The Lesley Riddoch Podcast
Scottish politics dissected from a left, pro-independence stance. Each week, award-winning broadcaster and journalist, Lesley Riddoch chews over the week’s news with former media lecturer and Dundee United fan, Pat Joyce. If you like intelligent, quirky chat about Scottish society and culture, and Scottish, UK and international politics analysed from a Scottish perspective; this podcast is for you.Let the sun shine in
Published: March 16, 2021, 3:18 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 13 seconds
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St Brigid's Day
Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 4:22 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 39 seconds
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Borders and Polls
Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 2:46 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 1 second
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Tired of waiting
Published: Jan. 19, 2021, 2:24 p.m.Duration: 59 minutes 52 seconds
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The invisible rope
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 2:03 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 12 seconds
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A change is gonna come
Published: Jan. 5, 2021, 1:32 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 51 seconds
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The happiest time of the year
Published: Dec. 15, 2020, 2:51 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 46 seconds
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The name of the game
Published: Dec. 8, 2020, 3:20 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 6 seconds
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Reasons to be cheerful
Published: Nov. 24, 2020, 1:18 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 8 seconds
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Lesley the Grinch
Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 12:53 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 3 seconds
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Wheesht fir indy
Published: Oct. 13, 2020, 2:08 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 17 seconds
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Nae buts. Nae bens
Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 11:58 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 38 seconds
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Follow the leader
Published: Sept. 23, 2020, 12:38 p.m.Duration: 58 minutes 7 seconds
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Power plays
Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 1:05 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 38 seconds
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A chap at the door
Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 12:11 p.m.Duration: 59 minutes 37 seconds
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Turn, turn, turn
Published: Aug. 18, 2020, 12:39 p.m.Duration: 58 minutes 35 seconds
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Proxy wars?
Published: Aug. 4, 2020, 1:08 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 41 seconds
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Party Fears.Too many ?
Published: July 14, 2020, 12:55 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 34 seconds
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Twa radiators
Published: June 16, 2020, 1:18 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 56 seconds
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Hard evidence
Published: June 2, 2020, 1:39 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 36 seconds
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The grand mither tongue
Published: May 5, 2020, 2:39 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 11 seconds
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WHO are you?
Published: April 15, 2020, 12:59 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 28 seconds
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Declarations and departures
Published: April 7, 2020, 12:47 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 4 seconds
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Scores and scams
Published: March 31, 2020, 1:24 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 51 seconds
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2020 Vision
Published: March 24, 2020, 12:54 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 11 seconds
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Keep your distance
Published: March 17, 2020, 1:11 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 18 seconds
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Corona and contempt
Published: March 10, 2020, 2:19 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 24 seconds
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Gaming the system
Published: Feb. 18, 2020, 1:18 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 21 seconds
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One step beyond
Published: Feb. 4, 2020, 2:03 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 1 second
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A European Commission
Published: Jan. 28, 2020, 2:50 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 13 seconds
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The Brit is back
Published: Jan. 20, 2020, 8:11 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 59 seconds
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Guests of the nation
Published: Jan. 13, 2020, 7:24 p.m.Duration: 52 minutes 50 seconds
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Up until Swinson
Published: Dec. 13, 2019, 6:08 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 42 seconds
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A matter of trust
Published: Dec. 10, 2019, 1:15 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 13 seconds
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We gotta get out of this place
Published: Dec. 3, 2019, 2:15 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 3 seconds
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Freedom come all ye
Published: Nov. 12, 2019, 1:57 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 15 seconds
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The Twilight Zone
Published: Oct. 22, 2019, 9:09 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 3 seconds
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It is hard to keep up
Published: Oct. 4, 2019, 1:08 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 43 seconds
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Heroes and villains
Published: Sept. 17, 2019, 12:56 p.m.Duration: 50 minutes 40 seconds
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Up until Black Rod
Published: Sept. 10, 2019, 12:58 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 40 seconds
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Late night sitting
Published: Sept. 3, 2019, 10:52 p.m.Duration: 52 minutes 58 seconds
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Love it to death
Published: Aug. 27, 2019, 12:16 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 55 seconds
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The Arrangement
Published: Aug. 12, 2019, 10:09 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 31 seconds
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It's good to be back
Published: Aug. 5, 2019, 12:08 p.m.Duration: 50 minutes 12 seconds
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Powers and levers
Published: June 4, 2019, 1:03 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 15 seconds
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Milkshakes and martyrdom
Published: May 21, 2019, 1:27 p.m.Duration: 52 minutes 5 seconds
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Democratic deficits
Published: May 15, 2019, 11:35 a.m.Duration: 54 minutes 28 seconds
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March to the beat of a different drum
Published: May 10, 2019, 12:27 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 48 seconds
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Civil Disobedience
Published: April 30, 2019, 3:15 p.m.Duration: 50 minutes 35 seconds
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Catalonia.Aftermath
Published: April 26, 2019, 1:24 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 1 second
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Polls and Taxes
Published: April 18, 2019, 10:44 a.m.Duration: 49 minutes 25 seconds
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Decades of Deference
Published: April 9, 2019, 1:53 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 35 seconds
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Part of the Union
Published: April 2, 2019, 1:03 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 47 seconds
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Who are the grown ups?
