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Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen: 5. Lias Saoudi's in his 40s
October 2, 2026 · 15 minWhat’s it like to be a man in your 40s? In Episode 5 of Michael Rosen’s series about masculinity and manhood, singer and author Lias Saoudi reflects on his transition from chaos to fatherhood. As the lead singer of the notoriously…
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Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen: 4. Matthew Todd's in his 50s
October 2, 2026 · 15 minWhat’s it like to be a man in your 50s? In Episode 4 of Michael Rosen’s series about manhood and masculinity, journalist, activist and writer Matthew Todd talks about his experience. Matthew grew up feeling completely alienated from…
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Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen: 3. David Baddiel's in his 60s
September 25, 2026 · 15 minWhat’s it like being a man in your 60s? In Episode 3 of Michael Rosen’s series about manhood and masculinity, comedian and writer David Baddiel shares his experience. Like all of us, David has always ‘known’ he was going to die, but it’s…
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Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen: 2. Colm Tóibín's in his 70s
September 25, 2026 · 15 minWhat is it like being a man in your 70s? In Episode 2 of Michael Rosen’s series about manhood and masculinity, celebrated author and poet Colm Tóibín shares how he feels less and less sexual energy as he ages, especially after surviving…
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Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen: 1. Michael Palin's in his 80s
September 25, 2026 · 15 minMichael Palin doesn’t feel like a ‘man’ anymore in his 80s. But what does that mean and does it bring a new freedom? In conversation with Michael Rosen – who has recently turned 80 himself – Palin reflects on the fading of those…
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Seven Ages of Man, with Michael Rosen: Trailer
September 22, 2026 · 3 minWhat does being a ‘man’ really mean? From Michael Palin in his 80s to comedian Vittorio Angelone, just turned 30, seven men share their deeply personal experiences of manhood. After almost dying of covid-19, our host and guide Michael…
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The Value Crisis: 3. Prompting a Crisis?
September 16, 2026 · 42 minIn this episode, Ros Atkins asks whether AI is solving our ‘value crisis’, or making it worse. He takes the optimistic case seriously - that AI could deepen our relationship with the world around us, unlock new forms of creativity…
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The Value Crisis: 2. We've Been Here Before
September 16, 2026 · 42 minTechnology is transforming what we value at breakneck speed. But is this really new? In this episode, Ros Atkins looks to four moments when earlier technologies forced a reckoning with value: the printing press, which flooded the world…