A group of middle-aged women discuss modern irritants. The grumpies turn their attention to the ageing process and its side effects, including poor eyesight, frequent discussions about the weather, unexpected thriftiness and an appreciation of knitting, and consider the advantages of turning into stick-wielding, eccentric old women.

Contributors include Ann Widdecombe, Arabella Weir, Charlie Hardwick, Germaine Greer, Jane Moore, Janet Street-Porter, Kathryn Flett, Muriel Gray and Sheila Hancock. Show less