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As the Beijing Olympic Winter Games continue, questions have been raised about press freedom in China. Tony talks to Nathan Vanderklippe of the Vancouver based newspaper Globe and Mail, and a past President of the Foreign Correspondents Club, about the latest situation.

Father Jeremy Milne, who is Vicar Episcopal for Marriage and Families in the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh, and Andrew and Rosemary Milligan, parishioner of St. Andrew’s Ravelston in Edinburgh, talk about the challenges and joys of 21st century marriage.

A new film called ‘Flee’ tells the story of Amin, who fled Afghanistan in the late 1980s during political unrest. Tony talks to the film’s director Jonas Poher Rasmussen.

As many people grapple with the rise in the cost of living, local authorities are working with faith groups to provide an essential lifeline to feed and pay bills. Tony hears from Ron Graham who got into debt after losing his job, before the charity Christians Against Poverty stepped in to support him. Emma Jackson, the National Director Scotland of the charity is joined by Pall Singh, the Director of Building Bridges, and Nadeem Baqir from Islamic Relief UK to discuss how the latest economic downturn could play out.

Brother Guy Consolmagno, Director of the Vatican Observatory, talks about his love of star-gazing.

While Valentine’s Day is all about couples, many people are not in a relationship. Have we moved beyond the social, cultural and religious expectations that marriage is the most acceptable path, or do those pervasive stereotypes of singledom still exist? Tony talks to Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs Foolproof, a Christian arts charity, and Scottish American writer, Lynda-Marie Taurasi.