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Radio Scotland,18 Oct 2026,115 mins

with Zara Janjua

Sunday Morning

Available for 27 days

Zara speaks to Sarah Clegg about her new book, Perilous Enchantment: The True History of Faeries. From Icelandic elf fires to the fairy hills of Ireland, she explores what fairy folklore can tell us about our fascination with the unseen. In The Vanishing Earth, writer and broadcaster James Crawford travels from lithium mines in the Atacama Desert to Greenland's melting ice edge. He joins us to share what he discovered along the way. Multi-million best-selling author Matt Haig shares his Spiritual Life. Matt opens up about his rebellious teenage years (that included a particularly memorable midnight mass) and talks of his struggles with anxiety and depression. He also tells all about his latest novel, The Midnight Train. For this week's Faith Forum panel, Zara is joined by Rev Dr Nicolle Sturdevant, Rosa Murray and Yahya Barry; together they look over some of the big stories of the week. With plans to close a number of churches in Glasgow, the panel explores what communities stand to lose when places of worship disappear and whether religious spaces need to change for future generations. Following reports of alleged blasphemy cases linked to social media in Iran and Saudi Arabia, the panel discusses the impact of social media on faith. With Netflix's Nobody Wants This returning for a third series, the panel explores how love and relationships can shape, challenge and even change our faith.

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    I Try
    I Try
    Macy Gray
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    You Wear It Well
    You Wear It Well
    Rod Stewart
  4. 3.
    Amazing
    Amazing
    George Michael