Are we doing enough about retirement?

United Kingdom, 1971

TV show
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Episode of Series “BBC 24 Hours”.
To many people retirement comes as a shock and leaves a vacuum in their lives which is all too often filled with worries about their health. An association in Birmingham which tries to help people enjoy their retired years, and a workshop where people work half time shifts in an attempt to improve the situation. No other credits available.

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Credits

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:14:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1971

Appears in

BBC 24 Hours

Group of items

BBC 24 Hours

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000518

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Retirement

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Aging

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aging

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Retirement

Television

Television → Television series

Television → Television series → Television series - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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