Life Lessons From a 107-Year-Old (Born 1919)

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He was born in 1919. Before television. Before penicillin. Before films had sound. He has lived through five British monarchs, 19 US presidents, 10 popes and a world war, and now he's watching the rise of AI.

Owen Filer is 107, and he's still laughing.

Six years ago he stopped me in the street and told me he was 100. I didn't believe him. Neither did the millions of people around the world who watched the clip. So I went back to ask what 107 years has taught him about modern life, technology, and the day he shook hands with King Charles and forgot to say "Your Majesty."

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CHAPTERS
0:00 The 100-year-old who went viral
1:03 "I tell people I'm 29"
1:30 Five monarchs, 19 presidents, 10 popes
2:40 "Everything is too fast"
3:45 What the world smelled like in the 1920s
4:30 AI asks a 107-year-old five questions
5:00 Silent films and the first "talkie"
7:20 Should we be worried about AI?
8:00 Serving in the Second World War
8:40 Six years after going viral
10:55 Birthday cards from the King
11:40 The day he met King Charles
12:40 His apology to the King
13:00 A birthday surprise

Archive footage: ITV News, 2020.