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

Hello everyone

Welcome to January

This month's CONTRIBUTORS

Walk this way • Whether you've resolved to trek some well-trodden trails this new year or simply long to be outdoors, take a hike in style

Jenni Murray • Our columnist gets her teeth into the sorry state of NHS dentistry – and fears what might happen without reform

In my experience… Craig Revel Horwood • The Strictly Come Dancing judge on his difficult childhood, finding love and how the show has moved on from last year's controversy

This month we talk… music listening • Each month our insight team conducts an in-depth poll of Saga customers to find out what you're thinking. This month: vinyl and CDs or streaming?

FAREWELL, PET

Taking more than good care? • Most carers do an incredible job, but what if you suspect someone may not be what they seem? With one in five older people in the UK thought to be targets of financial abuse, we meet the victims of this insidious crime

‘A DEVASTATING BREACH OF TRUST’

Feathered friends • After her husband died, Ursula Clare Franklin, 58, made it her mission to heal her grief by photographing every species of penguin. Here she shares her journey

Brava, Maria • Ahead of a new film about Maria Callas, we chat to its director about Angelina Jolie's celebrated portrayal of the legendary opera singer

DO YOU HAVE… cash IN THE attic? • Could the jewellery, trinkets and ornaments gathering dust in your home be worth more than you think? Here's how to find out

The island hideaway Her Majesty called home • As a young newlywed, the late Queen spent the most ‘normal’ period of her life at Malta's Villa Guardamangia. Now, 75 years on, its ruins are being restored to their former glory

Cane and able • Author and former chief executive of BBC Broadcast Will Wyatt, 82, explains why he believes his new walking stick is a magic wand…

PICK UP STICKS

‘I found 50 or 60 pairs of shoes left behind in a cupboard’ • In 1986, while Filipinos celebrated the end of the Ferdinand Marcos autocracy, our columnist sneaked into the deserted presidential palace

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

It's never too late to… get a six-figure book deal • After a career in psychoanalysis, Jane Campbell became a published author at 80. Now 82, she is working on her third book

Live the high (street) life • Fashion designers have collaborated with high street stores for years and now luxury interiors companies are doing the same, with affordable ranges at John Lewis, Sainsbury's, M&S and more

Beans & greens • Professor Tim Spector, microbiome expert and co-founder of the science and nutrition programme ZOE, plates up two recipes for better health

Tried & tasted • Oaty, nutty and fruity, granola is a breakfast staple for many. Which shop-bought mix bowled us over?

New cork times • Dust off your corkscrew because the traditional wine closure is making a comeback. Our expert shares his top of the ‘pops’

Exploring Eden on Earth • Garden visiting tells you much about a nation's people and culture – so where will you head to in 2025? Here are ten perfect plots around the world that everyone should discover

Fresh starts, easy wins • As we ring in the new year, emerging snowdrops remind...