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The Afternoon Show: The BRIT Awards, author Elizabeth Macneal and Mental Health Awareness Week

The BRIT Awards, author Elizabeth Macneal and Mental Health Awareness Week

BBC Radio Scotland - The Afternoon Show, The BRIT Awards, author Elizabeth Macneal and Mental Health Awareness Week

The BRIT Awards 2021, author Elizabeth Macneal, and Mental Health Awareness Week.

David Farrell discusses the BRIT Awards, Grant hears about the Traverse Theatre's Class Act programme, plus another episode of Breaking Point to mark Mental Health Awareness Week.

BBC Scotland's Entertainment Reporter David Farrell reflects on last night's BRIT Awards.

Grant hears from Associate Creative Producer Wezi Mhura and two participants from the Traverse Theatre's Class Act programme ahead of a pair of premieres which will be shown on Youtube tonight and tomorrow. 

For Mental Health Awareness Week, The Afternoon Show features Breaking Point, a new series of monologues based on the experiences of real men, plus discussions on the issues they raise.  Today we hear James' Story and are joined by Gary Macdonald from the community support group Mind the Men and Nick Jedrzejewski from See Me which is Scotland's Programme to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination.

Scottish born author Elizabeth Macneal tells Grant about her new book Circus of Wonders about a woman who’s life is transformed by the arrival of a Victorian circus.

Paul English is back with another edition of Getting To Know You, this time with Scottish actress Daniela Nardini.

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