Regulars

• The Old Un's Notes
• Bliss on Toast Prue Leith
• Gyles Brandreth's Diary
• Grumpy Oldie Man Matthew Norman
• Olden Life: Who was Blackie the donkey? William Cook
• Modern Life: What is a bookhotel? Hilary Macaskill
• Town Mouse Tom Hodgkinson
• Country Mouse Giles Wood
• Postcards from the Edge Mary Kenny
• Letter from America Roger Kimball
• Small World Jem Clarke
• School Days Sophia Waugh
• Quite Interesting Things about... October John Lloyd
• God Sister Teresa
• Funeral Service: John Charles Woodcock James Hughes-Onslow
• The Doctor's Surgery Theodore Dalrymple
• Readers' Letters
• I Was Told a Joke by... Mother Teresa Veronica Whitty
• Memory Lane
• Media Matters Stephen Glover
• Words and Stuff Johnny Grimond
• Rant: Modern hotel rooms Colin Freeman
• History David Horspool
• Crossword
• Bridge Andrew Robson
• Competition Tessa Castro
• Ask Virginia Ironside

Features

• Brian Glanville, king of football writers Michael Henderson
• I hate sticky tables Charles Stewart
• I was the Kray's lawyer Nemone Lethbridge
• My dream cricket team Henry Blofeld
• Julius Caesar and family Mary Beard
• I was scammed Ruth Webster
• Kim Philby: a traitor and a gentleman James Hanning
• Jagger and Richards on the Stones Anthony DeCurtis
• How bankers lost their credit Martin Vander Weyer
• My brush with the Grim Reaper Barry Humphries
• Gothic style, from churches to Dracula Roger Luckhurst
• Showbiz doesn't pay Michael Simkins

Arts

• Film: The Servant Harry Mount
• Theatre: Mary Poppins William Cook
• Radio Valerie Grove
• Television Roger Lewis
• Music Richard Osborne
• Golden Oldies Rachel Johnson
• Exhibitions Huon Mallalieu

Books

• The Amur River: Between Russia and China, by Colin Thubron Nikhil Krishnan
• Mary Churchill's War: The Wartime Diaries of Churchill's Youngest Daughter, by Emma Soames Jane Ridley
• The Magician, by Colm Tóibín Rupert Christiansen
• Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain, by Jeremy Paxman Kate Hubbard
• The Letters of John McGahern, edited by Frank Shovlin Alex Clark
• Making Nice, by Ferdinand Mount Frances Wilson

Travel

• I'm an old youth-hostel fan William Cook
• Overlooked Britain: Edinburgh's Café Royal Lucinda Lambton
• On the Road: Giles Coren Louise Flind
• Taking a Walk: The joy of Devon's fake lake Patrick Barkham

Pursuits

• Gardening David Wheeler
• Kitchen Garden Simon Courtauld
• Cookery Elisabeth Luard
• Restaurants James Pembroke
• Drink Bill Knott
• Sport Jim White
• Motoring Alan Judd
• Digital Life Matthew Webster
• Money Matters Margaret Dibben
• Getting Dressed: Catherine Llewelyn-Evans Brigid Keenan
• Bird of the Month: Tufted Duck John McEwen