Middle Age
Why life may indeed really begin at 40
You might be at the stage of your life where you think you peaked in your 20's and are now enduring a decline, but science journalist David Robson explains the Seven Primes of Life and why turning 40… Audio
Jodi Picoult's new novel the 'perfect pandemic book'
Jodi Picoult admits she was initially terrified about publishing her new novel, The Book of Two Ways, during a pandemic. But this book - her 27th - has rejigged itself in her mind to become what she… Audio
The Happiness U-Curve
Carol Graham researches what makes people happy, finding that the lowest times in peoples' lives occurs when they are in their forties, but after that their life satisfaction improves. It's called the… Audio
Middle age: A Natural History
With the mid-life crisis, the middle age spread and the menopause, middle age doesn't sound like too much fun. Writer David Bainbridge's a lot more upbeat! Audio