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Sturgeon memoir: news or hype?

Martin Geissler and Natalie Higgins discuss how much we’ve learned about Nicola Sturgeon following days of media publicity for her new book.

Nicola Sturgeon has been busy promoting her new memoir, Frankly.

We’ve read and heard what she thinks about Alex Salmond, Operation Branchform, Isla Bryson and her own sexuality. But how much of it is news?

Martin, Natalie and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s David Wallace Lockhart discuss how much we’ve really learned from the former first minister's book publicity.

Scotcast is the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Natalie Higgins and Laura Miller.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Tue 12 Aug 2025 00:00

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