The Oldie
Merry blooming Christmas
No one captures better than Raymond Briggs the ambivalence that many of us feel towards the festive season, says Daisy Dunn
Long life
The Eurostar train descended gently into the Channel Tunnel, went halfway along it, and then stopped. There it remained for…
Long life
The Oldie magazine — of which, until otherwise advised, I appear to be the editor — runs an occasional article…
Long life
For the past two and a half years my brother John has been living next door to me in the…
Long life
I thought that this week I might write about memory loss, but couldn’t remember if I’d written about it last…
Long life
I have been, on and off, a lifelong smoker; but I gave up in January 2009 on the day of…
Long life
Last week was unusual. At the start of it, I was mooching about in the country in my customary way,…
Long life
In February each year the Oldie magazine gives ‘Oldie of the Year Awards’ to people who show unusual vigour and…
