The Oldie | October 2026
The October issue of The Oldie is out now!
In this issue, read:
• Eric Idle on A Python in Provence
• Nigel Planer on being frozen by fame
• John Humphrys on Aberfan, 60 years on
• Simon O’Hagan on Fowler’s English Usage turning 100
• Andrew Roberts on the youthful starts of big stars
• Ferdinand Mount on Divine Sister Teresa
• James Owen Drife on maternity carelessness
• Michael Simkins on Alan Ayckbourn’s genius
• Frederic Raphael on the real Sinatra and Gregory Peck
• Lucas Chancellor on his AI education
• Laurie Taylor on the witty, insecure Robinson
• David Eskerdjian on Correggio in Dresden
• Margaret Moore on improving her bust
Plus:
• Gyles Brandreth’s diary
• Matthew Norman’s Grumpy Oldie Man
• A N Wilson’s Oldie Man of Letters
• Mary Kenny’s Postcards from the Edge
• Prue Leith’s News
• Mary Killen’s Beauty Tips
• Buzz Aldrin in I Once Met…
• And many more regular favourites
In Books, reviews include works by Rachael Stirling, Michael Morpurgo, Eric Idle, James Marriott, Andrew Pettegree and William Boyd.
In Arts, enjoy features on film, theatre, television, radio, music and exhibitions.
Travel highlights include Giles Milton on William Stevenson, the King of the Arctic, an artists’ guide to France, Tom Courtenay on the road and a hidden spa in East Anglia.
Alongside all your favourite regulars: gardening, cookery, restaurants, drink, motoring, sport, money, digital life, birds, bridge, crosswords and more.
Enjoy!
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First published in 1992 and created by ex-Private Eye Richard Ingrams, The Oldie has been Britain’s funniest magazine for nearly 30 years. Each issue is packed with 100-148 pages of non-stop wit and eclecticism alongside the very best cartoons in the country.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in The Oldie October 2026.