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with Connie McLaughlin

On the phone in Connie asks - are you lonely this festive period, or do you know someone who is? Also on the show, ask the doctor, XL bullies and beating the Christmas blues.

PHONE-IN
With thousands streaming on platforms like Twitch or YouTube over Christmas to tackle loneliness, Fiona the sheep fronting a new rural loneliness campaign and new research from charity Rethink Mental Health suggesting 77% of people feel lonely and isolated even when surrounded by their loved ones during Christmas, Connie asks - are you lonely this festive period or do you know someone who is?

Also on the show…

ANNIE WORSLEY
Why one women swapped the rainforests of New Guinea for a croft in Scotland

ASK THE DOC
Our weekly health surgery returns with GP Punam Krishan. She’s on hand to answer listener questions

XL BULLY BAN
The XL Bully ban comes into effect in England and Wales on the 31st of December - what impact is it having on Scotland already?

CHRISTMAS BLUES
What to do if you're feeling blues post Christmas.

3 hours

Last on

Thu 28 Dec 2023 09:00

Music Played

  • Jackie Wilson

    (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.
  • Texas

    I Don't Want A Lover

    • Texas - The Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Backstreet Boys

    I Want It That Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Jive.
  • John Legend

    All Of Me

    • Love In The Future.
    • Columbia.
    • 006.

Broadcast

  • Thu 28 Dec 2023 09:00

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