Regulars

• The Old Un's Notes
• Gyles Brandreth's Diary
• Grumpy Oldie Man Matthew Norman
• Olden Life: What were eye miniatures? Deborah Nash
• Modern Life: What is the summer of discontent? Richard Godwin
• Mary Killen’s Fashion Tips
• Small World Jem Clarke
• The biggest column in Fleet Street Sir Les Patterson
• Town Mouse Tom Hodgkinson
• Country Mouse Giles Wood
• Postcards from the Edge Mary Kenny
• School Days Sophia Waugh
• Quite Interesting Things about ... teeth John Lloyd
• God Sister Teresa
• Memorial Service:Sir Nicholas Goodison James Hughes-Onslow
• The Doctor’s Surgery Theodore Dalrymple
• Readers’ Letters
• I Once Met... Terry Wogan Christopher Winn
• Memory Lane Susan Bond
• Media Matters Stephen Glover
• History David Horspool
• Words and Stuff Johnny Grimond
• Rant: Complicated car keys Sharon Griffiths
• Crossword
• Bridge Andrew Robson
• Competition Tessa Castro
• Ask Virginia Ironside

Features

• Farewell to understatement Oliver Pritchett
• Forsyte Saga revisited Martin Jarvis
• Marilyn Monroe’s last photos Nicky Haslam
• My personal organiser Elinor Goodman
• We bought a Welsh castle David James
• My larks with Larkin A N Wilson
• On being buried with the Mitfords Laurence Marks
• The perils of a weak bladder Ysenda Maxtone Graham
• Painting for the Palio Emma Sergeant
• Fake news Piers Pottinger
• My love affair with cricket Dick Clement
• Stop grousing about shooting Jamie Blackett
• Pretty girls Frances Wilson

Arts

• Film: McEnroe Harry Mount
• Theatre: Bugsy Malone William Cook
• Radio Valerie Grove
• Television Frances Wilson
• Music Richard Osborne
• Golden Oldies Rachel Johnson
• Exhibitions Huon Mallalieu

Books

• Roald Dahl: Teller of the Unexpected, by Matthew Dennison
• The Celts: A Sceptical History, by Simon Jenkins Roger Lewis
• British Traitors: Betrayal and Treachery in the Twentieth Century, by Gordon Kerr Mary Kenny
• Beware of the Bull: The Enigmatic Genius of Jake Thackray, by Paul Thompson and John Watterson Benedict Nightingale
• Henrietta Maria: Conspirator, Warrior, Phoenix Queen, by Leanda de Lisle Paul Lay
• Survey of London: Whitechapel, Volumes 54 and 55, by Peter Guillery Jeremy Musson

Travel

• Art in the Middle East Justin Doherty
• Overlooked Britain: London’s grand circle, the M25 Lucinda Lambton
• On the Road: Charles Moore Louise Flind
• Taking a Walk: East End ramble 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
• Bird of the Month: Razorbill John McEwen