The BBC says the new station would offer the ‘best-loved presenters playing oldies from the 50s, 60s and 70s’ – but that is exactly what Boom has done since it was created to address Radio 2 ...

There's no better example in Phoenix than Arizona Gold 1440 AM, which devotes its daytime air to long stretches of oldies from the '50s, '60s, and '70s (14 songs at a time, naturally). There's a ...

A nightclub event for over-60s is giving seniors a new lease of life ... Club participant 87-year-old Gilly said: "It's so much fun! "Us oldies can let our hair down without feeling embarrassed ...