with Cathy MacDonald
Cathy is joined by veteran comedian, actor and activist Mark Thomas, who shares his Spiritual Life as he celebrates 40 years behind the mic.
With over 3,500 shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and comedy taking a good chunk of that, reporter Michael McEwan investigated if laughter really is a tonic for our health.
Veteran comedian, activist and writer Mark Thomas shares all on his 40 years behind the mic, and his spiritual beginnings.
And this week鈥檚 faith forum panel is anthropologist and psychotherapist Dr Salma Siddique, historian, environmentalist and expert in world faiths Martin Palmer, and the Very Reverend Sally Foster-Fulton, UK and global Church ambassador for Christian Aid and former moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. They discussed diplomacy in our modern world after unsuccessful talks between Trump and Putin on Friday, former first minister Nicola Sturgeon鈥檚 much-discussed memoir and the art of writing a personal history, plus, what can be learned from those for whom multi-generational living is the norm?
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ABC
All Of My Heart
- In Touch II (Various Artists).
- Solitaire Collection.
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Steve Harley & Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me)
- 20 Number 1's Of The 70's (Various).
- MFP.
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Lulu
The Man Who Sold the World
- Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Seventie.
- Disky.
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Belinda Carlisle
Circle In The Sand
- The Love Album (CD 2) (Various Artist.
- Virgin.
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Sheryl Crow
My Favorite Mistake
- (CD Single).
- A&M.
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Sam Fender
People Watching
- People Watching.
- Polydor.
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Aretha Franklin
96 Tears
- Aretha Arrives.
- Rhino.
- 004.
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Cast
Poison Vine (feat. P.P. Arnold)
- Yeah Yeah Yeah.
- Scruff Of The Neck.
Broadcast
- Sun 17 Aug 2025 08:00蜜芽传媒 Radio Scotland