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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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474: When Harry Met Fruity – the July Issue
1w ago00:17:53Tap to summarizeOldie Editor Harry Mount and Supplements Editor Charlotte Metcalf enjoy the latest issue of the magazine. They discuss Tony Adams' last drink and Liz Hodgkinson's vow of celibacy.
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473: David Hockney's biographer Christopher Sykes talks to Harry Mount
2w ago00:26:51Tap to summarizeChristopher Sykes, author of Hockney: The Biography, tells Harry Mount what the late, great painter was really like and why his pictures were quite so captivating
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472: Andrew Graham-Dixon at the Oldie Literary Lunch
2w ago00:12:19Tap to summarizeAndrew Graham-Dixon speaking about his new book, Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on June 16th 2026.
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471: Sinclair McKay at the Oldie Literary Lunch
2w ago00:11:37Tap to summarizeSinclair McKay speaking about his new book, Dad's Army: The Glorious True Story of the Home Guard in WW2, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on June 16th 2026.
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470: James Reed at the Oldie Literary Lunch
2w ago00:14:17Tap to summarizeJames Reed speaking about his new book, Karma Capitalism: Why Being a Good Business is Good Business, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on June 16th 2026.
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469: The Odd Couple, sponsored by Baillie Gifford Actual Investors: John Humphrys and Matthew Norman on the World Cup
2w ago00:46:06Tap to summarizeWorld Cup fever is building for everyone – except John Humphrys. The last game the legendary broadcaster watched was the World Cup Final in 1966 – ever since, he has loathed professional sport. Meanwhile, Matthew Norman, former Evening Standard sports columnist, has written two books about sport – and will be glued to the telly for the next month.This week's podcast is kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford, Actual Investors, who take a long-term approach to investing in exceptional companies.Recorded by Yamaha Music.
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468: Maureen Lipman – Driving Miss Maisie
3w ago00:05:51Tap to summarizeIn a special sketch written for The Oldie, Maureen plays an aggrieved ex-wife asking her ex-husband, Brian, for help with her daughter, Maisie, who has gone catastrophically off the rails...
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467: When Harry Met Fruity – the June issue of The Oldie
3w ago00:15:16Tap to summarizeOldie editor, Harry Mount, and supplements editor, Charlotte 'Fruity' Metcalf, discuss the latest issue of the magazine – and discuss the ingredients of the perfect article.
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466: Margaret Drabble in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf
4w ago00:29:45Tap to summarizeCharlotte Metcalf talks to the multiple-award winning writer Margaret Drabble about her books, her upbringing, her early life in theatre and her new book, The Great Good Places and discovers why she will never write another novel nor be publishing her long memoir during her lifetime.
Transcribe →465: The Odd Couple, sponsored by Baillie Gifford - John Humphrys and Matthew Norman on Restaurant Hell - and Heaven
May 2500:41:10Tap to summarizeJohn Humphrys loathes the pretence - and expense - of smart restaurants. Matthew Norman, former food critic, has spent some of his happiest moments in restaurants - but has never matched the pleasure of a Chinese meal in Willesden when he was six.Recorded at Yamaha Studios
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