MYSTERIOUS: 3 - You Need To See This

Tim Dowling: my son’s got a new job. Where does that leave my podcast?

‘Congratulations, well done,’ I said. Because that sounded more parental than, ‘What happens to me now?’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2022

Tim Dowling: my dad is 100 but I’m the one with ‘old person’s problems’

Netflix, my phone and the new fizzy water device are all conspiring against me

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2022

Stop worrying, Tim Dowling – age is a state of mind

Letter: Veronica Stiastny advises the Guardian columnist to forget the numbers and get busy

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2022

Are you a beard guy? Tim Dowling on the trend that will never end

Fashion says we reached ‘peak beard’ a decade ago, but there are still so many around. Is it the pandemic – or is something else going on?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2022

Tim Dowling: lessons in survival against the odds, from the tortoise

The tortoise went missing for a couple of years until it was hit by a combine harvester. It then went to live with sheepdogs. The farmer returned it, and now it glares at me

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2022

Landline phones are back? I’m waiting for the apocalypse before I plug mine in again

Old-fashioned handsets are the latest big thing in the US. Does no one remember the constant ringing, ropey sound and nuisance calls, asks Guardian columnist Tim Dowling

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

Tim Dowling: my hand is hot, I’m hearing things – and my wife says I’m going mad

On a weekend away with friends, she tells everyone about my medical issues. I’d forgotten how indiscreet she is

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2022

Tim Dowling: we’re rehearsing for our first tour in years. Why is my wife here?

She sits on a sofa facing me, wearing an expectant expression. Ten minutes later, her smile is frozen – she can’t escape

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022