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The newest country in the world is 10 years old this month. It was with great optimism that South Sudan separated from the north of the country in 2011, but the vision of a fresh beginning for the new nation has faltered under the challenges of conflict, poverty and famine. Tony is joined by Sally Foster Fulton, head of Christian Aid in Scotland and James Wani who is the country director in South Sudan, to explore the challenges the country is facing.

Author Will Buckingham tells Tony about the richness to be found when we engage with strangers, and explores it in his latest book ‘Hello Stranger.’

A moving new film of a couple dealing with the early stages of dementia stars Colin Firth as Sam and Stanley Tucci as Tusker. Sam wants to dedicate his every waking moment to Tusker, while Tusker grapples with the loss of being master of his own fate. Writer and commentator Chris Creegan reviews the film.

Looking at the successful work of food banks, but is this largely voluntary sector effort a success society wishes wasn’t needed at all? With Polly Jones, Head of the Trussell Trust in Scotland, Neil Young from the St Paul’s Youth Forum in the East End of Glasgow and Alison Roxburgh from the Edinburgh Food Project.

A look up at the sky in wonder with the Director of the Vatican Observatory Brother Guy Consolmagno, talking about his passion for the stars.

The U.S. government has just released a long awaited report into a number of unidentified aerial phenomena - more commonly known as UFOs. It has prompted conversations about what makes our fascination with alien life so enduring. Tony is joined by Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, Alasdair Richmond and Executive Director of the Centre for Human Ecology, Luke Devlin.