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In this issue
● The Oldie has been dubbed ‘Private Eye for grown-ups’ and is read by intelligent people who are fed up with the formulaic nature of the celebrity-obsessed national press
● As well as having a lively reviews section, The Oldie is packed with the very best cartoons
● The Oldie is published every four weeks and has 92–122 pages. Every quarter we publish The Oldie Review of Books with the main magazine, as well as a foreign travel supplement in January, a UK travel supplement in March, a Christmas Gift Guide in November and a cartoon calendar
What is... a nail house?
Don’t confuse a nail house with a nail parlour. A nail house is an old house that survives as new building development goes on all around it.
![What is... a nail house?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/11074/685198/60fe73ddcae17/crp_What-is-a-nail-house.jpg)
2 mins
My film family's greatest hits
Downton Abbey producer Gareth Neame follows in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and great-grandmother, a silent-movie star
![My film family's greatest hits](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/11074/685198/60fe679d15b83/crp_My-film-familys-greatest-hits.jpg)
8 mins
RIP the playboys of the western world
Charlie Methven mourns his dashing former father-in-law, Luis ‘the Bounder’ Basualdo, last of a dying breed
![RIP the playboys of the western world](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/11074/685198/60fe7336d1f7f/crp_RIP-the-playboys-of-the-western-world.jpg)
5 mins
The book that changed the world
On Marcel Proust’s 150th anniversary, A N Wilson praises his masterpiece, an exquisite comedy with no parallel
![The book that changed the world](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/11074/685198/60fe7269ea3ba/crp_The-book-that-changed-the-world.jpg)
6 mins
A lifetime of pin-ups
Barry Humphries still has nightmares about going on stage. He’s always admired the stars who kept battling on
![A lifetime of pin-ups](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/11074/685198/60fe71ad3b8b4/crp_A-lifetime-of-pin-ups.jpg)
7 mins
Books
Books
![Books](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/11074/685198/60fe6c05bcc9d/crp_Books.jpg)
10+ mins
Arts
Arts
![Arts](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/11074/685198/60fe7082e2bd8/crp_Arts.jpg)
10+ mins
Pursuits
Pursuits
![Pursuits](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/11074/685198/60fe6e14d6194/crp_Pursuits.jpg)
10+ mins
Travel: Retreat From The World
For his new book, Nat Segnit visited Britain’s quietest monasteries and islands to talk to monks, hermits and recluses
![Travel: Retreat From The World](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/11074/685198/60fe68b99171f/crp_Travel-Retreat-from-the-world.jpg)
5 mins
Kent's stairway to heaven
Walter Barton May’s Hadlow Castle is the ultimate Gothic folly
![Kent's stairway to heaven](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/11074/685198/60fe69a71d434/crp_Kents-stairway-to-heaven.jpg)
4 mins
The Oldie Magazine Description:
Publisher: Oldie Publications Ltd
Category: Culture
Language: English
Frequency: 13 Issues/Year
The idea for the Oldie was conceived by Richard Ingrams, who was the editor for 22 years, and Alexander Chancellor.
● The Oldie is 23 years old this year. It is not a retirement magazine but an irreverent humorous magazine packed with great writing. 92% of our readers state ‘reading’ as their number one hobby
● The Oldie has been dubbed ‘Private Eye for grown-ups’ and is read by intelligent people who are fed up with the formulaic nature of the celebrity-obsessed national press
● As well as having a lively reviews section, The Oldie is packed with the very best cartoons
● The Oldie is published every four weeks and has 92–122 pages. Every quarter we publish The Oldie Review of Books with the main magazine, as well as a foreign travel supplement in January, a UK travel supplement in March, a Christmas Gift Guide in November and a cartoon calendar
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