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26: Anna Pasternak speaks about the kindhearted Wallis Simpson

Introduced by Barry Cryer, Anna Pasternak speaks at the Oldie's July lunch. Looking past the...

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Antony Beevor on the British obsession with Operation Market Garden

Introduced by Barry Cryer, Sir Antony Beevor spoke at the Oldie's July lunch about the British...

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25: July Issue: Barry Cryer – the peopleholic

Welcome to the July issue of the Oldie podcast. Harry Mount editor of The Oldie speaks to the...

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25: Why did Carrington hate Boris Johnson?

Christopher Lee speaks at the Oldie Literary Lunch about Lord Carrington: his peculiarly-named...

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24: Rachel Kelly on the three things that beat depression

Introduced by Barry Cryer, Rachel Kelly spoke about her experiences with depression, anxiety and...

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23: Chris Mullin on the prescience of A Very British Coup

Introduced by Barry Cryer, former MP Chris Mullin speaks about an encounter with George W Bush,...

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21: Adrian Tinniswood on the Queen Mother's steady drinking

Adrian Tinniswood, author of Behind the Throne: A Domestic History of the British Royal...

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22: Sara Lodge on singing Edward Lear

Sara Lodge, former speechwriter to Kofi Annan and author of Inventing Edward Lear, speaks at the...

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20: Getting through D-Day – Giles Milton talks Eisenhower, Pegasus Bridge and Rommel

Welcome to the Oldie's June Podcast. D-Day took place 75 years ago on the 6th June. It was the...

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18: Christopher Howse on the angriest landlord in London

Christopher Howse speaks about the highs and lows of the golden days of Soho. Soho in the...

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19: Robert Hutton on MI5's most secret agent: Jack King

During the Second World War, MI5 ran a secret operation to root out Nazi-sympathisers. At the...

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19: Giles Milton on a commando's unexpected encounter with Erwin Rommel

With commemorations for the 75th anniversary of D-Day just around the corner, we were delighted...

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Prince Albert's Coburg – 'the stud farm of Europe'

Welcome to The Oldie's May podcast. William Cook, a regular contributor to The Oldie, the...

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Prue Leith on Bake Off, Bomb scares and Explosive Marmalade

At the April lunch, Prue Leith spoke about her life in cooking, one of Paul Hollywood's meaner...

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Hugo Vickers on the unusual girth of the Queen's great-grandmother

Hugo Vickers on The Quest for Queen Mary by James Pope-Hennessy, which he edited. He spoke...

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17: Matthew Sturgis on the wit and charms of Oscar Wilde

At the April Literary Lunch, Matthew Sturgis spoke about his new book, Oscar: A Life.

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Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais remember Ronnie Barker, Porridge and The Likely Lads

Welcome to the Spring podcast of The Oldie magazine. Harry Mount speaks to the great Dick...

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16: Look, no wrinkles – Mary Killen on the lazy facelift

Mary Killen has no time for the knife, the exercises or the headstands. Instead, she lies back...

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15: Why Brian Clough swore at Motty

John Motson speaks about his new book, World Cup Motty: My World Cup Stories at The Oldie's...

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13: Lady Colin Campbell on the unbridled masculinity of Prince Philip

Lady Colin Campbell speaks about her new book, The Queen's Marriage at The Oldie's February...

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