Published: March 21, 2019, 3:54 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 40 seconds
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The road from the isles
Published: Feb. 12, 2019, 1:03 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 10 seconds
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A tale of two parliaments
Published: Feb. 1, 2019, 6:08 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 34 seconds
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A majority of contradictions
Published: Jan. 16, 2019, 12:18 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 31 seconds
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Common cause and conventions
Published: Jan. 12, 2019, 1:02 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 31 seconds
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Brexit. Stage left
Published: Dec. 17, 2018, 1:48 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 20 seconds
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Bravery not Bravado
Published: Nov. 26, 2018, 3:18 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 20 seconds
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The Infamous Grouse
Published: Nov. 8, 2018, 4:40 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 48 seconds
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Ghosties,ghoulies and whigmaleeries
Published: Nov. 1, 2018, 2:16 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes
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Equality and elites
Published: Oct. 25, 2018, 11:58 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 23 seconds
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The art of thrawn
Published: Oct. 17, 2018, 11:36 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 47 seconds
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Senator Neale Richmond interview
Published: Oct. 11, 2018, 3:51 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 50 seconds
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Respect yourself
Published: Oct. 11, 2018, 12:05 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 38 seconds
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It's a legal matter
Published: Oct. 4, 2018, 6:42 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 29 seconds
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Decisions decisions
Published: Sept. 27, 2018, 5:25 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 57 seconds
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Haud yir wheesht
Published: Aug. 31, 2018, 12:56 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 53 seconds
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Facts are chiels that winna ding
Published: Aug. 16, 2018, 3:11 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 39 seconds
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Up the wrang dreel
Published: July 26, 2018, 2:01 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 29 seconds
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A state of chassis
Published: July 15, 2018, 1:18 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 19 seconds
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The Holyrood Shuffle
Published: June 30, 2018, 12:50 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 58 seconds
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Iceland Special with Katrin Oddsdóttir
Published: June 13, 2018, 7:15 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 34 seconds
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A game of two halves
Published: May 13, 2018, 3:40 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 58 seconds
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Boxes,bevvy and beliefs
Published: May 3, 2018, 4:36 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 36 seconds
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The 7 Year Hitch
Published: April 26, 2018, 4:40 p.m.Duration: 50 minutes 15 seconds
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The gemme's up the pole
Published: April 5, 2018, 11:55 a.m.Duration: 48 minutes 9 seconds
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Laws and Borders
Published: March 30, 2018, 7:14 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 2 seconds
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A little night musing
Published: March 7, 2018, 11:03 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 11 seconds
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Value Judgements
Published: Feb. 1, 2018, 10:23 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 16 seconds
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Norwegian Wooed
Published: Jan. 27, 2018, 12:55 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 19 seconds
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A Subordinate Clause ?
Published: Jan. 12, 2018, 10:17 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes 46 seconds
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The Health of Nations
Published: Jan. 5, 2018, 2:49 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 39 seconds
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Don't look back in anger
Published: Dec. 22, 2017, 11:58 a.m.Duration: 47 minutes 42 seconds
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Bees in oor bunnits
Published: Dec. 15, 2017, 6:08 p.m.Duration: 52 minutes 38 seconds
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You'll have had your VAT then
Published: Nov. 23, 2017, 3:37 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 24 seconds
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Catalonia and Conference Special
Published: Oct. 6, 2017, 1:35 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 38 seconds
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A Corbyn fir me?
