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Hi, you're listening to Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast

that gives you an insight look on the biggest stories coming out of Holyrood and Westminster

and today we are coming from the bustling Scottish Parliament

where the festival of politics is on. It is very exciting. It is a bit later than usual. It's

10 to 4 on Thursday the 11th of October. I'm Annie McGuire and I am the social media editor for

question time. I am joined by. I'm Phil Simm. I'm the social media editor for question time. I am joined by.

I'm Phil Sim. I'm a reporter here at the Scottish Parliament. I'm Nick Ernie. I'm normally at

Westminster but I've come up especially just for this. Because this is a really exciting one.

Can we tell people why it's exciting? Not yet. Lucy White remains on our honeymoon and I don't know why

you wouldn't include a trip to the Scottish Parliament on your honeymoon but you know we all have to make our own live choices.

Hi Lucy, I hope you're having fun.

She listened last week so she's still keeping up with us and spirit.

If she's not at the festival of politics, she's not having a good time.

Disneyland or a festival of politics. Similar things.

Miles Bonner is a producer who's normally behind the glass but sort of intimidatingly there is no glass because we are in amongst the Scottish Parliament. So you might actually hear from Miles during this programme. He is keeping us right. There's nothing to physically keep him from getting over here and force us to move on. Hopefully scuffles will not break out. I didn't realize how safe that glass made me feel.

So this week we are going to be discussing the SMP conference.

We're going to have a special guest.

By the time ever listens to this, they're going to know who the special guest is.

I know, but until he sits down in the seat. I'm not lit. Yeah, what if he doesn't turn up? I'm still quite worried. What if he totally dyes us? Okay. He's actually just going to go to the bar. So everyone who's

been on Twitter, you know who this is, but we're going to pretend to do it. Anyway. And we're

going to be continuing to answer your question on what happens behind the scenes at Holyrood.

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