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Angela Rippon Recounts BBC Director-General's Suggestion to Retire at Age 50 for Younger Women

Angela Rippon, a veteran BBC presenter, described in a podcast interview how John Birt, the BBC's director-general in the early 1990s, advised her at age 50 to step aside for younger female colleagues. Rippon, who began her BBC career in the 1970s and hosted programs including th…

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