Episode 4 – ’50 Years of Life in Britain’ podcast series

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 was regularly cited by New Labour in government policy. With this new-found recognition, researchers across the globe started using BCS70 in conjunction with other birth cohort studies to see how members of Generation X were faring compared to other generations. We also speak to study members about their careers and lives in their thirties.