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Talking Scotland was a Scottish social affairs television series broadcast on STV in Northern and Central Scotland.

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:


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