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Christmas parties, History Hacks and Aidan Martin

On the phone in Stephen Asks: christmas parties – are you calling off or carrying on? Also on the show, History Hacks and top-selling author Aidan Martin.

PHONE IN: CHRISTMAS PARTIES
Christmas Party season is upon us and many people face difficult decisions about whether to press ahead with their plans or not. The UK Government's Science Minister, George Freeman, has moved his department’s festive gathering to Zoom. Scotland’s National Clinical Director Jason Leitch has said that people shouldn’t cancel office parties this season but should exercise caution and make them “as safe as you can.”

Stephen Asks: Christmas Parties – Are you calling off or carrying on? 


ALSO ON THE SHOW: 

HISTORY HACKS 
We'll brush up on our Scottish history in 'History Hacks'. Can you guess this week's key event or figure from the clues? Karen and Rachael - aka bloggers The History Girls - will join us to take an adventure into our shared past with their own brand of 'history, heritage and hilarity'.

AIDAN MARTIN
We speak to the Livingston-born man whose memoir about surviving brutal childhood experiences including sexual abuse, extreme trauma and addiction made him a top selling author - and now he's on a mission to inspire others.

WHAT'S ON GUIDE 
Your must-have guide to what's on across the country this weekend including storytelling at Loch Tay, art of all kinds at Kirkcaldy, maritime adventures in Irvine and a Christmas market in Perth.

XMAS VENTILATION
With public health advice to ventilate your home when you have guests over - but common sense telling us not to let bitterly cold draughts ruin Christmas - how on earth do you keep your house warm and stay safe at the same time? We have an expert guide to how you can do both!

A CASTLE FOR CHRISTMAS
Can you really stay in a Scottish castle this Christmas?  

BAD PARENTS CLUB
Clued up, real as you like and bad to the bone. That's our Bad Parents Club - join John Mellis, JoJo Fraser and Jay Lafferty as they talk Christmas Trees, David Beckham's parenting mishap, and, from big-screen blockbusters to total turkeys - the magic of festive movies.

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