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Arlene Phillips

Holding Back the Years Series 1
Episode 4 of 5

Well-known faces explore concerns about ageing. Arlene Phillips meets people who are determined to live life to the full whatever their age.

Five much-loved celebrities get to the bottom of the key ageing concerns that affect the public.

Arlene Phillips returns to her home city of Manchester to meet people who are determined to live life to the full whatever their age. For them, holding back the years means being heard, being seen and being fabulous. Arlene tries indoor skydiving with the 'Growing Old Disgracefully' ladies who say yes to almost anything. She goes into the operating theatre of one of Cheshire's leading cosmetic surgeons and meets a patient in her 60s considering going under the knife for the umpteenth time. Plus she talks to 71-year-old Jenny-Anne Bishop OBE, a transgender woman who left it late in life to make the full transition. Finally, Arlene retraces her steps to when she first moved to London and meets businesswoman Debbie Moore to hear how, even in her 70s, she defies ageism as she heads the iconic Pineapple Dance Studios.

44 minutes

Last on

Thu 30 Mar 2017 09:15
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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:07

    Mark Owen

    Us and Ours

  • 00:09

    The Dave Clark Five

    The Hits Mix

  • 00:09

    The Dave Clark Five

    Glad All Over

  • 00:20

    The Hoosiers

    Goodbye Mr A

  • 00:34

    Kylie Minogue

    All The Lovers

  • 00:39

    Paolo Nutini

    10 Out Of 10

  • 00:40

    Coldplay

    Adventure Of A Lifetime

  • 00:41

    Coldplay

    Viva La Vida

Credits

Presenter Arlene Phillips
Executive Producer Paul Connolly
Series Producer Brian Stanley

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