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Life was sweet for Robert Smith , a secure job at British Aerospace, a nice home. Then he was made redundant, and two years and 500 applications later he remains unemployed, a victim of age discrimination. Philip and Bernice Walker , who made this film, found his transition from managing director to the dole queue almost too great a shock - 3,000 suicides each year are blamed directly on long-term unemployment. His anger made him create the Campaign against Age Discrimination in Employment, and make use of the qualifications and expertise that the captains of industry have been quick to throw aside.

English
  • Originally Aired June 8, 1992
  • Network BBC Two
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