A new podcast reveals a time rich army of volunteers and people embracing new challenges as they take on the retirement years.
Many people dream of retirement but the reality of giving up work can often be stressful and traumatic. Boredom, loss of status and depression can kick in after you've clocked off for the last time.
A brand new podcast series focuses on ways of tackling one of the most challenging transitions many of us ever face.
Grey Matters has been produced by two recently retired friends whose credits include the BBC, ITN, Sky,and much more. They have all faced the sudden realisation of retirement and the ups and downs it can bring. They talk from personal experience.
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health & fitness · health & fitness · society & culture
Send us Fan Mail You can spend a lifetime holding other people together, then retire and suddenly wonder who is holding you. We start with the NHS Retirement Fellowship, a national charity supporting retired and retiring NHS and social care staff and volunteers, and ask a simple question with a big edge: what happens to the people who looked after us when their shift finally ends? With Lysia Haydn, we talk about the changing shape of retirement, including flexible options like retire and retu...
17 Sept 2026
Ramble On...
Send us Fan Mail Most of us notice a view, a good path surface, or a perfectly placed gate. We rarely notice the people who made that possible. We head to Colne in East Lancashire and climb into the heat with Ramblers countryside access volunteers to see the real craft of path maintenance up close. Walking with Mark Chung, Mark Dimbleby and Colin Unwin, we get into the practical realities of maintaining public rights of way: cutting back overgrowth, rebuilding wobbly stiles, repairing a ditc...
3 Sept 2026
Once Upon a Time.....
Send us Fan Mail We go back to a primary school library to hear what happens when children get steady, respectful one-to-one time to read aloud with a volunteer. We learn how phonics, safeguarding, and small tools like breathing and praise help turn reluctance into confidence, and why a whole-school reading culture matters. • hearing Year 3 pupils read aloud and reflect on how it feels • meeting Miss Karen and how she becomes a volunteer school reader • training, enhanced DB...
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