Ageing
Thinking Allowed. Refusing adulthood, How young people feel about being poor. Audio, 28 minutes
Laurie Taylor asks if and why some people refuse to grow up.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Other People (Hell Is...) My Generation. Audio, 15 minutes
AL Kennedy contemplates the pitfalls of being old, young or something in between.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Rave: The Beat Goes On. Audio, 30 minutes
Jolyon Jenkins reports on "Spiral Tribe", the 90s free party sound system, still raving.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Frontiers. Ageing and the brain. Audio, 28 minutes
Do our mental powers really decline in old age?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Ramblings. Series 26, Hopetoun with the Monday Walkers. Audio, 23 minutes
Clare visits the Hopetoun Estate, just west of Edinburgh, to rejoin the Monday Walkers.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
A History of Britain in Numbers. Old Age. Audio, 15 minutes
Andrew reveals the changing shape of our lives by compressing a whole life into 20 seconds
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
All in the Mind. Ageless Psychiatry; From DNA to the Brain; Recipe of Life. Audio, 28 minutes
Do older people need specialist mental health services? Claudia Hammond investigates.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Frontiers. Why do women live longer than men? Audio, 28 minutes
Dr Yan Wong explores new theories on gender and ageing.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Frontiers. Ageing and Telomeres. Audio, 30 minutes
Is there a test for how long you will live? Controversies in cutting edge ageing research.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Costing the Earth. The Environmental Cost of Ageing. Audio, 30 minutes
Tom Heap examines the carbon footprint of older people.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year