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 July

This month's CONTRIBUTORS

Ocean colour scene • Create a fresh coastal vibe in your home with splashes of blue and green hues

Jenni Murray • Ahead of the general election, our columnist looks back on previous campaigns – and the politicians she met along the way

IN MY EXPERIENCE… Miriam Margolyes • The actor reveals her regrets at coming out to her parents and why the Queen told her off

This month we talk… swimming • Each month our insight team conducts an in-depth poll of Saga customers to find out what you're thinking. This month: do you swim?

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Anchor man • As he joins Saga Magazine as a columnist, one of the country's leading broadcasters, Sir Trevor McDonald, tells us about his extraordinary life, from humble beginnings in Trinidad to interviewing state leaders

2024 “Election SUNAK, STARMER AND DAVEY HAVE THEIR SAY”

LET'S GO fly a kite • Malcolm Goodman is the owner of the largest collection of kites in the Western world – a hobby that has taken over his home and cost him more than £100,000

SAGA magazine Beauty Box • Treat yourself to a hand-picked selection of fabulous products for just £39.99, saving £123, with our brilliant new Saga Magazine Beauty Box

10 ways to burglar-proof your house • From deadlocks and video doorbells to Faraday pouches and anti-climb paint, thief-turned-security-consultant Michael Fraser reveals his top tips for deterring intruders

A ROCKY TOUR • As Mick Jagger and Keith Richards vied to be top dog in the Rolling Stones, PR guru Alan Edwards, founder of agency Outside Organisation, took on the task of working for the band – as he recounts in his new memoir…

Some like it hot • Whether you're looking for tender first love, steamy romance or spine-tingling suspense, we have your summer beach reads sorted

‘I dreaded Mum finding out I was searching for my birth mother’ • When journalist and broadcaster Andrew Pierce, 63, found his birth mother 15 years ago, he was overjoyed. But, as he explains, it didn't bring the fairy tale ending he was hoping for

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

Eclectic dream • Living in Provence taught Cathy Bullen to embrace bright colour and a riotous mix of old and new – and never to save things for ‘best’. Now she's brought all that Gallic charm home to Suffolk

The Spain attraction • Celebrity chef James Martin serves up two tasty dishes from his culinary adventure across the Mediterranean hotspot

Tried & tasted • From parties to picnics, mini sausage rolls are the perfect snack. But which ones are our experts’ favourites?

Go Hungary! • Wine-producing families go back centuries here and deserve to have a bigger fan base, argues our expert

Your garden counts • We are one of the most nature-depleted nations in the world, but with 30 million gardens in the UK, every small step we take to boost biodiversity can bring big changes

Bring on the blooms! • July is a month of plenty. From flowers to veg, picking and eating is reward for your hard work – and you can keep the show going

Spend a luxury day with us at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons • Join us at Raymond Blanc's acclaimed hotel and enjoy a seed-sowing activity, private garden tour...