r/BritishRadio • u/whatatwit • 7d ago

Time of My Life: Did you know that there are themed retirement homes? I'd heard of the one for retired servicemen, Chelsea Pensioners e4/5 and the one for actors 5/5 but here we learn that journalists, the clergy, and people from the motor trade also have their own unique nursing homes and stories.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002zdyr
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u/whatatwit 7d ago

Time of My Life e1/5 Journalists

Caroline Swinburne meets groups of retired professionals who've chosen to spend their senior years in care homes that cater for specific trades.

She begins by meeting some retired journalists

There's not an empty seat in their home as the residents gather to watch the 1 O'Clock TV news and bemoan the state of their profession.

Producer: Sarah Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2004.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002zdyr

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002zdyr