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The Kaye Adams Programme: Are Nutters sweets offensive?, Ask the Dr, Clown phobias

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14/09/2017

Are Nutters sweets offensive?, Ask the Dr, Clown phobias

BBC Radio Scotland - The Kaye Adams Programme, Are Nutters sweets offensive?, Ask the Dr, Clown phobias

Stephen Jardine sits in. Are Nutters sweets offensive? Plus Ask the Dr with Dr Tom.

Poundland has responded to claims its Nutters sweets are "offensive" to those with mental health problems - saying their popularity suggests customers do not have an issue with the product.
Campaigners say the sweet's branding is a "real step backwards" on reducing the stigma around mental health.
Are Nutters sweets offensive?

We speak to one woman who is so scared of clowns she feels sick just when she sees the word written down.The remake of Stephen King horror classic IT is in the cinemas at the moment. The main evil perpetrator is a clown. Caitlin Cannon is a Veterinary Nurse at the Roundhouse hospital and has a serious phobia of clowns. Linda Rodriguez McRobbie is a freelance Journalist who has written about the fear of clowns and Jonathan Clarke is a Master Hypnotist and expert in phobias.

Could using bleach damage your lungs? Dr Tom Smith joins us this morning to debunk the medical stories of the week and answer your medical queries - call 08 08 5 92 95 00 or text 80295

For the first time we are buying more bottled water than cola in UK. But when we have water on tap why do we choose to turn to the bottle? Hugh Warwick is an ecologist and writer and Author of Linescapes, Mike Pretious is Senior Lecturer in Business & Management at Queen Margaret University and Doug Wood is the owner of Woodwinter's Wine and Whiskies and Sommelier who has done water tastings.

We hear from the former young offender who's introducing healthy eating to Scottish kids. 
Trainee chef Jordan Docherty is backing new campaign Inch by Inch for Scotland which focuses on diet and exercise.

One of the judges of this year's Man Booker prize has said that they made the shortlist by 'ignoring the blurbs'.
How do you choose which book to read?

The Bridge Inn in Peebles has been named as Scotland's Pub of the Year - it's one of just 10% of pubs that don't admit children. But to what extent does this make it the BEST pub in Scotland?

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