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with Connie McLaughlin

Also in the programme, should you be running a colder home and what Black History Month means in Scotland in 2022.

PHONE IN
Research suggests former elite rugby union players are 15 times more likely to get motor neurone disease than their peers. A study led by experts at the University of Glasgow is examining a link between sport and neurodegenerative diseases – such as Parkinson's, MND and dementia.

Connie asks: Do we need to make rugby safer?

MS MEXICO TREATMENTS
We find out how love inspired a trip to Mexico for four bouts of chemotherapy. Connie will be talking to the Lanarkshire MS patient who travelled to Mexico for treatment to extend his life long enough to look after his disabled wife.

COURT OF KAREN TRIAL
Judge Karen is back to rule on another conundrum: What to do when your partner abuses the snooze button.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH
What Black History Month means in Scotland in 2022.
Running across the 31 days are a multitude of events, exhibitions, and talks to campaign and raise awareness of Black history and to celebrate black culture and achievements.

COLD HOUSE
Should you be running a colder home for your health? Some experts say living with temperatures slightly reduced could be good for you... Dr Chris Smith, Virologist at Cambridge University and presenter of the Naked Scientists radio show will be explaining.

MAKE ME PM
Can anyone be Prime Minister? Make Me Prime Minister is a six-part Channel 4 series which follows 12 ordinary yet opinionated candidates from across the UK with diverse backgrounds, in a contest to see what it takes to operate in the cut-throat world of politics. But can a reality show really determine what it takes to be a world leader?

WHY KEEP A DIARY?
Do you keep one? And would you want it published? The late actor Alan Rickman’s diaries have just been published featuring a series of revelations.

3 hours

Last on

Wed 5 Oct 2022 09:00

Music Played

  • Jamelia

    Superstar

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Talking Heads

    Once In A Lifetime

    • Talking Heads - Remain In Light.
    • Sire.
  • David Guetta, Becky Hill & Ella Henderson

    Crazy What Love Can Do

    • Crazy What Love Can Do.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 1.
  • Black Eyed Peas

    I Gotta Feeling

    • The Workout Mix 2011.
    • All Around the World.
    • 001.
  • KT Tunstall

    Out Of Touch

    • NUT.
    • Virgin Records Ltd.
    • 1.
  • Queen

    One Vision

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.
  • Olivia Rodrigo

    Drivers Licence

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 5 Oct 2022 09:00

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