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The Oldie is the only organisation to hold regular literary lunches in London. The lunches are held once a month at the historic venue of Simpsons-in-the-Strand and each one is addressed by three authors of recently published books, each of whom speaks for about 10 minutes.
Before the lunch guests can meet the authors in the downstairs bar and buy signed copies of their book.  The atmosphere is friendly and informal.

Now in their thirteenth year, the Oldie Literary lunches have been addressed by a huge and varied cast of writers, politicians and actors. Recent speakers have included P. D. James, Tony Benn, Wilbur Smith, Eric Sykes, A. N. Wilson, Douglas Hurd, Humphrey Lyttleton, John Mortimer, etc.

Any member of the public can attend our lunches. You do not have to be an Oldie subscriber. But as the lunches sell out very quickly, it is advisable to book your seat early. We now film the speeches and you can see them on this site. Click here to see the films.

(Please note that our literary lunches are unfortunately not suitable for people in wheelchairs as Simpson’s do not have a lift.)

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Andrew Marr on The Making of Modern Britain
The broadcaster and political commentator will speak about his new book which is published to coincide with the eponymous television series. Marr, a former editor of the Independent and former political editor of the BBC, now presents The Andrew Marr Show and Start the Week on Radio 4. 

Douglas Hurd on Choose Your Weapons: A History of the Foreign Secretary
Lord Hurd was Foreign Secretary to Margaret Thatcher, private secretary to Edward Heath and an MP between 1974 and 1997. Drawing on his experiences, Choose Your Weapons is a history of British political life and foreign policy when Britain was at the peak of Empire. As well as his memoirs, Hurd has also written a highly acclaimed biography of Robert Peel. 

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