STEPHEN ASKS - What’s your verdict on Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister?įERN BRADY Scottish comedian Fern Brady joins us to talk about her new book, Strong Female Character. So what do you think were her greatest achievements and biggest failures? How does she compare to other leaders…and will you miss her? The SNP's national executive committee will meet this evening to draw up a timetable for a leadership race - the party's first leadership contest in nearly 20 years could see a debate on future direction and strategy. The SNP leader said she knew 'in my head and in my heart' this was the right time to step down. We talk about plans to regulate the buy now pay later credit industry with Stella Creasy MP and Claer Barratt from the Financial Times.Īnd BBC LGBT & Identity Correspondent Lauren Moss reports on a new book which claims that 97.5 per cent of children seeking help at the Gender Identity Development Service (Gids) based at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, had autism, depression or other problems that might have explained their unhappiness.PHONE-IN The search for a new First Minister has begun after Nicola Sturgeon's surprise decision yesterday to stand down after more than eight years.

In her new book, Strong Female Character, she explores how this has impacted her life, and what it means to be an autistic working-class woman. In 2021, Fern received a diagnosis for autism. She has also co-hosted three series of the Wheel of Misfortune podcast for BBC Sounds with fellow comedian Alison Spittle. So, why is Kim Jong Un revealing his daughter now? There is speculation that she is to be his successor, but is there any truth to that claim? Nuala talks to Professor Hazel Smith is Professorial Research Associate in Korean Studies at SOAS, University of London and BBC Correspondent Jean MacKenzie who is based in South Korea.įern Brady is a comedian and writer who has appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats, Live at the Apollo, and the most recent series of Taskmaster. The latest photos show a beaming Kim Ju-Ae, who is aged between 9 and 10, standing with her father at a lavish military parade, where at least 11 intercontinental ballistic missiles were shown. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been photographed five times over recent months alongside his adolescent daughter. She joins Nuala McGovern to talk about what inspires her songs, being a young woman in the music industry and performs her single ‘Graduating’ live in the studio.

She’s a rising star whose featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, has been named as an artist to watch by NME and is preparing for a summer of live gigs.

Nell Mescal is a singer songwriter from Ireland who writes Indie Folk songs.

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