Season 2 AllSeason 2 Simon Bryer. Things to do before you dye. Touchy subject, hair. So we felt around and found a charmer. Simon Bryer, principal stylist at Michael Van Clarke, one of London’s most prestigious salons for over 35 years. Steeped in a world of style consciousness and high fashion yet grounded as a Southern league kit man. Want to feel relaxed about going Grey and receding? Here’s a man who knows how to do (And does) both with easy acceptance and panache. LISTEN NOW Jamie Lucas. A picture of ageing. Our first look at ageing men from a young man’s POV…Photographer/videographer, Jamie Lucas (Cover: With David Bailey). At 25, he’s travelled the world, worked up close with the greatest legends of rock n roll and he’s now doing the same with the most magnificent beasts of the jungle. How does unflinching youth view the transitional life stage us fathers and boomers are now approaching? A time for timidity and tameness? Perhaps not. LISTEN NOW. Oliver marks. Restoration. A Restorative? Grew up in Coventry in the heyday of the British car industry. Built a career in Silicon Valley, California. After a chance encounter with an old E-type, now finds himself surrounded by automotive projects, half American and half Jaguars from his native city, “all of them a work in progress”. What drives him? Well, it’s not about getting there. The satisfaction, the pleasure, the meaning, is in the journey. LISTEN NOW. Richard Jones, 58 Bank CEO, Financial Services board advisor. Retirement expert, Oxford Inst of Ageing. Survivor of life-threatening prostate cancer. LISTEN NOW. From Level Crossing Records, the coffee and music hub of SW14, Dr Gbadebo Ogunlami on the ‘Enduring Spirit’ in every one of us …but particularly noticeable in him! A Terminator-like resilience to setbacks and an ever young enthusiasm for life sees him treat the pains and pleasures of ageing with happy equanimity. LISTEN NOW.. Does our response to events in the world around us change as we get older? We speak to Henry Naylor – From Spitting Image to ‘Finding Bin Laden’, from celebrated comedy scriptwriter to highly praised, thought provoking playwright. We discuss how Henry’s approach to ‘putting the world to rights’ has changed over the years and why. LISTEN NOW. Season 1 AllListen-Watch Planning for a future with more time on your hands? Time, at last, to put yourself first and do what you want to do? Maybe. But talking to our guest, Gary Hanaway reveals an almost totally selfless approach to planning later life which, in its own way, it’s as inspiring and fulfilling as any bucket list. LISTEN NOW. Statistics say you’re in a profession in which, after stopping work, people die 10 years sooner that everyone else. Meanwhile you use statistics to manage decline and keep on running. We talk to top 5 accountancy firm partner, Ken Williamson about his highly individual approach to ageing and retirement. LISTEN NOW. Christian Baur, 64 Retired music professor. Swiss. Singer. Tenor. Impresario – Operetta and musical. LISTEN NOW. Robert Campbell, 66 Leading light in startups and global networks. Founder, The Silver Academy – inspiring the older workforce in the age of no-retirement. LISTEN NOW. Paul Burke, 62 Famous advert writer on radio and tv. Features writer in Spectator and Guardian “Dazzling” novel” writer in the words of Stephen Fry. LISTEN NOW. Guy Pearson, 56 Owner of the oldest bicycle shop in the world. Peddler of renowned ultra high-tech bikes. Renowned pedaller of same. LISTEN NOW.