Published: Sept. 28, 2017, 6:17 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 34 seconds
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Millionaires and the millions
Published: Sept. 21, 2017, 12:41 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 54 seconds
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The Basement Tape
Published: Sept. 7, 2017, 4:57 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 51 seconds
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What's in a name
Published: Aug. 24, 2017, 2:25 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 42 seconds
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The Lure of Greatness
Published: Aug. 17, 2017, 12:51 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 40 seconds
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A Long Chain of Goodwill
Published: July 27, 2017, 3:51 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 22 seconds
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A movement and a party
Published: June 28, 2017, 3:10 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 30 seconds
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Ye Whit! General Election Special
Published: June 9, 2017, 5:46 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 8 seconds
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Debatable Lands and Johnny A'Things
Published: June 1, 2017, 3:15 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 44 seconds
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Manifesto Destiny
Published: May 19, 2017, 8:09 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 27 seconds
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The road and the miles
Published: April 28, 2017, 2:33 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 27 seconds
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Now is the time
Published: April 19, 2017, 11:28 a.m.Duration: 36 minutes 7 seconds
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A whisper of wind
Published: March 24, 2017, 1:19 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 43 seconds
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It wisnae a bluff
Published: March 14, 2017, 7:50 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 35 seconds
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Secrets and lies
Published: Feb. 16, 2017, 11:28 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes 49 seconds
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It's just not cricket
Published: Feb. 2, 2017, 10:13 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes 16 seconds
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A Whole Lotta Lesley
Published: Jan. 19, 2017, 11:52 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 22 seconds
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Soft snow and soda bread
Published: Dec. 14, 2016, 10:32 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 32 seconds
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Ca canny and shoogly pegs
Published: Dec. 1, 2016, 11:37 a.m.Duration: 35 minutes 58 seconds
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Matters foreign and domestic
Published: Nov. 16, 2016, 10:40 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 24 seconds
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A mass of contradictions
Published: Nov. 9, 2016, 3:12 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 33 seconds
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Controlling Power
Published: Nov. 4, 2016, 11:43 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 19 seconds
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Intestines and umbrella
Published: Oct. 28, 2016, 4:36 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 29 seconds
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The Power of Place
Published: Oct. 7, 2016, 1:32 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 43 seconds
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The difficult second album
Published: Sept. 28, 2016, 2:23 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 26 seconds
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Honours and Local
Published: July 31, 2016, 2:55 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 41 seconds
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Best Foot Forward
Published: July 24, 2016, 7:40 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 57 seconds
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Stylish Meetings
Published: July 17, 2016, 7:58 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 17 seconds
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You Have Got The Country Back
Published: July 11, 2016, 6:21 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 56 seconds
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Demos and Leadership Contests
Published: July 3, 2016, 2:09 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 13 seconds
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More unintended results
Published: June 26, 2016, 1:40 p.m.Duration: 52 minutes 33 seconds
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Towards the end of Europe
Published: June 19, 2016, 5:21 p.m.Duration: 50 minutes 23 seconds
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Back from Belfast
Published: June 12, 2016, 10:49 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 48 seconds
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Andy stands in for Lesley
Published: June 5, 2016, 4:18 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 38 seconds
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Diet and Dundee Design
Published: May 29, 2016, 8:22 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 57 seconds
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Scotland In Reverse
Published: May 22, 2016, 12:28 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 24 seconds
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Eurovision and Named Person
Published: May 15, 2016, 1:32 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 51 seconds
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The Results Service
Published: May 8, 2016, 7:29 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 30 seconds
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Huw and predominant party system
Published: April 23, 2016, 3:27 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 15 seconds
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It's a battlefield
Published: April 17, 2016, 8:14 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 10 seconds
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Panama LGBT schools and bridges
Published: April 10, 2016, 9:19 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 21 seconds
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There's an election on - we're back
Published: April 3, 2016, 8 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 28 seconds
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Land, the National Debate and Tories
Published: Feb. 14, 2016, 7:52 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 56 seconds
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Distinguished Men and Women
Published: Dec. 13, 2015, 9:31 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 9 seconds
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Different Bridges
Published: Dec. 6, 2015, 7:26 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 48 seconds
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Robinson and Energy News
Published: Nov. 22, 2015, 8:36 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 54 seconds
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Steel and Get Your Retaliation In First
Published: Oct. 25, 2015, 7 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 35 seconds
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SNP Conference and Land Reform
Published: Oct. 18, 2015, 8:21 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 43 seconds
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Greens, bad and badder
Published: Oct. 11, 2015, 8:02 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 7 seconds
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Mandy talks rural housing
Published: Oct. 4, 2015, 5:29 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 42 seconds
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Corbyn, Conferences and Touring Scotland
Published: Sept. 27, 2015, 1:02 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 39 seconds
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One Year On Live
Published: Sept. 20, 2015, 8:41 a.m.Duration: 45 minutes 4 seconds
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Court TV, HoL, German Outlooks
Published: Sept. 12, 2015, 8:39 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 57 seconds
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Train Brain Dead
Published: Sept. 6, 2015, 10:17 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 28 seconds
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Arbroath to Portobello
Published: Aug. 29, 2015, 8:10 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 40 seconds
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Deep in the silly season
Published: Aug. 9, 2015, 8:16 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 51 seconds
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What's with Andy?
