Welcome
I’m not sure whether to say Good Morning, Good Afternoon or Good Evening, because I’ve no clue when you logged on, but I hope you will consider yourself duly greeted.
Anyway, I’m delighted you’re here, so hello.
Latest News
Updated 30/01/2020
New Live Dates For 2020
The Time of Our Lives – This is a show in two parts I’m doing with Terence Blacker. The first half is my show Growing Old Disgracefully and the second is Terence Blacker singing brilliant songs like this.
Find out where you can see my show HERE
Agony Aunt – The Oldie And The Idler
I’m agony aunt of the Oldie, my favourite magazine, which is absolutely great. At my age I didn’t think there was a chance of keepin’on truckin’ but it seems there is. On top of that I’m agony aunt of The Idler, which is a wonderful magazine as well – http://idler.co.uk/articles/ – so do subscribe.
My Latest Book
My latest book is No, Thanks! I’m Quite Happy Standing! It’s available from Amazon UK here.
I was really touched by Wendy Holden writing about how much she enjoyed the book in her Daily Mail column. Read her review here.
Virginia Ironside on BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends
I recently appeared as a guest on this BBC Radio 4 programme to talk about my latest book No, Thanks! I’m Quite Happy Standing! You can listen again here.
‘Granny Annexe’ Columns Online
The latest editions of my monthly column for The Oldie are now available to read here.
Robin Ironside Website
My book Robin Ironside: Neo-Romantic Visionary (written with Peter Boughton, and Simon Martin) was published to accompany two exhibitions of my late uncle’s work in 2012. It’s now available from the Pallant House Gallery Bookshop. You can find out more about Robin Ironside and hear me talking about him on the BBC radio Today programme here.