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  1. 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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  2. The government's latest Bill for the NHS has met criticism and opposition from various quarters. Here's Joan Bakewell in the House of Lords calling out the i...

  3. Oct 13, 2021 · In this week’s Book Club podcast my guest is Joan Bakewell, who talks to me about her new book The Tick Of Two Clocks: A Tale of Moving On.It describes how she made the decision to sell the ...

  4. The Tick of Two Clocks: A Tale of Moving On. Hardcover – 2 Sept. 2021. by Joan Bakewell (Author) 3.9 269 ratings. See all formats and editions. 'An inspiration to anyone who still finds old age too distressing a prospect to take seriously' The Times. Old age is no longer a blip in the calendar, just a few declining years before the end.

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  5. 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.

  6. Sep 6, 2021 · Born in April 1933, Joan Bakewell is aware of how fortunate she is. Her generation was too juvenile to fight in any major war. There were superb grammar schools, and university places for the ...

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  8. Dame Joan Bakewell was an icon of the 1960s and now, in her 70s, she has started a new chapter in her life - that of novelist. Radio Borders' Stuart McFarlan...

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