With Kaye Adams
Do heterosexual couples need an alternative to marriage?
The UK government has announced that it's changing the law so that heterosexual couples can enter a civil partnership in England and Wales. A consultation on the issue is currently underway in Scotland.
Do heterosexual couples need an alternative to marriage?
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MALE 'MENOPAUSE'
Whilst accompanying his wife to the hospital for menopausal and HRT tests, Colman Hutchison was offered a free screening of his bones. The results were significant. Despite being 63 he had the bones of an older woman in her 70s. This was due to low testosterone. Colman now gets hormone replacement injections. Michael Fraser is a Consultant Andrologist at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Do men need HRT too?
BABY FOOD
The Body Coach Joe Wicks has said that he's not opposed to buying shop-bought pureed food for his daughter - is there anything wrong with feeding your baby from a jar? Cat Cubie is a broadcaster & mum of two and Wendy Barrie is Director of the Scottish Food Guide.
GRIEVING FOR AN EX
After pop star Ariana Grande pays tribute on social media to her former boyfriend rapper Mac Miller who died recently, how do you grieve for an ex-partner? Laura Marcus had counselling after finding out her ex-boyfriend died 25 years after they split up and Anne Nicholls is a bereavement counsellor & psychotherapist.
AUTISM
A coalition of charities claims that 100s of autistic children have been unlawfully excluded from school in Scotland in the last two years. The organisations say it's happening in both mainstream and specialist education. Debbie is mum of 18 year old Aidan who has autism. Carla Manini-Rowden is Education Rights Manager at The National Autistic Society.
DINE IN FOR TWO
M and S has changed the ingredients of their dine-in for two deal and upped the price but is it still value for money? Eimear O'Hagan is a freelance writer, editor & mum of two, Susie Cormack Bruce is a journalist & blogger at Sincerely Yours, Susie and Richard Bent is a consumer behaviour expert.
CLAPPING BAN
A student union has ditched clapping, whooping and cheering in favour of "jazz hands". Would you welcome a ban on clapping?
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Music Played
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AC/DC
Highway To Hell
- AC/DC - Highway To Hell.
- Albert.
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Belinda Carlisle
Heaven Is A Place On Earth
- A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
- Virgin.
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The Rolling Stones
Sympathy For The Devil
- The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
- Abkco.
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Guns N’ Roses
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
- Days Of Thunder OST.
- Epic.
Broadcast
- Wed 3 Oct 2018 09:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland