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Last broadcast on Tue, 29 Sep 2009, 23:15 on BBC One (Northern Ireland, Wales only) (see all broadcasts).
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Next Saturday, 02:45 on BBC One
Synopsis
At 72, actor Richard Wilson wonders why, when it's life's one certainty, people have such difficulty discussing death.
He uncovers how death is dealt with in the 21st century - how people face it, what happens when we die, and the different ways people cope with death and grief. New rituals like roadside memorials and ghostbikes are regular sights on the roads, but old traditions still dominate.
Richard meets members of the army of people whose jobs bring them into daily contact with the dead. He follows the elaborate processes dead bodies must go through as they are passed from pathologist to embalmer, funeral director to crematorium, and finds out why individuals should make choices about death while they can.
Photo: Motorcycle Funeral
Richard Wilson (riding on the back of the front motorbike) experiences a unique side-car hearse and funeral procession.
Credits
- Presenter
- Richard Wilson
- Director
- Daniel Child
- Producer
- Daniel Child
- Executive Producer
- Dinah Lord
Broadcasts
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Tue 29 Sep 200922:45
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Tue 29 Sep 200923:15
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Sat 5 Dec 200902:45
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