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It's not known exactly what percentage of the population experience Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD in the UK. But there is no doubt that many people find themselves struggling with their mental health during the winter months as the days are shorter and natural light is at a premium. In this series, Professor Hayden Lorimer draws on the experience of people living with SAD to learn how they navigate their way through winter, as a way of helping us all to embrace the season and beat off the winter blues. In this episode we hear how the experiences of people living with SAD could positively contribute to our wider culture and environment in the future, particularly within the context of climate change. Professor Hester Parr - who undertook the 'Living with SAD' project - shares design insights for cities and public spaces which would optimise access to natural light in a potentially cloudier and wetter world. Poet Alec Finlay discusses how we should take wisdom from the vulnerable in our society in order to understand limit. And Dr Em May Armstrong believes that systemic societal change is required to support our natural rhythms and accept that in the winter months, we cannot be so productive. Presented by Hayden Lorimer Produced by Helen Needham Mixed by Ron McCaskill Original Music by Rob St John A ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Audio Scotland Production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4