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World Service,30 Sep 2004,22 mins

Life's End - The Third Age

Health Matters

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A report on how the world is facing up to growing changes in our ageing population. There are now more older people than there are babies being born. As medical science improves and our life expectancy gets longer the programme looks at work and retirement in our 'third age'.

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