Memories and Conversations - New Approaches to Dementia

Can favourite radio and television moments help trigger memories for those with dementia? You can watch and listen to archive clips here.

BBC Radio Scotland has commissioned a series of special programmes and online resources to explore ways of living well with the condition.

Online and On Air, BBC Radio Scotland looks at different ways of sharing your precious memories, with friends and family, across the generations.

Children’s Cinema

Memories of Saturday mornings at the ABC Minors Cinema

Radio Recall
Sally Magnusson visits Henry Rankin, who has dementia, and shares memories with his family.
Living with Dementia
Kaye Adams and John Beattie meet Anne, Stewart and Ian, who each have a form of dementia.
Inside Dementia
Kaye Adams and John Beattie hear about the reality of living with Alzheimer's disease.
Radio Recall
Episode 5 of radio Recall
The Lab
BBC Scotland's Lab ran workshops with schools asking children to interview people to hear their stories from the past.
Kaye Adams
Kaye speaks with the creator of Storii which aims to improve lives through memories.
The Kitchen Cafe
Pennie Latin delves into the BBC archive in a bid to stimulate memories and conversations all about food.
Off The Ball
The Off The Ball team speak with Sally Magnusson about Playlist for Life.
John Beattie
The John Beattie team speak about their own personal experiences with dementia and hear from Margaret Brown
Sportsound
Sportsound hear about Malcolm Watt who uses tennis to combat his dementia symptoms.
Radio Recall Episode 4
Frank grew up in Leith in Edinburgh - originally from Italy. He's a dapper Italian with an interest in fashion and music. He used to be a teddy boy.
Out Of Doors
Mark explores the relationship between memory and the great outdoors and visits a care home where those with dementia are encouraged to get outside
Radio Recall Episode 3
Cathy MacDonald meets 80 year old Tina Docherty who lives in the croft house where she was born in Kingussie. Tina’s grand dad was the boatman on the Monarch of the Glen estate. Tina is joined by her son Craig
Personal Best
As part of BBC Radio Scotland's Memories & Conversations Season, Gillian Russell finds out how we can keep our brains fit and healthy.
Brainwaves
Memories are made of this: Pennie Latin discovers why some memories are so powerful.
Reporting Scotland
Entertainer Bill Duncan on life after a diagnosis of dementia
Get It On
Get It On asks you to sum up your life in one song.
Radio Recall Episode 2
Cathy MacDonald meets 80 year old Tina Docherty who lives in the croft house where she was born in Kingussie
Sunday Morning With
The Sunday Morning With presenters meet to reminisce about Sundays gone past.
Good Morning Scotland
Ian Tasker of the STUC on dementia in the workplace
Kaye Adams Phone In
Is Dementia your biggest health fear?
Kaye Adams
Series Producer, Liza Greig, outlines the resources on the Memories and Conversations website.
Sunday Sportsound
Geoff talks about dementia with Craig Brown, Hugh MacDonald, and Michael White of Football Memories
Reporting Scotland
Former Scotland and Rangers captain Eric Caldow tries new Alzheimer’s approach
Take The Floor: Memories and Conversations special
Kaye Adams
Prof Debbie Tolson explains the benefits of reminiscence for people with dementia
Janice Forsyth
Jim Prime of Deacon Blue talks about Grace Notes, a collaboration between song-writing students and people with dementia