Regulars

• The Old Un's Notes
• Bliss on Toast Prue Leith
• Gyles Brandreth's Diary
• Grumpy Oldie Man Matthew Norman
• Olden Life: What were the Observer's Books? Reverend Steven Morris
• Modern Life: What are the middle-aged millennials? Jessica Repetti
• Town Mouse Tom Hodgkinson
• Country Mouse Giles Wood
• Postcards from the Edge Mary Kenny
• Letter from America Philip Delves Broughton
• Small World Jem Clarke
• School Days Sophia Waugh
• Quite Interesting Things about... December John Lloyd
• God Sister Teresa
• Memorial Service: The Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava James Hughes-Onslow
• The Doctor's Surgery Theodore Dalrymple
• Readers' Letters
• I Once Met... Stevie Smith Patric Dickinson
• Memory Lane
• History David Horspool
• Media Matters Stephen Glover
• Words and Stuff Johnny Grimond
• Rant: Patronising weather reports Robert Nurden
• Crossword
• Bridge Andrew Robson
• Competition Tessa Castro
• Ask Virginia Ironside

Features

• The last commuters Benedict King
• My debt to Mr Rigsby Eric Chappell
• Make your will now Hilary Macaskill
• Drawing Boris Nicholas Garland
• My gilt-edged cuttings book Ray Connolly
• Sleepy judges Simon Brown
• Grey's elegy: farewell to Lord Gowrie Professor Roy Foster
• Laurence Harvey, forgotten movie star David Ambrose
• My favourite theatres Barry Humphries
• I'm the last of the Nigels Nigel Pullman

Arts

• Film: Last Night in Soho Harry Mount
• Theatre: The Shark is Broken William Cook
• Radio Valerie Grove
• Television Frances Wilson
• Music Richard Osborne
• Golden Oldies Rachel Johnson
• Exhibitions Huon Mallalieu

Books

• Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks 1941-1995, edited by Anna von Planta Richard Davenport-Hines
• George V: Never a Dull Moment, by Jane Ridley Kate Hubbard
• The Battle of London 1939-45: Endurance, Heroism and Frailty Under Fire, by Gerry White Frances Wilson
• The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes, by Zoë Playdon Hugo Vickers
• How to Start Writing (and When to Stop), by Wislawa Szymborska, trans and ed by Clare Cavanaugh Paul Bailey
• Sybil & Cyril: Cutting through Time, by Jenny Uglow Tanya Harrod
• The Fell, by Sarah Moss Cressida Connolly

Travel

• Into the Mani, in the footsteps of Patrick Leigh Fermor Dominic Green
• Overlooked Britain: Belfast's Titanic charms Lucinda Lambton
• Taking a Walk: Burnham Beeches Patrick Barkham
• On the Road: Ranulph Fiennes Louise Flind

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: Little Egret John McEwen