Regulars

• The Old Un's Notes
• Bliss on Toast Prue Leith
• Gyles Brandreth's Diary
• Grumpy Oldie Man Matthew Norman
• Olden Life: What was mesmerism? Deborah Nash
• Modern Life: What is the metaverse? Richard Godwin
• Small World Jem Clarke
• Town Mouse Tom Hodgkinson
• Country Mouse Giles Wood
• Postcards from the Edge Mary Kenny
• School Days Sophia Waugh
• Quite Interesting Things about... February John Lloyd
• God Sister Teresa
• Memorial Service: Eric McGraw James Hughes-Onslow
• The Doctor's Surgery Theodore Dalrymple
• Readers' Letters
• I Once Met... Elizabeth David Ann Morrow
• History David Horspool
• Media Matters Stephen Glover
• Words and Stuff Johnny Grimond
• Rant: Tea cosies Edward McParland
• Crossword
• Bridge Andrew Robson
• Competition Tessa Castro
• Ask Virginia Ironside

Features

• Keith Chegwin, TV's real Mr Nice Guy Esther Chilton
• Burton and Taylor go to Oxford David Wood
• The Queen's divine right to rule Reverend Peter Mullen
• Kingsley Amis's centenary Roger Lewis
• Don't give me any more presents! Caroline Flint
• The Sloane turns 40 Peter York
• I found a Roman temple Michael Keulemans
• My Hollywood women Barry Humphries
• The golden age of car accessories Chris Mitchell
• The lovely Duchess of Argyll Lady Colin Campbell
• Jeremy Lewis Prize the winner

Arts

• Film: The 400 Blows Harry Mount
• Theatre: Habeas Corpus William Cook
• Radio Valerie Grove
• Television Frances Wilson
• Music Richard Osborne
• Golden Oldies Rachel Johnson
• Exhibitions Huon Mallalieu

Books

• What I Wish People Knew About Dementia, From Someone Who Knows, by Wendy Mitchell Frances Wilson
• Worn: A People's History of Clothing, by Sofi Thanhauser Nicola Shulman
• Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India's Freedom, by Ramachandra Guha Nikhil Krishnan
• Dream-Child: A Life of Charles Lamb, by Eric G Wilson Hamish Robinson
• White Debt, by Thomas Harding Nic Liney
• The Last Emperor of Mexico: A Disaster in the New World, by Edward Shawcross David Gelber
• Free Love, by Tessa Hadley Jane O'Grady

Travel

• Earl who found King Tut Eleanor Doughty
• Benton End revisited Harry Mount
• Letter from America Daniel Koch
• On the Road: Willard White Louise Flind
• Taking a Walk: Snettisham, Norfolk 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: Carmen Callil Brigid Keenan
• Bird of the Month: Coal Tit John McEwen