The Oldie Podcast

Francis Beckett tells The Oldie Literary Lunch about his father: Fascist in the Family: The Tragedy of John Beckett M.P. The Oldie Literary Lunch is brought to you by Noble Caledonia - the world leaders in small ship cruising.

Ex Labour MP and campaigner for justice tells the Oldie Literary lunch guests all about his life in his memoir Hinterland. The Oldie Literary Lunch is brought to you by Noble Caledonia - the world leaders in small ship cruising. #justice #memoir #oldie

The judging panel chose to celebrate Mary Cameron, David Cameron’s mother with a ‘Mother Knows Best’ award. The retired magistrate, signed a petition early last year condemning a decision by Oxfordshire county council to close over 40 children’s centres in the Conservative-run area. Not content with how her son was running the country she chose to join the other 10,000 in opposition against the Tory spending cuts. Her son – now forgiven - accompanied his mother to the lunch to accept the award. For more go to www.theoldie.co.uk The Oldie Magazine is available at all good newsagents and Waitrose. #Cameron #MaryCameron #MotherKnowsBest #

Glenda Jackson, two-time academy award winner and ex-Labour MP returned to the stage last year as King Lear in a sell-out run at the Old Vic … and all at the ripe old age of 82. Her performance was enough to secure her as our lead winner, the ‘Oldie of the Year’, as well as our ‘Lear of the Year.’ Oldie theatre critic, Paul Bailey, described her performance as ‘magnificent and venomously witty.’ He goes on to say she is ‘forceful when it’s necessary, and reluctantly vulnerable when Lear’s world is falling apart. did I write ‘she’? The fact is that that Jackson makes you forget the she’s a woman. Hers is a Lear who might just be Everyman.’ For more info go to www.theoldie.co.uk You can buy The Oldie Magazine at all good newsagents #GlendaJackson #TheOldie #Drama #Lear

Simpson’s-in-the-strand was alight when The Oldie favourites united for a hearty lunch of steak and kidney pie to honour The Oldie of the Year. The winners were nominated by a judging panel that included satirist Craig Brown, Midweeks’ Libby Purves, actress Maureen Lipman, Oldie publisher, James Pembroke and the wit and wordmeister, Gyles Brandreth, who was also our host. Oldie gongs were handed out to our The Oldie of the Year, Glenda Jackson for her groundbreaking performance as King Lear at the Old Vic last year. Other awards included a ‘Can still do the Splits’ prize to 92 year-old Thelma Ruby; ‘Oldie Scientist of the Year’ to the remarkable 98 year-old James Lovelock; ‘Pop Artist of the Century’ to the creator of the Sgt Pepper record sleeve, Peter Blake; ‘Oldie Should Have Been’ to Bernie Sanders (accepted by his brother, Larry); and ‘Oldie Campaigners of the Year’ to Vanessa Redgrave and Lord Alfred Dubs for their work campaigning to allow unaccompanied child refugees to be offered safe refuge in t

Author Francis Beckett talking his book 1956: The Year That Changed Britain at an Oldie Literary lunch as part of the Chester Literature festival.

The world's leading expert in peasant cookery talking about her book Squirrel Pie and other stories at the Oldie Literary Lunch. The Oldie Literary Lunch is brought to you by Noble Caledonia - the world leaders in small ship cruising. #cookery #countryside #oldie

Valerie Grove talking about her compendium of JB Priestley's short stories, entitled 'Grumbling at Large' at an Oldie Literary Lunch as part of Chester Literature festival.

Tom Bower, the investigative journalist and esteemed ‘unauthorised’ biographer on his latest: ‘Broken Vows: Tony Blair – The Tragedy of Power’ at the October 2016 Literary Lunch at Simpson’s in the Strand. Brought to you by Noble Caledonia - The world experts in small ship cruising.

Anne Sebba talking about her book Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940s at The Oldie Literary lunch. Brought to you by Noble Caledonia - The world experts in small ship cruising.

Philip Eades talking about his book EVELYN WAUGH - A Life Revisited at The Oldie Literary lunch. Brought to you by Noble Caledonia - The world experts in small ship cruising.

Gary Sheffield talking about his book The Chief - Douglas Haig & The British Army at The Oldie Literary lunch. Sponsored by Doro, number one in the senior mobile market

Anna Pavord talking about her book LANDSKIPPING - Painters, Ploughmen and Places at The Oldie Literary lunch. Sponsored by Doro, number one in the senior mobile market

Bob Marshall-Andrews QC was a British Labour Party politician and barrister, he also writes. In this recording he talks about about Camille and the Lost Diaries of Samuel Pepys at THE OLDIE LITERARY Lunch. Sponsored by Doro, number one in the senior mobile market

THE IDLER Founder & Editor TOM HODGKINSON talks about the art and history of idleness, at THE OLDIE LITERARY Lunch. Sponsored by Doro, number one in the senior mobile market

Simon Sebag-Montefiore talking about his book The Romanovs: 1613-1918 at The Oldie Literary lunch. Sponsored by Doro, number one in the senior mobile market

Brigid Keenan ex Fashion Editor of The Sunday Times, talks about her book Full Marks for Trying an unlikely journey from the Raj to the rage trade at The Oldie Literary lunch. Sponsored by Doro, number one in the senior mobile market

Barry Cryer - host of The Oldie Literary Lunches. Talks about his book Barry Cryer's COMEDY SCRAPBOOK. Sponsored by Doro, number one in the senior mobile market

Juliet Nicolson grandaughter of Vita Sackville West talking about her book at The Oldie Literary lunch: A House Full of Daughters. Sponsored by Doro, number one in the senior mobile market

Vince Cable talks at the renowned OLDIE Literary Lunch about his book After the Storm: The World Economy and Britain's Economic Future. Sponsored by Doro, number one in the senior mobile market