Radio Oldie
Radio Oldie
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.
Episodes
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Apr 28, 2016 • 19min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Jeremy Lewis on David Astor
Biographer Jeremy Lewis talks at the renowned OLDIE Literary Lunch about DAVID ASTOR of the Astor family and editor of The Observer.
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Mar 22, 2016 • 16min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Quentin Letts on The Speaker’s Wife
Quentin Letts Journalist talks at the renowned Oldie Literary Lunch about his comic book about the House of Commons: The Speaker's Wife.
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Mar 22, 2016 • 8min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Bel Mooney on Life Lines
The Daily Mail's Bel Mooney talks at the renowned Oldie Literary Lunch about her agony column and latest book Life Lines - Words To See You Through.
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Mar 22, 2016 • 9min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Andrew Lownie on Guy Burgess
Andrew Lownie talks at the renowned Oldie Literary Lunch about his book: Stalin's Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess.
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Feb 10, 2016 • 58min
Oldie of the Year: Gyles Brandreth, Olivia De Havilland, Jeremy Hutchison, Germaine Greer, Timothy West, Prunella Scales and more
Join Gyles Brandeth introducing THE OLDIE OF THE YEAR at SImpson's on the Strand. Gyles presents prizes to Olivia De Havilland, Jeremy Hutchinson, Aung San Suu Kyi, Molly Meacher, Timothy West & Prunella Scales, Robert Hardy, Germaine Greer, Don McCullin, Lady Colin Campbell and Leon & June.
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Feb 3, 2016 • 2min
Oldie of the Year Awards: Olivia de Havilland’s acceptance speech
At 99 and a half years old. Olivia de Havilland the Hollywood star graciously accepts her Oldie of The Year Award 2016.
Feb 1, 2016 • 13min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Adam Sisman on John Le Carré
Adam Sisman talks at the renowned Oldie Literary Lunch about his biography about John Le Carre.
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Feb 1, 2016 • 12min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Humphrey Barton on Menuhin
Humprey Burton talks about Menuhin: A Life at the renowned literary lunch. In 2000, the presenter of the BBC's "Young Musician' series wrote the life the world's most famous Yehudi Menuhin, who has been close colleague. To mark Menuhin's centenary this biography has been republished with a new introduction.
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Feb 1, 2016 • 16min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Jonathan Dimbleby on The Battle of the Atlantic
Jonathan Dimbleby talks at the renowned Oldie Magazine literary lunch. The presenter of ANY QUESTIONS? Talks about the battle that secured the Allied Victory and which ran through the whole course of the war.
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Jan 14, 2016 • 13min
Oldie Literary Lunch: Paul Willetts on Renezvous at the Russian Tea Rooms
The Oldie Recordings presents Paul Willetts, chronicler of Soho and Fitzrovia, has dug up a spy story whose protagonists include a white Russian Nazi and a US Embassy double agent.
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