Gossip, rumours, speculation. There’s a lot of it about. Harmless fun or damaging smears? In this week’s View From Over The Hill, Miriam and Llewela discuss why some people become malicious muck spreaders and what to do about them.

Miriam O’Reilly is a journalist and former presenter on programmes like Woman’s Hour and Countryfile but is probably best known for taking on and winning an ageism case against the BBC rather than the 28 year award winning career she had there. These days she mostly spends her time dancing the Argentine tango.

Llewela Bailey notched up a career in broadcasting lasting 40 years. Best known for being “the girl off the telly”, she has now hung up her earpiece and enjoys family life as a clapped-out mother of several.