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Radio Scotland,23 Jan 2026,28 mins

Mark Nelson with Mhairi Black, Simon Calder and JB Gill.

The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected

Available for 28 days

Mark Nelson leads a panel of Scotland's funniest comedians and personalities attempting to decipher the good from the bad, with a few unexpected twists along the way. This week's show brings together an ex-PM, a JLS member and a travel guru. Mhairi Black shares some of her best and worst experiences from being the youngest member of parliament ever, whilst legendary travel correspondent Simon Calder's stories of his adventures get more and more and ridiculous, not to mention a little dangerous. Completing the line-up is pop star turned farmer, JB Gill from JLS, who has a chance meeting with one of the most famous people in the world without even knowing it.

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