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  1. Sep 6, 2021 · British wardrobes contain 3.6 billion unworn garments, admonishes Bakewell. Books have to be discarded – 35,000 tons of unwanted hardbacks and paperbacks are annually sent for pulping, mostly ...

  2. Sep 2, 2021 · A short (I intentionally picked up a whole stack of books less than 200 pages on my last library visit) biographical piece, which sees Joan Bakewell, in her late 80s, downsize from a Victorian terrace to an artists studio in her North London neighbourhood. In many ways it’s the fantasy move into old age that many would like to imagine - Joan ...

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  3. Oct 13, 2021 · 13 October 2021, 4:05pm. 32 min listen ... In this week’s Book Club podcast my guest is Joan Bakewell, ... Also in Book Reviews. John R. MacArthur

  4. From the acclaimed broadcaster, a story of moving on, a tale of downsizing and the essentials of a good old age. --Book Description. Old age is no longer a blip in the calendar, just a few declining years before the end. Old age is now a major, important part of life. It should command as much thought as teenagers give to exam results and young ...

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  5. An inspiration to anyone who still finds old age too distressing a prospect to take seriously -- Sarah Ditum ― The Times At 88 years old, broadcaster and Labour peer Joan Bakewell shows little sign of slowing down her work rate, yet she has had to confront her age in another way - downsizing ― Radio Times The broadcaster's account of downsizing and ditching a lifetime of objects is ...

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  6. Chapter 1. Plan. I should I be making plans; that's what I'm told. I know it's true. Plenty of people do make plans for their old age, and even for their deaths. "Do not resuscitate" is a very clear plan: an instruction to medical staff about how you want to be treated in a crisis. I know people plan, because I made programmes about them doing so.

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  8. Aug 16, 2021 · Joan Bakewell’s Edinburgh Book Festival appearance got much more interesting when the conversation shifted from downsizing to assisted dying, writes David Robinson It was the woman in the front row who made all the difference.

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