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Cathy Macdonald gets an insight into the pressures and excitement of brain surgery, as she speaks to esteemed neurosurgeon Henry Marsh. The former senior consultant at St George's Hospital in London pioneered the first awake craniotomy involving operating on a patient's brain while they were still conscious.

It's meant to be a couple's happiest day, but what happens when there are objections to your wedding? Channel 4 series Bride and Prejudice follows a group of couples whose parents object on the grounds of age, sexuality, religion and gender. Interfaith celebrant, Jane Patmore, talks us through the process of overcoming such differences and finding a space that brings people together.

Thousands of women and girls gather across four cities in the UK on Sunday, in a procession to celebrate a hundred years of women's suffrage and what it means to be a woman today. To explore that idea further and look back over the course of feminism, Cathy is joined by activist Briana Pegado who's taking part in the procession in Edinburgh, Mahrukh Shaukat who works for Amina, the Muslim Women's Resource Centre in Glasgow, and broadcaster & journalist Ruth Wishart.

As we enter the finals days of Ramadan, Cathy explores the opportunities for Muslims to come together to celebrate and learn about their faith in the context of multi-cultural Scotland. She talks to Islamic scholar Yahya Barry about his new venture, the Olive Tree Madrasah, and Mahrukh Shaukat from Amina, the Muslim Women's Resource Centre in Glasgow.

On the 50th anniversary of the Social Work Scotland Act, Cathy discusses the challenges of the profession with Professor Brigid Daniel from Queen Margaret University and Ranald Mair, Associate with Scottish Care.