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14/06/2015

Historian and journalist Neal Ascherson talks about how his childhood and education prepared him for a life as a journalist, an expert on eastern Europe and a political activist.

Scottish historian, writer and journalist Neal Ascherson reflects on how childhood roots in Edinburgh, Greenock and Argyll and an education at Eton and Cambridge, prepared him for a life as a journalist, an Eastern European expert and political activist.

Karen Guthrie shares how filming her documentary "The Closer We Get" revealed unexpected family secrets - ahead of its European premier at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Poet and theologian, P谩draig 脫 Tuama, Communications Director of the Archdiocese of Glasgow, Ronnie Convery, and Quaker, Verene Nicolas, ask whether greed is one of the costliest of the Seven Deadly Sins.

As leader of Northern Ireland's Corrymeela Community P谩draig 脫 Tuama talks about his appearance at the up-coming Solas festival, exploring how Scotland and Northern Ireland can share ideas on identity and community.

With over a million people expected to descend on the city of Turin in the coming weeks to catch a rare glimpse of The Shroud of Turin, Ronnie Convery, just back from the city, will share the impact of seeing this ancient cloth, sacred to so many.

And Scottish author, Chris Dolan, on why he's written a modern take on an Arabian tale in his new book 'Aliyyah'.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sun 14 Jun 2015 10:00

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  • Sun 14 Jun 2015 10:00