The Oldie Magazine - Saturday 28th January

OLDIE REVIEW OF BOOKS

A round-up of reviews

CARTOONS

The Oldie cartoons

THE OLD UN'S DIARY

All the news that matters. And some that doesn't

WHAT IS?

Your guide to modern life

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The Oldie Magazine - Saturday 28th January

The FEBRUARY issue..

OUT NOW!

What's in this month's Oldie?

Edward Enfield causing trouble through letter-writing*Joan Collins as described by Mark Ellen * Elwyn Jones on doing a life sentence in a North Carolina penitentiary*Roger Law of Fluck & Law fame going to pot (literally) in China* Nick Newman on the horrors of the queue to see the Leonardo exhibition * Jamie Douglas-Home on the horror that is Dumfries House* Plus Books of the Year from Jane Gardam, William Trevor, Peter O' Toole, Lucinda Lambton, Jilly Cooper and more....

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Welcome! The Oldie is Richard Ingrams' humorous monthly magazine, packed with great writers and cartoons - a veritable Private Eye for grown-ups...

“And the good news is there's more rain on the way”

“He's on the web”

“In the book they just shake hands”

“Where do you see yourself in five minutes' time?”

“Oh no! They've turned it into a Castropub!”

“An escort? He looks more like a mini...!”

“Well? ...Fetch the spare, fetch the spare!”

“- and our pamphlet '101 things to do while waiting for your new knee'”

“May I tell him why you're calling?”

“All our operators have been made redundant - your call will be answered as soon as the recession ends”

“Your Mother's a keen supporter of assisted suicide”

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What is The Oldie?

RICHARD INGRAMS WRITES: "After editing Private Eye for over twenty years, I decided in 1992, along with a group of friends (Auberon Waugh, Alexander Chancellor and Stephen Glover), to launch The Oldie. The aim was to produce an antidote to youth culture but, more importantly, a magazine with emphasis on good writing, humour and quality illustration..."