Doddie Weir
Filmed at Murrayfield, the home of Scottish rugby football, former international Doddie Weir opens up to Alex Salmond about his struggle with Motor Neurone Disease. Weir discovered in December 2016 that he was suffering from the devastating condition, which affects around 5,000 people in the UK alone.
Watch the full interview on The Alex Salmond Show, broadcast on RT International, Thursday 0730, 1830, and 2330 GMT on Freeview 234, Freesat 206 and Sky 512.
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