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Professor Alice Roberts, Pride Glasgow, and the Stirling Highland Games

Pride Glasgow gets underway, basketball star Kieron Achara tells us all about the Stirling Highland Games, and Professor Alice Roberts chats about her upcoming tour.

40 years since Rod Stewart鈥檚 critically acclaimed 鈥淒o Ya Think I鈥檓 Sexy?鈥 topped the UK charts, Paul Metcalfe gives us a preview of his new show 鈥淪ome Guys Have All The Luck鈥, which celebrates Stewart鈥檚 life and work.

Reporter Catrina Rose takes a tour of the People鈥檚 Story Museum, KMac tests her core strength at Goat Pilates, and Event Director Brendon McIllroy joins Nicola in the studio to talk about this year鈥檚 Pride Festival in Glasgow.

Anthropologist, author, and broadcaster Professor Alice Roberts has been delving into Britain鈥檚 history for nearly twenty years. Nicola finds out more about her upcoming tour, sharing insights, anecdotes and behind-the-scenes stories from her archaeological adventures.

Seven-year-old Dundee girl Catherine Letford has spent her summer holidays visiting all 200 statues on the Oor Wullie Big Bucket Trail. Emily Esson finds out more about her 1000 mile round-trip achievement.

Scottish basketball star Kieron Achara is this year鈥檚 Chieftain at Stirling鈥檚 Highland Games. He joins Nicola in the studio to tell us more about the role, and to talk about the Sruighlea Festival this weekend.

And it鈥檚 hair gel at the ready for the Isle of Bute鈥檚 Elvis Extravaganza, launching this weekend. Founder Brody Jamieson calls in from the island to tell us all about his passion for the King.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Music Played

  • Queen

    Radio Gaga

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.
  • Foo Fighters

    Best Of You

    • Best Of You.
    • RCA.
    • 1.
  • Hipsway

    The Honeythief

    • Hipsway.
    • Mercury.
  • Kaiser Chiefs

    Ruby

    • Ruby.
    • B-Unique.
    • 1.
  • The Cure

    Boys Don't Cry

    • Staring At The Sea: The Singles.
    • Fiction.
  • Thelma Houston

    Don't Leave Me This Way

    • True Seventies Love.
    • Universal.
    • 3 / 2.
  • Scouting for Girls

    Elvis Ain't Dead

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • Gerry Rafferty

    Baker Street

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 2).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

Broadcast

  • Fri 16 Aug 2019 14:00

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