Regulars

• The Old Un's Notes
• Gyles Brandreth's Diary
• Grumpy Oldie Man Matthew Norman
• Olden Life: Who was Colonel Blimp? Mark Bryant
• Modern Life: What is toddler core? Richard Godwin
• Oldie Man of Letters A N Wilson
• I Once Met ... Buzz Aldrin Tim Carroll
• Memory Lane James Nason
• Postcards from the Edge Mary Kenny
• Prue's News
• Mary Killen's Beauty Tips
• Small World Jem Clarke
• Town Mouse Tom Hodgkinson
• Country Mouse Giles Wood
• History David Horspool
• School Days Sophia Waugh
• God Sister Teresa Keswick
• Mammon Liz Hodgkinson
• The Doctor's Surgery Dr Theodore Dalrymple
• Commonplace Corner
• Rant: Cocaine Sybilla Hart
• Readers' Letters
• Crossword
• Bridge Andrew Robson
• Competition Tessa Castro
• Ask Virginia Ironside

Features

• A Python in Provence Eric Idle
• Frozen by Fame Nigel Planer
• Aberfan, 60 years on John Humphrys
• Fowler's English Usage turns 100 Simon O'Hagan
• Big stars' useful starts Andrew Roberts
• Divine Sister Teresa Ferdinand Mount
• Maternity carelessness James Owen Drife
• Alan Ayckbourne's genius Michael Simkins
• The real Sinatra and Gregory Peck Frederic Raphael
• My AI education Lucas Chancellor
• Witty, insecure Robert Robinson Laurie Taylor
• Correggio in Dresden David Eskerdjian
• I must improve my bust Margaret Moore

Arts

• Film: De Gaulle: Résistance Harry Mount
• Theatre: Electra/Persona William Cook
• Television Frances Wilson
• Radio Valerie Grove
• Music Richard Osborne
• Golden Oldies Mark Ellen
• Exhibitions Huon Mallalieu

Books

• All About My Mother, by Rachel Stirling Simon Williams
• Down Burrow Lane, by Michael Morpugo Paul Heiney
• Idle in Provence: A Brief History of Thyme, by Eric Idle Catriona Olding
• The New Dark Ages, by James Marriott Tom Allen
• The Bookshop: A History of Bookselling from the Dawn of Print, by Andrew Pettegree Jospeh Connolly
• Cold Sunset, by William Boyd Nicholas Lezard

Travel

• William Stevenson, King of the Arctic Giles Milton
• Artists' guide to France Nick Trend
• On the Road: Tom Courtenay Louise Flind
• Taking a Swim: East Anglia's hidden spa Patrick Barkham

Pursuits

• Gardening David Wheeler
• Kitchen Garden Simon Courtauld
• Cookery Elisabeth Luard
• Restaurants James Pembroke
• Drink Bill Knott
• Sport Jim White
• Motoring Alan Judd
• Money Matters Neil Collins
• Digital Life Matthew Webster
• Bird of the Month: Goshawk John McEwen