Published: Aug. 2, 2015, 3:22 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 49 seconds
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Back To Domestic
Published: July 26, 2015, 10:31 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 33 seconds
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Mhairi, Jeremy and Evelyn
Published: July 19, 2015, 9 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 21 seconds
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Mainly Police Scotland
Published: July 12, 2015, 7:40 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 30 seconds
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A Tribute To An Island
Published: July 8, 2015, 8:51 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 20 seconds
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What Northern Citizens Think
Published: June 21, 2015, 9:26 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 59 seconds
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Starkey, Elections and An Exhibition
Published: June 14, 2015, 9:38 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 48 seconds
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Just The People's Council
Published: June 7, 2015, 10:49 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 47 seconds
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Runners and Riders
Published: May 17, 2015, 4:35 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 36 seconds
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A beginning, a middle and more middle
Published: May 11, 2015, 12:47 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 9 seconds
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Taking it to the streets
Published: May 6, 2015, 12:31 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 31 seconds
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The Problem With Staying
Published: May 2, 2015, 9:56 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 25 seconds
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Holding the Microphone
Published: April 26, 2015, 9:01 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 21 seconds
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Lesley Loses Her Voice
Published: April 19, 2015, 9:02 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 11 seconds
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Skype from Skye
Published: March 29, 2015, 6:44 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 49 seconds
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Matters Arising
Published: March 22, 2015, 10:39 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 23 seconds
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Sad on Saturday Night
Published: March 14, 2015, 11:53 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 8 seconds
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Things People Say
Published: March 1, 2015, 10:13 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 47 seconds
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Buzz, Biffing and Boozing
Published: Feb. 15, 2015, 11:30 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 29 seconds
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Polls and Castles
Published: Feb. 8, 2015, 10:05 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 30 seconds
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Chilcot and Bingo
Published: Jan. 22, 2015, 12:08 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 11 seconds
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Nous Sommes Charlie
Published: Jan. 11, 2015, 10:52 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 2 seconds
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Welcome to 2015 - Frozen
Published: Jan. 4, 2015, 10:29 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 12 seconds
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2014 Review - T to Z
Published: Jan. 1, 2015, 1 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 31 seconds
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2014 Review - M to S
Published: Dec. 31, 2014, 11:30 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 3 seconds
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2014 Review - G To L
Published: Dec. 26, 2014, 7:06 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 48 seconds
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2014 Review - A to F
Published: Dec. 24, 2014, 5:24 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 29 seconds
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Women's Prison and Radio Schedules
Published: Dec. 22, 2014, 9:59 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 50 seconds
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Jim, Shops and Sheds
Published: Dec. 14, 2014, 10:55 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 43 seconds
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Women's Quotas and Alex Returns
Published: Dec. 7, 2014, 11:09 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 8 seconds
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Goodbye Hello ( Rock Star)
Published: Nov. 17, 2014, 2:01 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 55 seconds
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Johann and Timo
Published: Oct. 26, 2014, 10:57 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 52 seconds
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Brown, booze, books
Published: Oct. 13, 2014, 1:50 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 17 seconds
Just back from Swansea for the first time in 30 plus years, Lesley finds Wales ‘different’. This week’s topics in the pod include; Gordon Brown, the Smith Commission, the Devo Max slate, the best kept secret about alcohol sales and the books we are supposed to read.
