with Tony Kearney
Rajnish Singh chats this year's Edinburgh Diwali celebrations, Gavin Oattes on his new book 'Confidently Lost', and Luke Smallbone of For King & Country talks faith and music.
Rajnish Singh, President of Edinburgh Diwali, joins Tony to talk about Edinburgh Diwali 2025, marking its 10th anniversary this Sunday. He shares why the festival is such a vibrant and meaningful celebration for the community.
Comedian and motivational speaker Gavin Oattes discusses Confidently Lost, his new book on navigating anxiety, coping with grief, and finding hope. He reflects on how a childhood memory of the sound of an ice-cream van in Troon sparked a journey of healing, helping him let go and rediscover what truly matters.
This week's This Spiritual Life guest is Luke Smallbone, one half of the acclaimed Christian music duo For KING + COUNTRY. Luke reflects on the inspiration behind their new single World on Fire, his family鈥檚 journey from Australia to Nashville, and how faith continues to shape his life.
Our Faith Forum panel include Church Of Scotland minister Reverend Bryan Kerr, social researcher and equalities campaigner Talat Yaqoob, and Laura Anderson, Christian and environmental scientist.
Hurricane Melissa was the strongest storm ever recorded in Jamaica. Tony and his guests look at how people of faith respond to such natural disasters.
The role robots could play in elder care is raising questions about whether technology can truly reflect the trust and dignity at the heart of human care.
And Tony and his panel have been watching new documentary Where Is Heaven?, prompting reflection on what we find when we step away from the noise of modern life.
And novelist Anne Enright recently wrote movingly about clearing her family home after her mother鈥檚 death, showing how objects hold memory, identity, and grief. Our panel ask what鈥檚 the one thing you could never throw out?
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Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
Islands In The Stream
- The Greatest Love (Various Artists).
- Telstar.
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Take That
Shine
- (CD Single).
- Polydor.
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Cat Burns
All This Love
- All This Love.
- Since 93.
- 1.
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Dusty Springfield
STANDBY MUSIC - Son Of A Preacher Man
- The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
- Columbia/Sony Tv.
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Aretha Franklin & George Michael
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
- George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
- Epic.
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Supertramp
Give A Little Bit
- Very Best of Supertramp, The.
- A&M Records.
- 13.
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Maxine Nightingale
Right Back Where We Started From
- The Soul Years 1975 (Disc 1).
- Knight Records.
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Amy Macdonald
I'm Done (Games That You Play)
- Is This What You've Been Waiting For?.
- BMG.
- 4.
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Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody
- Greatest Hits.
- EMI.
Broadcast
- Sun 2 Nov 2025 08:00麻豆社 Radio Scotland