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Kathy Burke: Growing Up

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Kathy Burke explores what getting old means to us and the new freedoms that young people of today have, as she asks; should we fight or accept old age, and what is it like growing up nowadays?

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Episode 2: Young

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The actress contemplates getting older and explores the lives and experiences of the old and the young, wondering whether people should fight or accept old age. In the second of two programmes, Kathy examines being young and looks back on her much-loved youth when she was carefree and confident. Contributors include her showbiz pals Jennifer Saunders, Bill Bailey, Charlotte Church and TikTok sensation Francis Bourgeois

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Jane Rackham

Having explored what it’s like getting older, Kathy Burke now looks at whether “this new world is as tough as it seems or is filled with opportunities that oldies like me never had”.

She learns about Gen Z, internet dating, gig economy and social media (being an influencer is one of the most desirable jobs for a young person). The words choice and anxiety often crop up, so she concludes there’s a lot of self-inflicted pressure to be popular that wasn’t there in her day. But although she finds this new world tricky to navigate, she welcomes its expanding horizons, openness and inclusivity.

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rolenamePresenterKathy BurkeParticipantJennifer SaundersParticipantBill BaileyParticipantCharlotte ChurchParticipantFrancis BourgeoisSeries producerClaire KunzelSeries directorLucy WilcoxExecutive producerColleen Flynn

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