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Back From Holiday
Published: Oct. 5, 2014, 9:45 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 49 seconds
We are back in the pod after a week’s break. Even though we were on holiday, Lesley still managed to keep across all the news stories. This included Alex Salmond on a phone in, Human Rights, Angela Constance and Women For Independence meeting in Perth. Lesley is pretty forthright about all these topics and reveals some of her plans for the next wee while.
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QT Plus
Published: Sept. 26, 2014, 9:57 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 19 seconds
This week’s podcast starts with Lesley’s appearance on BBC’s Question Time. Lesley talks through the questions which ranged from the consequences of the Referendum, the Labour Party, and bombing IS. We also manage to tackle some thoughts about the new media rising in Scotland.
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Aftermath
Published: Sept. 21, 2014, 9:23 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 17 seconds It is difficult to categorize this podcast. It’s about the polling day and then the aftermath of the Referendum. We cover the media hype, the role of Alex Salmond and the rise of 45. It’s a long listen and very emotional and “the referendum is over but the energy persists.” It is one of the most uplifting podcasts we’ve done -->
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Stories
Published: Sept. 14, 2014, 10:49 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 1 second
Here we are 3 days away from the referendum Vote and the pace has picked up. Lesley has been on the road constantly; Helmsdale, Portgower, Strathpeffer, Ardrishaig, Shawlands and the Glad Café. She was on the Radio 4 World Tonight Debate and watched the Big Big Debate. We talk about the lost purse, signs, the hunt for tshirts , flash mobs and ‘love’ in the campaign. There are lots of stories to tell.
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The 51 Breakthrough
Published: Sept. 7, 2014, 8:27 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 3 seconds
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Sweden and Pensions
Published: Sept. 1, 2014, 11:17 a.m.Duration: 36 minutes 27 seconds
Just back from a visit to Sweden, Lesley explains Radio Sweden, immigration and their upcoming general election. Turning to matters at home, pensions have been an issue raised in this phase of the Referendum Debate and Lesley expands on her thinking in her Scotsman column. Finally, she rounds up her experience on more meetings and watching the Big Debate alone abroad.
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Ref TV , Visibility
Published: Aug. 24, 2014, 7:14 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 36 seconds
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More Big Issues
Published: Aug. 18, 2014, 10:39 a.m.Duration: 29 minutes 33 seconds
Finally we round up the vibe from various meetings and Referendum TV.
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Consequences Before Everything
Published: Aug. 11, 2014, 6:03 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 21 seconds
In this week’s @lesleyriddoch Podcast, Lesley expands on the reasoning in her recent Scotsman column “Let’s Concentrate on the Real Debate”. The whole referendum seems to have got snagged on the consequences of a vote rather than examining the rationale for independence. We also recorded the views of a number of tourists and visitors to Edinburgh who share their insights.
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The Debate about The Debate
Published: Aug. 8, 2014, 1:30 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes 44 seconds This week’s @lesleyriddoch Podcast talks about the STV Debate. The debate itself kicked off more debate, analysis and polls. Referendum TV had its first transmission and we get a view from behind the scenes. We also review “The Pure, The Dead, and The Brilliant”. And finally, Alyn Smith MEP explains how Europe works and the missing issue in the campaign MSM debate. -->
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Games and Voices
Published: Aug. 4, 2014, 6:51 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 41 seconds
This week we are talking the unexpected bonuses of the Commonwealth Games and the return of football. We also heard from Bruce Fummey with his unique take on the referendum. Lesley reveals a new media outlet; “Referendum TV’.
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The Commonwealth Games
Published: July 28, 2014, 6:29 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 22 seconds
In this week’s @lesleyriddoch Podcast and following Lesley's Scotsman column this week, we turn the Commonwealth Games upside down and give them a good shake. Men’s emotions, rugby support, the strength of TV pictures, the ‘new’ Glasgow kiss, amongst other things, get a good airing. We also talk cycling and badges.
