Introduction from the Editor on the latest issue

Welcome to the October issue of The Oldie, full of witty, gripping and extremely moving pieces.

Simon Williams salutes his old friend Diana Rigg, and the fine tribute paid to her in a new memoir by her daughter, Rachael Stirling.

On the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, John Humphrys recalls the town's agony, as the first reporter on the scene.

Frederic Raphael opens up his diary to reveal the stinginess of Gregory Peck and Frank Sinatra's shortcomings as a lover.

And Nigel Planer, Neil in The Young Ones, writes about how fame freezes stars in their youth.

Harry Mount, Editor, The Oldie