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The Stephen Jardine Programme: 13/01/2017

13/01/2017

BBC Radio Scotland - The Stephen Jardine Programme, 13/01/2017

Stephen Jardine asks is everyone should play a part in combating loneliness.

Stephen Jardine asks is everyone should play a part in combating loneliness, why Scotland has so many overweight cats and if robots should have rights.

PHONE IN: 
Glasgow has been selected by a national charity to trial a new approach to tackling loneliness among older people. It aims to create more volunteer work and phone contact with older people and the public is being encouraged to carry out 250,000 "acts of kindness" to help lonely people. Stephen Asks: Should we all play a part in combating loneliness?

ROADWORKS
When was the last time you were late because of road works. It's estimated over 100,000 sets of road works take place in Scotland every year costing us millions in lost productivity. So is it time to get tough with the companies who take too long or do a shoddy job. I'm looking for your thoughts on this..

SCOTTISH ACCENT
Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon confessed her Scottish accent was so bad she was forced to quit a film - Stephen finds out if the Scots accents is particularly hard for actors to master.

SPECIAL FORCES
What does it take to be in the special forces? The job is shrouded in mystery? We will lift the lid with the former soldier from Aberdeen who is taking his skills to the TV screen

FAT CATS
We've got a nation of overweight moggies because we're not feeding them properly. Two large meals a day are turning our pussies into fat cats. Stephen finds out the proper feeding regime for our furry friends.

ROBOTS
We hear a lot about human rights but as machines do more and more jobs across society is it time for robots to have rights and responsibilities also?

ONLINE REVIEW
Later in the show we'll be joined by Catriona Stewart and Clare Johnston to pick apart the biggest and best online stories this week - is the woman in the SCS furniture adverts the most annoying person on TV?

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