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

Welcome to september

This month’s CONTRIBUTORS

Getting crafty • Unleash your creativity and discover the joys of crafting with this selection of cute creations

Jenni Murray • The extraordinary rise in cases of older people becoming parents of surrogate babies fills our columnist with alarm

IN MY EXPERIENCE… Reeta Chakrabarti • The BBC news presenter on hitting the dance floor at her 60th party, being rushed to hospital in Rome and her new novel

Let’s talk about… the news • Each month our insight team conducts an in-depth poll of Saga customers to find out what you’re thinking.

Welcome to the CLUB • Dame Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan became firm friends while making one of this year’s most hotly anticipated films, The Thursday Murder Club. Aged 80 and 72, they discuss why you should never underestimate older people, how the chemistry between the cast made them a dream team – and, of course, the future of Bond

Streets ahead • When broadcaster and author Emma Barnett and her husband launched a unique colouring book company, they were surprised that their main customers were adults. Here they talk about meeting at university, managing their business, and Emma’s approach to chronic pain

A mother’s love • After the acquittal of the man who murdered her daughter, Ann Ming, 79, fought for a change in the law so that he could be retried and convicted. Now Sheridan Smith plays Ann in a new ITV series

IN SEARCH OF BRITAIN’S big cats • Rick Minter has devoted 25 years of his life to the hunt for the feline predators he says are roaming free throughout Britain. And it’s not as far-fetched as it sounds…

Out of this world • Using original photographs from the golden era of space travel, a new book unveils NASA’s thrilling first spaceflights

‘I was summoned to follow Gaddafi into the desert’ • Our columnist watched the Libyan dictator attempt to demolish a border post using a digger – with distinctly comic results

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

Save Our Songbirds • Even our favourite garden birds are disappearing at an alarming rate. We discover what’s to blame, and how gardeners can help reverse the decline

6 PLANTS TO FEED BIRDS

Summer’s swansong • While the season slips away this month, its heat remains in the soil – making this the perfect time to plan and plant for colour ahead

Colour ways • There’s a science and an art to using colour in the home, but there's no need to fear bolder shades, says the author of a new book

In the limelight • As The Great British Bake Off returns to our screens, judge Paul Hollywood shows this year’s contestants how it’s done by whipping up two wonderfully zesty sweet treats

Tried & tasted • This pork liver spread is great with crackers, toast or bread – so do any supermarket versions really cut it?

Game changers • This autumn, whether you’re hankering after pheasant, grouse, venison or partridge… our expert has the perfect wine pairings

Beautiful Boots • The right pair of boots strikes a balance between style and comfort. Classic, edgy or effortlessly cool, here is our pick of this season’s standout styles

Ring in the new • Video doorbells offer more than added security. But which ones push our...