The Oldie | March 2026
The March issue of The Oldie is OUT NOW!
In this issue, read:
• Forty years ago, Ian La Frenais encouraged Ian McShane to play Lovejoy – after a night on the tiles with Ava Gardner
• Mark Bryant salutes cartoonist Vicky, who lampooned Harold Macmillan as a superhero
• Are you U or non-U? Seventy years after Nancy Mitford’s bestseller, class distinction lingers on. By A N Wilson
• Treat old age like a job. Nanette Newman, 91, has all the right qualifications for employment as an oldie
• I Once Snogged John Lennon. By Diana Airey
• The Pros and Cons of Marriage:
o Amelia Milne’s office romance led to marriage...
o ... while Charlotte Metcalf swears she will never walk up the aisle
• The Bayeux Tapestry is coming to London. In 1941, Himmler tried – and catastrophically failed – to steal it for his German castle. By Will Bowen
• Modern etiquette is a minefield. Gone are the days when the man always paid – but splitting the bill can be monstrous. By Liz Hodgkinson
• Rule Britannia. When Neil Titley hitched a lift on the Queen’s yacht, he was treated like royalty.
Also enjoy pieces by regular contributors, including Gyles Brandreth, Prue Leith, Mary Killen, Giles Wood, Tom Hodgkinson, Elisabeth Luard and Lucinda Lambton. Plus book, film and theatre reviews; travel, restaurant and cookery columns; crosswords and competitions; and details of the latest Oldie trips and Literary Lunches. 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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