The Oldie | November 2026
The November issue of The Oldie is out now!
This issue includes The Oldie Christmas Gift Guide Supplement.
In this issue, read:
Stephen Fry on the genius of Charles Hawtrey
Anna Tyzack on remedial manners lessons
Ruth Talbot on missing her late husband’s snoring
Hugo Vickers on Charles Spencer’s moving, flawed tribute
Nina Stibbe on the return of the bus tour
Catriona Olding on her giant Dad’s tragedy
Roberta Planer on being an invisible wife
Caitlin Davies on the Charles Dickens mystery that has been solved
Peter Dyke celebrates 50 years of Reggie Perrin
Matt Lincoln on how to catch a book thief
William Cook on his grandfather, the German war hero
Michael Carter on fat friars
Paul Heiney on Fanny Cradock’s kitchen disaster
Mary Killen’s top party tips
Plus:
Gyles Brandreth’s Diary
Matthew Norman’s Grumpy Oldie Man
A N Wilson’s Oldie Man of Letters
Prue Leith’s column
Mary Kenny’s Postcards from the Edge
Sophia Waugh’s School Days
and many more regular favourites
In Books, reviews include works on Sylvester Stallone, Aristotle, Oxford, Napoleon and His Marshals, and the American way of killing.
In Arts, enjoy features on film, theatre, television, radio, music and exhibitions.
Travel highlights include Puglia’s secret treasures, following in the footsteps of Van Eyck, holidays from hell, a walk through Bentley Wood in Wiltshire and On the Road with Jan Leeming.
Plus all your favourite regulars: gardening, cookery, restaurants, drink, sport, motoring, money and more.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in The Oldie November 2026.