Paulette Edwards

This week, the cast of two Bill Forsyth Scottish cinematic classics are reunited by Kirsty Wark, and Chaka Khan brings us the boogie from the foot of Stirling Castle. As an autumn chill approaches, journalist Jonathan Ford investigates why energy is so expensive in Britain. Plus, if you're a bit of a bibliophile, People Fixing the World sits in on the book club for books with no words.

Presenter: Paulette Edwards
Producers: Anthony McKee and Eimear Flanagan
Editor: Steven Hobson
Production Coordinator: Sylvie Conway.

A BBC Audio Northern Ireland production for BBC Radio 4.

Programmes featured in this episode include:

The Life Scientific: Edith Heard on unravelling the mystery of X-chromosome inactivation
The Reunion: Gregory's Girl and Local Hero
People Fixing the World: The pictures that help and heal
Café Hope: Scrubbing up for sobriety
BBC National Short Story Award 2026: Burning Bush by Merryn Glover
Drama on 4: The School Run
Your Mum: 2. Josh Jones and Jen Brister
Currently: Can Britain's Broken Energy System be Fixed?
Archive on 4: First Contact
Soul Music: Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat
Radio 2 in the Park, 12/09: Chaka Khan