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Last Week This Week
Published: July 14, 2014, 6:03 a.m.Duration: 35 minutes 48 seconds
Lesley takes us behind the scenes and explains what it’s like to prepare for these types of political programmes and offers an insight as to why some panels are more amenable than others and why you need panda jokes.
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Intimidation and Debate Fatigue
Published: July 8, 2014, 8:08 a.m.Duration: 33 minutes 27 seconds
We also talk about “Time To Dump Trident For Good" and Lesley reveals more of the background to why the polls don’t always reflect the reality of Scots’ opinions about nuclear weapons.
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Belfast and Portsoy
Published: June 30, 2014, 7:19 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 47 seconds
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Major and Crossfire
Published: June 23, 2014, 11:08 a.m.Duration: 44 minutes 44 seconds
There were a number of opinions expressed and Lesley explains her thinking about the shortcomings of the format and more problems in the MSM.
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Geiteberg and Rowling
Published: June 16, 2014, 1:30 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 57 seconds
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Ranty At Aunty
Published: June 2, 2014, 3:04 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 49 seconds
We also touch briefly on Blair and Bush and Tory tax proposals. And oddly enough, end on some good news …yes , you will have to listen to the very end.
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Puffins To Intolerance
Published: May 19, 2014, 11:31 a.m.Duration: 34 minutes 3 seconds
We also manage to weave in seeing puffins and gannets at the Bass Rock, Carrying the Fire , St Johnstone, the language of Labour, the new BBC referendum programmes, wrestling and the Atlas of Productivity.
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Bank Holiday Special
Published: May 5, 2014, 12:25 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 15 seconds
We also discuss Fintry’s FRESh community awards and the Big Ref Debate… ideas and lessons from both, it would seem.
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Getting Down To Business
Published: April 29, 2014, 1:57 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 9 seconds
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Things out of our control
Published: April 21, 2014, 3:46 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 17 seconds
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Updates, Energy and Defence
Published: April 14, 2014, 4:21 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 4 seconds
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The Anti trident rally, tangling with a Tory and Red Road
Published: April 7, 2014, 12:09 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 55 seconds
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Kokar, Coop and the Big Beasts
Published: March 31, 2014, 11:01 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 39 seconds
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Renewables Tory Bingo Scotlab
Published: March 24, 2014, 5:16 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 8 seconds
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Europe, the BBC and Renewables
Published: March 16, 2014, 11:19 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 34 seconds
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The Rammy and Farmers
Published: March 3, 2014, 12:03 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 55 seconds
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Everything is awesome
Published: Feb. 24, 2014, 8:25 a.m.Duration: 29 minutes 21 seconds
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The Osborne and The Donald
Published: Feb. 18, 2014, 4:15 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 4 seconds
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Currency Union Special
Published: Feb. 12, 2014, 2:02 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 14 seconds
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Board Women and £500
Published: Jan. 27, 2014, 3:12 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 13 seconds
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Hydro Shares, Wood
Published: Jan. 20, 2014, 9:08 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 36 seconds
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Are we invisible?
