This booklet was sent to you in April 2021. It covers discoveries from the first COVID-19 survey and key findings from the study about your health. It also explores the influence of childhood circumstances on adult happiness.

Download the transcript for episode 6 of our podcast series ’50 Years of Life in Britain’, and listen below. Our last episode of the series examines how BCS70 and our study members have been faring during the pandemic and looks to the future of longitudinal research. We find out more about the COVID-19 survey, sent to […]

Download the transcript for episode 5 of our podcast series ’50 Years of Life in Britain’, and listen below. In this episode, we move into the 2010s to find out how our study members were faring in their forties. We learn how BCS70 cast light on increasing rates of mental ill-health among men, and find […]

Download the transcript for episode 4 of our podcast series ’50 Years of Life in Britain’, and listen below. In this fourth episode, we move into the new millennium, when the study enjoyed a golden decade. With BCS70 greatly valued by scientists and policymakers, the study was funded to meet participants on three occasions and […]

Download the transcript for episode 3 of our podcast series ’50 Years of Life in Britain’, and listen below. In this third episode, we move into the 1990s to find out how BCS70 and its staff survived the lean years of the 80s and early 90s, and managed to get back in contact with study […]

Download the transcript for episode 2 of our podcast series ’50 Years of Life in Britain’, and listen below. In this second episode, we move into the 1980s to find out how Neville Butler kept BCS70 going during a decade of austerity. We learn about the benefits of reading for pleasure for children’s English and maths […]

Download the transcript for episode 1 of our podcast series ’50 Years of Life in Britain’, and listen below. Join us as we celebrate 50 years of BCS70 with a new podcast series. Over the course of six weeks, ‘50 Years of Life in Britain’ explores the contribution you and your fellow study members have […]

To mark your 50th birthdays, and to say thank you for everything you’ve given to the study for half a century, we sent you a copy of this special anniversary publication. We hope you take pride in reading about how much BCS70 has already achieved, thanks to you.

This booklet was sent to you in April 2019. It covers findings from the study about your health including physical functioning, metabolic health and cognitive function.

This booklet was sent to you in April 2015. It covers findings from the study about religious beliefs, help from parents in finding a job, and the long-term benefits of reading for pleasure.