• Dennis Tuohy on David Attenborough at 100
• James Pembroke on the Oldie Literary Lunch at 30
• Melanie Cable-Alexander on the attraction of older men
• Guy Pratt on going bellringing
Plus:
• Richard Godwin on modern life
• A N Wilson’s Oldie Man of Letters
• Mary Killen’s beauty tips
• Prue Leith’s recipes
• Tom Hodgkinson, Gyles Wood and many more regular favourites
In Books, enjoy pieces on Alan Bennett, Jan Morris, and the revival of Britain’s ancient woods.
In Arts, features include Peaky Blinders revisited, television, radio and music.
Also included are travel highlights from Suffolk to Perthshire, alongside all your favourite regulars — diaries, crosswords, competitions, and reader events.
Including a special 32-page travel supplement. Enjoy!
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First published in 1992 and created by ex-Private Eye Richard Ingrams, The Oldie has been Britain’s funniest magazine for nearly 30 years. Each issue is packed with 100-148 pages of non-stop wit and eclecticism alongside the very best cartoons in the country.
The Oldie is your go-to destination for all the latest happenings in theatre, art, gardening, music, television, travel and more. Enjoy regular features such as The Oldie review of books, a quarterly supplement rounding up the best 50 books or the new travel section with top recommendations from readers, as well as Lucinda Lambton’s hidden gems of Britain. Each issue is bursting with quick-witted articles covering a diverse range of topics written by some of the world’s best columnists, including Gyles Brandreth, Virginia Ironside, Mary Kenny, Giles Wood and Matthew Norman.
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