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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Hello everyone & happy New Year!

Welcome to January

This month's CONTRIBUTORS

Fitness first • Kick-start your New Year health regime with these bright and beautiful sporty accessories

Jenni Murray • An early interview with an unhappy Sarah Ferguson made it clear that Randy Andy's reputation was far from a joke…

IN MY EXPERIENCE… Nigel Havers • The actor, 74, talks about meeting the Rolling Stones, collecting stuffed fish and choosing Jackanory over Hollywood

Let's talk about… weight loss • Each month our insight team conducts an in-depth poll of Saga customers to find out what you're thinking

Dancing queen • As she sets off on tour, Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas talks about dating apps, her secret to staying slim and why she loves sharing her home with her 88-year-old mother

Sonic BOOM • It's 50 years since Concorde first flew faster than the speed of sound and changed aviation history, and 22 years since it was grounded – but plans are now afoot to bring supersonic travel back…

The average human being has about 5g of plastic inside them. That's around a teaspoonful • Microplastics have been found everywhere from the bottom of the sea to inside our brains. How do they affect us – and is there anything we can do about it? We meet the man who discovered them nearly 30 years ago and is still studying the fallout

Jenni's back on air • As she hosts Saga's new podcast Experience is Everything, Dame Jenni Murray talks about the thrill of getting back behind the mic and conducting interviews with high-profile guests five years after leaving Woman's Hour

WHEN JENNI MET MAGGIE…

WELCOME TO EXPERIENCE IS EVERYTHING

WHY STRENGTH TRAINING MATTERS AS WE AGE

‘How I helped rebuild my mum and dad’ • When they reached their eighties, Rhoda and Michael Stephen were facing increasing ailments and a lack of mobility. Until they took up weightlifting. Their daughter, Clare Johnston, describes the transformation

HOW TO GET STARTED WITH STRENGTH TRAINING

Old age, young love • On the eve of becoming a nonagenarian, our columnist has figured out what he really cares about – and what he doesn't. And, happily, his views chime with Miranda

Protect yourself from the CYBER SCAMDEMIC • Watchdog presenter Matt Allwright highlights 2026's most prominent digital scams and shares his rules for living safely

It's never too late to… learn to ride a penny farthing • There are no brakes, no gears, no suspension – and you're 7ft up. But former army officer Neil Laughton, 62, didn't let that put him off…

Ask Annie • Our straight-talking, no-nonsense agony aunt Anne Robinson tackles the problems troubling you

Let there be lights • Good lighting can instantly transform a room, bringing energy, warmth and personality. Our experts show you how to do it well

A walk on the wild side • Immerse yourself in the world's most colourful landscapes with our year-round guide to nature's finest flowering spectacles

Indian empire • Camellia Panjabi brought authentic Indian food to the UK in the 1980s. Now, at 83, she's putting her homeland's vegetable dishes front and centre

Tried & tasted • A new survey revealed that this is now the nation's favourite soup. But which can is worth opening?

Rebel, rebel • Resist the...