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How do you age with grace? Hannah Fry follows a researcher whose search takes him to the most unlikely of places: a convent.

What is the secret to ageing well?

Humankind has been in search of an answer for millions of years. But one man believes he may have found the beginnings of an answer, and it’s hiding in a convent.

Hannah Fry tells a tale of a single scatter graph which might reveal the key to longevity.

Episode Producer: Lauren Armstrong-Carter
Sound Design: Jon Nicholls
Story Editor: John Yorke

A series for Radio 4 by BBC Science in Cardiff.

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14 minutes

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Wed 22 May 202420:45
BBC Radio 4

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  • Wed 4 Oct 202313:45
    BBC Radio 4
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