The Oldie | September 2026
The September issue of The Oldie is out now!
In this issue, read:
• Sarah Sands on the joy of hymns
• Andrew Roberts on the worst film accents ever
• Hilary Bracegirdle on the life of Beryl Cook in pictures
• Emily Hourican on Princess Margaret’s wild time in Ireland
• John Humphrys remembers Edward Stourton and Rod Liddle
• Harry Mount on a night at the Inns of Court
• Ian La Frenais on the last days of Peter Sellers
• Cosmo Landesman on the sad decline of the coffee house
• Jim White on Belfast’s troubled murals
• Paul Cartledge on Pericles, King of Athens
• Titus Mills on the last Arnhem hero
• Ben Ineichen on suburban Kingsley Amis
• Bruce Beresford on Hollywood’s big script problem
• Prue Leith on her A&E visit in Prue’s News
Plus:
• Gyles Brandreth’s diary
• Matthew Norman’s Grumpy Oldie Man
• A N Wilson’s Oldie Man of Letters
• Stephen Smith asks: who was Mickey the smoking chimp?
• Mary Killen’s Beauty Tips
• Mary Kenny’s Postcards from the Edge
• And many more regular favourites
In Books, reviews include works by Robert Harris, Philip Hensher, Anita Brookner, Bob Dylan and Meg Mason.
In Arts, enjoy features on film, theatre, television, radio, music and exhibitions.
Travel highlights include a sleeping Slovak beauty, the Impressionists at the Bowes Museum, Patricia Hodge on the road and a walk around a West Yorkshire wall.
Alongside all your favourite regulars: gardening, cookery, restaurants, drink, motoring, sport, money, birds, digital life, bridge, crosswords and more.
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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