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13/05/2012

Duration:
1 hour, 55 minutes
First broadcast:
Sunday 13 May 2012

This week Sally Magnusson is joined by Scottish Conservative MSP, Annabel Goldie. Find out about her life and what drives her strong sense of public spirit.

What's life really like for those who require hospice care? Strathcarron Hospice Nursing Director, Marjory Mackay, patient Dorene Asher, and the hospice's Artist in Residence, filmmaker and Head of Research at the Scottish Documentary Institute, Dr. Amy Hardie, discuss the hospice philosophy toward end of life care.

How would you feel about your parent's choosing your life partner? We find out what's involved in arranged marriage today and whether it's the same for today's generation as it was for their parents'.

As the Olympic torch gets set to head off round the UK Sally speaks to Oscar award-winning producer of "Chariots of Fire", Lord David Puttnam, on the enduring appeal of Eric Liddell.

Continuing her quest to find Scotland's most spiritual places, historian Anne Ellis visits a small rural parish in Kilmarnock to find out about the three hundred year old diaries of former minister, Thomas Leckie.

  • Historian Anne Ellis with Reverend Fred Booth of Kilmaronock Parish

    Historian Anne Ellis with Reverend Fred Booth of Kilmaronock Parish

    Historian Anne Ellis and Reverend Fred Booth of Kilmaronock Parish find out about the diaries of former minister, Thomas Leckie, which date back 300 years.

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