Talking Scotland

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Talking Scotland was a Scottish social affairs television series on STV and Grampian Television in Northern and Central Scotland. ^[1] Each segment was one minute long. ^[1]

The series was produced in conjunction with the Scottish Executive and broadcast each weekday at approximately 4:58 am, 3:58 pm and 6:28 pm, the programme also aired at 11:03 pm on Monday nights when Scotsport was on air.

The issues highlighted during Talking Scotland's run included:

Alcohol Anti-Social Behaviour Better Renting Biodiversity Child Protection on the Internet Children's Hearings Children's Traffic Club Determined to Succeed Disability Domestic Abuse Drink Driving Drugs & Drug Driving E.coli 0157 Family Support Groups (Drugs) Fire Safety Health Service Healthy Living Internet

In-Car Safety Mental Health NHS24 & GP Out Of Hours Organ Donation The Pneumococcal Jab Race Smoking in Public Places Social Work/Care Speeding Tailgating Teacher Recruitment Teaching Travel Awareness Violence at Work Volunteering Waste Awareness Working in the NHS 20 mph Zones

References

1. Cunningham, Jennifer (23 August 2004). "Drugs affect people with horses and country houses as well as people who live in poverty". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 19 November 2024– via ProQuest.