The Oldie | August 2021
Welcome to the August issue of the Oldie, blissful reading on a steamy summer's day.
Madeline Smith recalls her co-star Alec Guiness. He was gossipy, nervous and greedy - but he was a genius.
Fifty years ago, a groggy Barry Humphries stopped drinking and said goodbye to embarrassment, misery and putting his hand on the wrong knee.
Rachel Johnson, once known as Radio Rachel, has stopped gossiping, now her brother is PM.
Garry Dickens delights in the Mini Cooper as the lovely little car turns 60.
Elisabeth Leigh remembers her friend, a Glaswegian bagman for the Philadelphia Mafia.
The diary celebrates the new collection of poems by Roger McGough, presenter of Radio 4's Poetry Please.
Valerie Pakenham on the ancient kingdom of Meath.
PLUS: David Horspool on the rise of Oliver Cromwell; Simon Hemelryk on the enduring appeal of Felicity Kendal as she turns 75; Roy Strong explains why he loves moving house; AND Frances Wilson on Anne Theroux's memoir about the end of her marriage.
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