Published: Jan. 6, 2014, 11:02 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 50 seconds
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Nigella, Trains and Papers
Published: Dec. 23, 2013, 4:40 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 51 seconds
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The Silence of the Prams
Published: Dec. 2, 2013, 5:19 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 31 seconds
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Radical White Papers
Published: Nov. 25, 2013, 1:10 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 17 seconds
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Health Visitors and Community Treats
Published: Nov. 18, 2013, 5:36 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 14 seconds
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Too much democracy
Published: Nov. 12, 2013, 10:10 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 31 seconds
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Tom Johnston,Shipbuilding ,Cooperation
Published: Nov. 7, 2013, noonDuration: 23 minutes 55 seconds
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London Dundee Energy
Published: Oct. 30, 2013, 7:55 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 24 seconds
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Any Questions, Scottish Money, SNP Conf and the Centre for Human Ecology
Published: Oct. 23, 2013, 11:22 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes 52 seconds
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Moray and Guest Yes
Published: Oct. 14, 2013, 4:04 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 42 seconds
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Women's Football, Books and Radicals
Published: Oct. 7, 2013, 1:56 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 31 seconds
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The book launches, living independently and the Greek economic revival
Published: Sept. 28, 2013, 10:31 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 44 seconds
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The End of Term Podcast
Published: June 29, 2013, 7:44 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 12 seconds
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Question Time, 'Outed' and Eigg
Published: June 19, 2013, 5:02 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 57 seconds
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Derry Kirkcaldy and Snowden
Published: June 12, 2013, 7:25 a.m.Duration: 35 minutes 12 seconds
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Balkans, the Young and High Streets
Published: June 3, 2013, 2:02 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 11 seconds
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Wind Crofting and Strictly Cycles
Published: May 29, 2013, 11:57 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 45 seconds
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Radio 4 'Leader Conference', Nigel Farage, Gary Tank Commander and the role of skiffs in hospitality
Published: May 21, 2013, 5:48 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 51 seconds
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UKIP and the SNP,Culture in Scotland, Poverty in South Lanarkshire, and Arctic Convoy Heroes
Published: May 10, 2013, 6:54 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 23 seconds
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Wheels Off, Communities Day and the White House Correspendents Dinner
Published: April 29, 2013, 11:15 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 15 seconds
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April Fool, Eggs, Paolo and Bedroom Blockers
Published: April 1, 2013, 3:38 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 1 second
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Shovel ready early years, wind turbines and Northern Lights
Published: March 25, 2013, 2:15 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 18 seconds
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COSLA, Bedroom Tax, the Clash of Titans and Comrie Conversations
Published: March 13, 2013, 11:27 a.m.Duration: 29 minutes 28 seconds
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Nordic Defence, Cardinal Sin, and the Alien Nation
Published: March 5, 2013, 2:03 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 6 seconds
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Behaviour, Questions and the Commonwealth
Published: Feb. 25, 2013, 5:35 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 47 seconds
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Gender Poundland Iceland
Published: Feb. 18, 2013, 1:15 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 22 seconds
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Electric Cars, Devo and the art in the forests of Falkland
Published: Feb. 12, 2013, 1:05 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 48 seconds
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More Borgen, Bedroom Tax and Resignations
Published: Feb. 4, 2013, 7:37 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 56 seconds
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Trident Burns Marra
Published: Jan. 29, 2013, 6:26 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 45 seconds
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Snow Dundee EU In Out
Published: Jan. 23, 2013, 2:52 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 13 seconds
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We are back with Borgen...
Published: Jan. 7, 2013, 4:20 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 13 seconds
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A Sideways Look at 2012
Published: Dec. 31, 2012, 4:30 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 37 seconds
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Talking about America and guns, Barroso and Europe and Settlers or Colonist English
Published: Dec. 17, 2012, 1:51 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 9 seconds
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Landscape, Owenstown McLeveson Trumped
Published: Dec. 3, 2012, 1:09 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 5 seconds
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RIC, Local and Public Banks
Published: Nov. 26, 2012, 1:35 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 16 seconds
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Copenhagen bikes food jumpers
Published: Nov. 19, 2012, 2:53 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 16 seconds
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Recycling Opposition
Published: Nov. 5, 2012, 11:57 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 44 seconds
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Michael, Jean and Kathleen
Published: Oct. 29, 2012, 2:34 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 18 seconds
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The SNP Conference Perth 2012
Published: Oct. 22, 2012, 1:14 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 56 seconds
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Al Jazeera, Devo and the Guid Sisters
Published: Oct. 17, 2012, 9:11 a.m.Duration: 29 minutes 21 seconds
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Universal benefits, MND and cycling huts
Published: Oct. 8, 2012, 11:56 a.m.Duration: 33 minutes 3 seconds
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Oslo bikes, disability and Bojo
Published: Sept. 11, 2012, 4:42 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 1 second
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Development Trusts and the High Streets
Published: Sept. 4, 2012, 8:47 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 46 seconds
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After the Scottish Six show finishes
Published: Aug. 27, 2012, 1:24 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 23 seconds
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Wimmen and that list
Published: Aug. 21, 2012, 8:10 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 59 seconds
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A sneak preview of the Scottish Six Fringe Show.
Published: July 31, 2012, 5:26 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 47 seconds
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The Big Tent Special
Published: July 22, 2012, 8:12 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 41 seconds
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The Gender Thing and Deals
Published: July 3, 2012, 4:12 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 35 seconds
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