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As the COVID situation worsens in India, Dr Sharandeep Singh of Sikhs in Scotland reflects on how the diaspora here in Scotland are reaching out to support and aid those in India struggling with the effects of the pandemic.

Writer Peter Stanford joins Cathy to discuss his latest book Pilgrimage: Journeys of Meaning and why choosing to walk to holy places differs from tourism and enriches our faith.

In our occasional series on musical inspirations, Emma Clark, a musician from West Lothian, explains why Josh Groban’s song Ö÷²¥´óÐã To Stay is so important to her.

While Scotland is aiming to be ‘tobacco-free’ by 2034, in New Zealand policymakers are hoping to create a smoke-free generation by banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2004. Is this a violation of personal freedoms or a step in the right direction for the health of the nation? Professor Linda Bauld, Chair of Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, Dr Nick McKerrel, Senior Lecturer in Law at Glasgow Caledonian University and Christine Bell, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Edinburgh, join Cathy to discuss.

On the 100th anniversary of the partition of Ireland and the creation of Northern Ireland, Cathy explores the role faith leaders have played, with Father Martin Mcgill, from St John the Evangelist Catholic parish Belfast, Duncan Morrow, Professor in Politics and Director of Community Engagement at Ulster University, and Professor Christine Bell, University of Edinburgh.

Amanda Millar is the first openly gay woman to be chosen as President of the Law Society of Scotland. As her year in office comes to an end she speaks about the issues she’s had to contend with and the challenges facing the legal profession in Scotland.

And a powerful new Ö÷²¥´óÐã documentary explores the experiences of domestic abuse in former footballer Ian Wright’s early life. Chris Kilkenny of the Edinburgh Poverty Commission, reviews the documentary and reflects on his own experience of childhood trauma and the long term effects it’s had on his life.