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31/08/2018

With Stephen Jardine

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As Kirsty Young is taking a break from presenting Desert Island Discs after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia , what is your experience of chronic pain?

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Chronic Pain
Desert Island Discs presenter Kirsty Young has announced that she's taking a break from her job on Radio 4, after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia  - a condition which causes long-term pain. Some estimates suggest nearly 1 in 20 people in Scotland may be affected and yet a lot of people have never heard of it. Stephen asks: Chronic Pain – what is your experience?              

JAMES ENGLISH
We hear from the man who wanted to understand what it is to be homeless so spent Christmas on the streets himself 

FREE FESTIVAL TICKETS?
Should long suffering residents in Edinburgh be given discounted festival tickets as a good will gesture?

DADS NEW GIRLFRIEND
After Ewan McGregor's daughter expressed regret over her reaction to her dad's new partner - how do you deal with dad's new girlfriend?

ASGARDIA
Coming up we speak to the former MP Lembit Opik now setting his sights on democracy in outer space

I CAN’T DANCE
PM Theresa May has being showing off her dodgy dance moves on a trip to Kenya – we find out if a bad dancer can ever learn to cut it on the dancefloor?

BULLYING
A tearful Kim Woodburn fleeing the set of ITV’s Loose Women has sparked over 3000 complaints to Ofcom and accusations of bullying – but would you even know if you were being a bully?

THE RULES 
We attempt to bring order to a chaotic world – this week Nicky Marr is telling us how to navigate the etiquette minefield that is the dinner table.
                                                                                 
WHO ARE YOU
Return of the ever popular Friday quiz - Can you guess the mystery voice?

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