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The Oldie magazine’s podcast featuring discussion and debate around the lead features in the latest magazine, plus live recordings from our famous Literary Lunches. Presented by Harry Mount.

  1. Alexander McCall Smith in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf

    1D AGO

    Alexander McCall Smith in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf

    Alexander McCall Smith is a prolific and fast writer, known mainly for his best-selling series The Number One Ladies Detective Agency in Botswana and featuring his popular heroine Mama Precious Ramotswe.  The books have been translated into 46 languages and sold millions worldwide. These and his numerous other books, including the Scotland Street series, have earned him a global reputation, a CBE and in 2024 a knighthood for services to Literature, Academia and Charity.

    30 min
  2. Rachel Johnson in conversation with Harry Mount

    4D AGO

    Rachel Johnson in conversation with Harry Mount

    Journalist and broadcaster Rachel Johnson tells Harry Mount about her competitive upbringing, her imposter syndrome and the collapse of The Lady magazine.

    33 min
  3. Amanda Barrie at the Oldie Literary Lunch

    SEP 10

    Amanda Barrie at the Oldie Literary Lunch

    Amanda Barrie speaking about her new book, I'm Still Here: My 90 Years, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on September 9th 2025

    12 min
  4. Paula Byrne at the Oldie Literary Lunch

    SEP 10

    Paula Byrne at the Oldie Literary Lunch

    Paula Byrne speaking about her new book, Six Weeks by the Sea: The Summer Jane Austen Fell in Love , at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on September 9th 2025.”

    9 min
  5. Eleanor Doughty at the Oldie Literary Lunch

    SEP 9

    Eleanor Doughty at the Oldie Literary Lunch

    Eleanor Doughty speaking about her new book, Heirs and Graces: A History of the Modern British Aristocracy, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on September 9th 2025.

    13 min
  6. Harry Mount in conversation with Antonia Fraser

    SEP 8

    Harry Mount in conversation with Antonia Fraser

    At 93, Antonia Fraser, one of our leading historians, has written her 40th book – The House that Spoke: The History of a Home. She tells Harry Mount about 70 years of writing, going all the way back to her 1954 debut, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. And she talks about her west London house, where she wrote her 1969 bestseller, Mary, Queen of Scots – and her late husband, Harold Pinter, wrote Betrayal in 1978.

    28 min
  7. Joshua Levine in conversation with Harry Mount

    SEP 2

    Joshua Levine in conversation with Harry Mount

    Joshua Levine, one of our leading Second World War historians, talks to Harry Mount about the 85th anniversary of the Blitz - which began on September 7 1940. Levine's book The Secret History of the Blitz led to him advising film director Steve McQueen for his 2024 film Blitz.  His book Forgotten Voices of Dunkirk inspired Christopher Nolan to make Dunkirk (2017), for which Levine was the historical advisor.

    25 min
  8. Andrew Lownie in conversation with Harry Mount

    AUG 23

    Andrew Lownie in conversation with Harry Mount

    On Radio Oldie, Prince Andrew's biographer, Andrew Lownie, talks to Harry Mount. His new book Entitled - The Rise and Fall of the House of York is a number one bestseller. It reveals how Prince Andrew, the late Queen's favourite, was disgraced by his greed for money and sex.

    36 min
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The Oldie magazine’s podcast featuring discussion and debate around the lead features in the latest magazine, plus live recordings from our famous Literary Lunches. Presented by Harry Mount.

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  • Creator
    Radio Oldie
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    399
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Radio Oldie

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