I used to work with old people a long time ago and they were all women. There was no old men at all I think women age better than men I don't know where that is but there's something about the bomber memorial you saw some of those old RAF guys who'd been invited to attend and they could barely stand but they would determine to. When I see an old man I always think he was once a little boy he was once someone's baby much more so than I do with women. Younger generations have no time for older generations, she says.
Kate Atkinson brings an antique silver hare, a Halifax Bomber and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony to the Penguin Studio to talk about her latest book ‘A God In Ruins’ with host Richard E Grant. The topics of conversation include the long-term effects of war on veterans, The Queen, how we age and the power of classical music to evoke an emotional response in us all. #PenguinPodcast
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