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One of the many areas of society adversely affected by the pandemic is new parent poverty. In Aberdeen alone, one Baby Bank charity has seen a 900% increase in applications from families in need of support over the past year. So what kind of service do Baby Banks provide and are they now fast becoming an essential support for low income families? Abernecessities founder Danielle Flecher-Horn joins Cathy to discuss their work and a user of their services explains why they are an invaluable resource.

Behavioural and data scientist Pragya Agarwal discusses her new book (M)otherhood: On the choices of being a woman. She reflects on society鈥檚 expectations of women and childbearing through history, on her upbringing in India and how the past has shaped the political constructs of motherhood and womanhood today.

Nida Manzoor's new comedy series We Are Lady Parts introduces us to Muslim female post punk band Lady Parts. Reflecting on this unusual representation of Muslim women in the media, screenwriter and director Raisah Ahmed tells us why it's important to see such layered, funny, religious and sexual women, all with agency, on our screens.

As Aberdeen University announces it will become the first place in the world to hand back a Benin bronze statue to authorities in Nigeria, we discuss the national, cultural and spiritual impact of repatriating objects with Neil Curtis, curator at the University of Aberdeen, Bankole Sodipo, repatriation campaigner in Nigeria, and Noorah Al-Gailani, an Iraqi who works in the British heritage sector.

Edinburgh author Sara Sheridan shares a night walk through the city of Edinburgh and explains why solitary escapades in the dark are permanent feature in her life.

Director Gregor D Sinclair discusses his new film Small Country which examines the spiritual connection those who live and work in the far northwest of Scotland have to the land and the challenges facing their way of life.