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...

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This month's CONTRIBUTORS

Hello, sunshine • Bring the brightness in with these mood-boosting yellow must-haves

John Sergeant • Our visiting columnist remembers his winter wedding 55 years ago, his Paris honeymoon and a more recent stormy ferry trip to Rouen

Jenni Murray • Recalling previous attempts to get fit, this time our columnist plans to stick with it – after all, her future mobility is at stake

IN MY EXPERIENCE… Rick Stein • The TV chef, 77, on how open heart surgery cured his aches and pains, coming to terms with his dad's suicide, and his new UK tour

Let's talk… prescription drugs • Each month our insight team conducts an in-depth poll of Saga customers to find out what you're thinking. This month: your meds

IN THE LINE OF FIRE • His passionate campaigning to save the planet has left him fearing for his life but that hasn't deterred Chris Packham from speaking out. Here he explains how he hopes to inspire the next generation to continue the fight and why he thinks Jeremy Clarkson is a buffoon

Purple reign • It's 200 years since John Cadbury's early experiments with cocoa beans laid the foundation for his family's empire. We chomp through some history – and search out today's small-scale British chocolatiers hoping to make your Easter extra sweet

TOP OF THE CHOCS: THE BEST ARTISAN BRITISH CHOCOLATIERS

It's nearly time to decide • Politicians will soon be polishing their best shoes and dusting off their soapboxes for a general election. But what exactly are they promising and who really has the interests of older voters at heart? Senior MPs from the three main UK parties tell us their plans

RICHARD HOLDEN MP • Minister without portfolio; MP for North West Durham

DAISY COOPER MP • Liberal Democrat deputy leader and spokesperson for health and social care; MP for St Albans

ANDREW GWYNNE MP • Shadow minister for social care; MP for Denton and Reddish

60 and full of… Zestig • Dutch for 60, the word zestig perfectly sums up the dawn of a new age full of life, laughter and realising your dreams – so says the multimillion-selling novelist planning a year of celebrations for her milestone birthday

A crop in the ocean • A clever plastic substitute, a nutritious food and a skincare ingredient, seaweed is emerging as a miracle plant that could play a big role in combatting climate change. Here, we investigate a growing British industry

WEED ALL ABOUT IT

The women who raised a king • With the late Queen Elizabeth focused on her duties throughout Charles's formative years, it was left to nannies to mould and care for the future King – and, as a new book reveals, there was one in particular to whom he became especially close

Sitting pretty • We decorate for Christmas so why not Easter? Celebrate spring with a lunch table filled with joyful blossom, beautiful flowers and fresh duck egg blues and greens

An Easter feast • TV chef Mary Berry serves up a cracking three-course meal for the whole family to enjoy this holiday season

Tried & tasted • These slightly sweet, spiced treats are a Good Friday tradition, but which are one a penny, two a penny?

Grow better • Spring is almost here, so it's the perfect time to get gardening – not just for great tomatoes but to...