Saga Magazine

Saga Magazine is packed full of informative financial features and news from our experts Paul Lewis and Annie Shaw, health tips, inspiring real-life stories, travel, gardening and food. Enjoy in-depth celebrity interviews, our columnists’ wry take on life and our brain-teasing crosswords. Plus coverage of not-to-be-missed events, the arts, music, film, TV, books and much, much more...

Saga Magazine

Welcome • Euan Sutherland

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This month's CONTRIBUTORS

Sage advice • Give your home a sprinkling of seasonal styling with these accessories in autumn shades of green

Jeremy Paxman • After the reappearance of the vuvuzela at recent summer events, our columnist calls for this irksome plastic horn to be banned

Jenni Murray • Haunted by her mum's dying words, our columnist outlines why she believes the law on assisted dying needs to change

IN MY EXPERIENCE… Mary Beard • The classicist, 68, tells us about her joy at retiring, social media storms, using politeness as a weapon and her love of Marmite

This month we talk… superstitions • Each month our insight team conducts an in-depth poll of Saga customers to find out what you're thinking. This month: are you superstitious?

SUPERSTITIOUS THOUGHTS…

ONE FOR LUCK…

DUMMY

A new Dawn • Funnywoman Dawn French takes us on a tour of her home turf, revealing how becoming a grandma has changed her life and why she's having to squeeze a knee operation into her busy schedule

The Miss Marple of broken hearts • When a newly widowed Ruth Grover was targeted online by a fake American general trying to win her affection – and her money – she fought back. Now her small army of volunteers is taking on scammers all over the world… and saving lives

HOW TO AVOID ROMANCE SCAMS

Man of mystery • With his fourth novel hitting the shelves, Richard Osman reveals how his mum's retirement community inspired his writing and opens up about his recent wedding to actor Ingrid Oliver

Global forming • The advent of colour printing may have sounded the death knell for the delicate art of hand-painted globemaking, but now one man is bringing it back

‘Seeing Pru's face light up makes me realise how much I love her’ • As actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales mark their 60th wedding anniversary, he reveals the challenges he faces following her dementia diagnosis ten years ago

Well healed • Since having a mastectomy, TV presenter Julia Bradbury has overhauled her lifestyle to minimise the chance of her cancer returning – and a key part of her new regime is embracing the outdoors

ELTON AND ME: ‘It was a bonkers time’ • In his explosive new memoir Scattershot, lyricist Bernie Taupin, half of one of the greatest creative partnerships in pop music, recalls some of the poignant – and more hedonistic – moments from 50-plus years of collaborating with Elton John

Where dogs have their days • Not content with launching a charity to help over-60s afford rescue dogs, Louise Russell set upon an idea to help them socialise too…

A taste of sunshine • Bring the flavours of the Mediterranean into your home with these quick, easy and delicious new Jamie Oliver recipes

Tried & tasted • Spaghetti bolognese – a classic ready meal for one to have on standby. Which did our testers prefer?

Greener gardening • After another year of weather extremes, climate change is affecting us all. But by harnessing the power of plants and nature, we can make a big difference to the environment, one garden at a time

’Tis the season… • While Christmas may seem a long time...