The Oldie | July 2026
The July issue of The Oldie is out now!
In this issue, read:
• Mark Bryant on the genius of Osbert Lancaster
• Paul Burke remembers Caroline Aherne
• Miriam Stoppard reflects on 65 years as a doctor
• Nanette Newman celebrates Bryan Forbes at 100
• Tony Adams on taking his last drink
• James Birkin on age discrimination at the bar
• Liz Hodgkinson on sex and marriage
• Jackie Verrall on the French Exit
• Nicky Dunne on Nancy Mitford's bookshop
• James Pembroke meets tour guides from hell
Plus:
• Gyles Brandreth's diary
• Richard Godwin on subscription creep
• A N Wilson's Oldie Man of Letters
• Mary Killen's beauty tips
• Prue Leith's column
• Tom Hodgkinson, Giles Wood and many more regular favourites
Also included is the summer edition of The Oldie Review of Books, featuring:
• Memoir & Biography
• History
• Fiction
• Summer Reading
• Current Affairs, including Sam Leith on oligarchs
• Art, including Lucy Lethbridge on royal fashion
• Nature
• Crime & Thrillers
• Christopher Howse on the art of bookbinding
In Books, reviews include works by Martin Sixsmith, Sathnam Sanghera, Nicholas Shakespeare, Lucy Beckett, Hester Grant and Simon Warrack.
In Arts, enjoy features on film, theatre, television, radio, music and exhibitions.
Travel highlights include Harry Mount's latest Odyssey, Kate Adie's adventures on the road and a walk through Bedgebury with Patrick Barkham.
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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Articles dans ce numéro
Vous trouverez ci-dessous une sélection d'articles dans The Oldie July 2026.