If the thought of getting old scares you and you feel like the ageing population is going to be (or already is) a burden on society then Patricia Edgar is just about to flip it all upside down.

Patricia is an author, television producer, educator, sociologist the founding director of the Australian Children’s Television Foundation. She has won an Emmy and worked with the BBC and Disney in her capacity as a TV producer.

Her latest book In Praise of Ageing explores the vital role the ageing population plays in todays world and why it’s not a bad thing, in fact it’s a gift to grow in age and wisdom.