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The Kaye Adams Programme: The Rise of the Robots, Dry January and Wedding Speeches

29/01/2018

The Rise of the Robots, Dry January and Wedding Speeches

BBC Radio Scotland - The Kaye Adams Programme, The Rise of the Robots, Dry January and Wedding Speeches

The rise of the robots could put 230,000 Scottish jobs at risk. Could a robot do your job?

The rise of the robots could put 230,000 Scottish jobs at risk. Could a robot do your job? Plus wedding speeches and Dry January.

Automation could cost Scotland 230,000 jobs over the next decade, according to a report.
The Cities Outlook report is an annual health-check of city economies and this year highlighted the potential impact of automation and globalisation. It said 1 in 5 posts in Scottish cities could be displaced by 2030.
According to a new report, the rise of the robots 'could put 230,000 Scottish jobs at risk' - are we in danger of losing the human touch? 

Also on the show....

MENINGITIS
We speak to the mum who lost her five week old son to viral meningitis. Maria Strachan's baby boy Ethan was diagnosed with a deadly viral strain of the disease within hours of being born. Steve Dayman is the founder of Meningitis Now.

WEDDING SPEECHES 
According to some of the newspapers, Meghan Markle is going to break with tradition and make a speech at her wedding reception. Is it a move in the right direction?

ROSINA BONSU
We meet another of Scotland's Outstanding Women - dance artist Rosina Bonsu who moved from Ghana to the UK when she was just 7 years old.

DOGGY ROOM
The new dad who spent hours preparing a special room....not for the baby but for his beloved dog. Michael McGowan from Glasgow built his dog a room to stop her being jealous of the new baby arriving.

CLARE POOLEY
As Dry January comes to an end...we'll have tips for anyone hoping to stay off the booze.
Clare Pooley is Author of The Sober Diaries, Alison Douglas is Chief Executive at Alcohol Focus Scotland and Susie Cormack Bruce is a Journalist and Blogger at Sincerely Yours, Susie.

SUNBEDS
UK holidaymakers are to be offered the chance to choose their sunbed before they have even left home. Thomas Cook's trial scheme will allow customers to pay £22 to book a specific lounger in advance of their holiday. Does a sunbed make or break your holiday?

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