513: Nell Dunn in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf
Charlotte Metcalf visits the author and playwright Nell Dunn, now aged 90, and asks her to look back on her life. She reflects on her unconv...
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The Oldie magazine’s podcast featuring discussion and debate around the lead features in the latest magazine, plus live recordings from our famous Literary Lunches. Presented by Harry Mount...
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512: Max Hastings in conversation with Harry Mount at the Henley Literary Festival
Appearing at the Henley Literary Festival, Max Hastings talks to Harry Mount about his new book, Plunder – the Last of the War in Europe, 19...
511: Aberfan, Sixty Years On – John Humphrys and Matthew Norman
Sixty years ago, on October 21, 1966, a colliery spoil tip collapsed, and engulfed the Welsh village of Aberfan, killing 116 children and 28...
510: Madeline Smith in conversation with Harry Mount
Madeline Smith - the Bond Girl in Live and Let Die - tells Harry Mount about Roger Moore's magnetic digital watch that undid her dress in th...
509: Madeline Smith at the Oldie Literary Lunch
Madeline Smith speaking about her new book, Bond Girl: From '60s Fashion Model to Half a Century on Stage and Screen , at the Oldie Literary...
508: Giles Milton at the Oldie Literary Lunch
Giles Milton speaking about his new book, Empire at the Edge of the World , at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal C...
508: William Cook at the Oldie Literary Lunch
William Cook speaking about his new book, The Fifteenth Man , at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on Octobe...
507: When Harry met Fruity - the Hell of Modern Travel
Crammed airports. Traffic jams. Thugs playing loud music on trains… Is any form of travel bearable these days? Editor, Harry Mount, and Supp...
506: Sister Teresa Keswick in conversation with Harry Mount
Sister Teresa Keswick has written unique columns for The Oldie for 12 years. Now she has written a book, Comfort and Joy: A Nun’s Reflection...
505: When Harry met Fruity - the October issue of the Oldie Magazine
Editor Harry Mount and Supplements Editor Charlotte 'Fruity' Metcalf discuss the new issue of the Oldie. In his book, Idle in Provence, Eric...
504: John Humphrys, the Rottweiler of the Today programme, argues with Oldie columnist Matthew Norman about defence spending
We're not at war, says John - so why waste money that could go to African aid? Russian attacks are increasing - and the Far Right is on the...
503: Ian La Frenais in conversation with Harry Mount
Ian La Frenais tells Harry Mount about his extraordinary writing partnership with Dick Clement that has lasted over 60 years. Starting with...
502: Mary Beard at the Oldie Literary Lunch
Mary Beard speaking about his new book, Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old , at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Libe...
501: Julian Lloyd-Webber at the Oldie Literary Lunch
Julian Lloyd-Webber speaking about his new book, Bows and Arrows: The Autobiography , at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National...
500: Matthew Sweet at the Oldie Literary Lunch
Matthew Sweet speaking about his new book, The Great Dictator: A Life of Barbara Cartland , at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s Na...
499: Natalie Livingstone in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf
Natalie Livingstone is a writer whose book, The Nuremberg Women , published earlier this year, became an instant bestseller. She’s also chai...
498: Robert Harris in conversation with Harry Mount
Robert Harris tells Harry Mount about his new historical novel, Agrippa. Agrippa, Emperor Augustus's righthand man, built the Pantheon and w...
497: Nigel Havers in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf
Nigel Havers is the well-known actor, renowned for his numerous movies from Passage to India with David Lean to Chariots of Fire alongside h...
496: When Harry Met Fruity - the September issue of The Oldie
Harry Mount, Oldie editor, talks to Charlotte 'Fruity' Metcalf, Supplements Editor, about the new issue. They discuss Mary Kenny's article o...
495: Michael Rosen in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf
Michael Rosen is the multi award-winning and prolific children’s author and poet and the former Children’s Laureate. He’s also the presenter...