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Shakespeare covered the seven stages of life better than most in a speech called The Seven Ages of Man in a play called As You Like It.  Shakespeare’s speech was all about boys and men, but our series is all about girls and women. Join us on our seven-week journey through the ages stopping off at all the stages from child to teenager, from mother to grandmother, from work to retirement, from multitasker to multi-talented, from social commentator to mould breaker, and everything in between.

Episode 7 examines two aspects of officially being pension age – but with so much to offer the term pensioner should really be replaced by something more suitable like perhaps, distinguished elder. Listen to, in order of appearance – Josette O’Dowd, Gertie Lacy, Tina Cooke, and Hilary Semple as they discuss key aspects of life from early seventies to mid-eighties, helped along the way with poetry by Mary Oyediran and Jimmy O’Connell, and song by Thomas McCarthy.

Series developed and produced by Berni Dwan. Audio production by Declan McGlade. Made with the support of the Coimisiún na Meán’s Sound and Vision scheme through the Television License Fee.