The Oldie Magazine

For nearly 30 years, The Oldie has been critically acclaimed as Britain’s funniest magazine. Published 13 times a year, each issue offers you a refreshingly different perspective from the usual celebrity magazines. Inside, you’ll find over 100 pages crammed with rejuvenating wit, intelligence, delight and articles free of retirement advice.

With a brilliant team of the world’s best columnists including Gyles Brandreth, Virginia Ironside, Mary Kenny, Giles Wood and Matthew Norman, The Oldie brings you quick-witted articles that explore a diverse range of topics, pages of eclecticism, intelligence and satire and interviews and reviews on everything from gardening to art to travel to restaurants and more. Plus, every issue is bursting with the funniest cartoons in the country brought to you by the best British and American cartoonists.

Discover everything under the sun with a subscription to The Oldie magazine – whether it’s media that matters, travel tips, monthly book reviews, modern life or crosswords and competitions, every issue offers you a free-thinking, funny and entertaining read.

Subscribe to The Oldie today and get your regular dose of fun, wit and entertainment every four weeks, delivered directly to your door. Look forward to more than 100 pages of:

• Wit & Eclecticism – The latest news, reviews, quick-witted articles, entertainment and outstanding features
• Modern Life – Stay up to date with modern culture
• New Travel Section – Top travel tips and recommendations from readers, the best country walks and Lucinda Lambton’s hidden gems of Britain
• The Oldie Review of Books – Monthly reviews on everything from current to classics titles, a quarterly supplement rounding up the best 50 books
• The Old Un’s Diary – A month in the life of the editor
• Arts & Entertainment – Get all the latest happenings in theatre, gardening, music, television and more
• I Once Met – Explore all the chance encounters (often by readers) with the famous and infamous, from Oliver Reed to Elvis Presley
• Crosswords, Competitions & Cartoons – Enjoy crosswords, sudoku, the latest competitions and hilarious cartoons along the way!
• Never Miss An Issue – Britain’s funniest magazine delivered directly to your door!

Please note The Oldie is published 13 times a year meaning, for example, a 12 issue subscription runs for 48 weeks.

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First issue delivery

You will receive the first new issue released after your order has been processed by the publisher. Depending on a magazine's publishing schedule and frequency (i.e. when the next issue will be released) this will typically mean your first issue will arrive in 2 to 6 weeks. Lower frequency titles, such as quarterly or bi-monthly, may be longer.

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