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MacAulay and Co: Stephen Jardine sits in

Stephen Jardine sits in

07/09/2011

BBC Radio Scotland - MacAulay and Co, Stephen Jardine sits in

Movie critic Mark Kermode joins guest presenter Stephen Jardine for a chat.

Join Stephen Jardine as we answer some burning questions; Does veal deserve to be villified? Would you know a Hermes bag if you fell over one and what exactly is "Tough Love"?

David Cameron demanded the authorities use it on the rioters and parenting experts say you should use it on your kids. No, not a water cannon.it's "Tough Love" - but what does it mean? We aim to find out. 

French handbag giants Hermes are making huge profits in these austere times so we look at the top five examples of ladies holdall.

It's got a worse reputation than News International but does Veal still deserve to be vilified? We speak to a farmer who says the meat suffers from a bad press.

Would you consider taking your whole family away from it all? Find out everything you need to know about a Family Gap Year.

Film critic Mark Kermode drops by to tell us what's wrong with the movie industry and how we can make it right.

As the latest edition of the Chambers English Dictionary hits the shelves we'll be finding out what the latest words to make the cut are, and discussing archaic words that have dropped out of usage - Forsooth.

And TV Guide Graeme Virtue reviews ITV's The Jonathan Ross Show and looks back at the current king of chat's career.

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