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Radio Scotland,13 Mar 2026,28 mins

Glasgow International Comedy Festival Special: Ashley Storrie, Jim Smith, Elaine Malcolmson and Chris Thorburn

Breaking the News

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Des and the teams are at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival to break up the week's big news, including: The rise in the price of oil, Scotland’s hopes in the Six Nations Rugby, a pill that could help you slow down ageing, a coffee shop where people rave, controversial comments from Timothée Chalamet, and more. Lead Writer: Alice Gregg Additional material: Claire Cox, Chris Stanners, Jennifer Walker, Nathan Cowley, Rachel Powell, Alan Hazlie, Cooper Mawhinney Sweryt, Chrissie Homer-Greenslade, Gregor Paton, Fearghas Kelly, Jon Paisley and Paul Brown Producer: Lauren Mackay Senior Producer: David Flynn Researcher: Chris Quilietti Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson An Eco-Audio certified Production

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