Edinburgh Festival Special: Val McDermid, Connor Burns, Chloe Petts and Ignacio Lopez
Des and the teams are at the Edinburgh Festivals to break up the week's big news, including deputy first minister Kate Fobes’s announcement about stepping down at the next election, calls for Scotland to have a minister for nightlife, Tom Holland filming the latest Spider-Man in Glasgow, Oasis landing in Edinburgh for their comeback tour and more. Lead Writer: Gregor Paton
Additional material: Andy Flood, Biba Kang, Jennifer Walker, Nathan Cowley, Gordon Watson, Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick Wright, Mary-Louise Clipston, Lisa Houston, Ben Moore & Kate SmurthwaiteProducer: Chris Quilietti
Series Producer: Lauren Mackay / David Flynn
Researcher: Jodie White
Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production
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Athena Kugblenu, Chris Thorburn, Alasdair Beckett-King and Kathleen Hughes
Des and the team break up the week's big news. Including: The aftermath of US President Donald Trump’s visit to Scotland, changing TV viewing habits in Scotland, the number of steps we need per day to be healthy, Michael Flatley’s bit to be President of Ireland and more.Lead Writer: Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick Wright
Additional material: Tamarin Fountain, Uttom Chowdhury & Steve Trott, Nathan Cowley, Chris Ballard, Ben Moore, Cooper Mawhinney Sweryt, Gregor Paton, Alan Hazlie, Habebe Fazel, Barry Dunstall, Alex Buchanan & Mark Granger Producer: Chris Quilietti
Series Producer: Lauren Mackay
Researcher: Jodie White
Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production
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Susie McCabe, Alex Kealy, Krystal Evans and Scott Agnew
Des and the team break up the week's big news, including US President Donald Trump’s visit to Scotland, concerns about overtourism in Edinburgh, a study about optimism, Green MSP Patrick Harvie and more. Lead Writer: Jennifer Walker
Additional material: Paul Brown, Chris Ballard, Scott Graham, Gregor Paton, Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick Wright, James Docherty, Joe Shooman, Alex Buchanan & Mark Granger, Darren Miller & Grant Morrison.Producer: Chris Quilietti
Series Producer: Lauren Mackay
Researcher: Jodie White
Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production.
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Robin Ince, Amanda Dwyer, Gareth Waugh and Diona Doherty
Jay and the team break up the week's big news, including President Donald Trump's surprise interview with the BBC, a proposal to replace ferries with tunnels for Shetland, a new 'height filter' for dating, and the theft of Beyonce's unreleased music. Lead writer: Chris Ballard
Additional Material: Kate Smurthwaite, Lee Jevon and Garth Apthomas, Chris Stanners, Rebecca Bain and Alex Garrick Wright, Louis George, Dominic McGladdery, James Docherty Producer: Chris Quilietti and Lauren Mackay
Series producer: Dave Flynn
Researcher: Jodie White
Script editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production.
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Chris Forbes, Kate Hammer, Rosco McClelland and Sooz Kempner
Des and the team break up the week's big news. Including: The state visit to the UK by French President Emmanuel Macron, inaccurate AI books about First Minister John Swinney and Nicola Sturgeon, fans lending a spare room to Partick Thistle football club, the new Superman and more. Lead Writer: Nathan Cowley
Additional material: Mike Grace, Kate Smurthwaite, Gregor Paton, Johnny Kitterick, Katharine Kennedy, Alan Hazlie, Jennifer WalkerProducer: Chris Quilietti
Series Producer: Dave Flynn
Researcher: Jodie White
Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production
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