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Professor Helen Bond, University of Edinburgh’s newly appointed Head of the School of Divinity, talks to Richard Holloway about being the first woman in the role, and her fascination with the life of Jesus and how we understand him in the present day.

In our occasional series on things that inspire Director of the Vatican’s Observatory, Guy Consolmagno, explains why he looks to the heavens for his inspiration.

The founder of India’s Academy of Storytelling Geeta Ramanujam, who is visiting the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2018, explores the purpose of stories and how they serve us through our lives.

Some claim that we are living in an age of denialism, but what does this mean and what impact does it have? Philosopher Julian Baggini and the University of Winchester’s Dr Michael Wood discuss what happens when we reject the accepted truth.

To mark Black History Month, we’re back in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to hear about Pastor TY Rogers who worked closely with Dr Martin Luther King Jr. His sister Bettye Rogers Maye tells Andrea Baker about the role he played in the civil rights movement, including contributing to some of Dr King’s greatest speeches.

How do we engage with our own existence and the meaning of the universe? This hefty subject has been bravely taken on by author Julian Baggini who has been travelling the world exploring the different roots of philosophy, which he has documented in his latest book, ‘How The World Thinks’.