with Connie McLaughlin

Caring for an aging relative can be overwhelming and requires a new level of intimacy. Director Simon Chambers’ new film Much Ado About Dying documents his relationship with his difficult but charming Uncle David as he approaches the end of his life. Simon joins Connie to discuss his deeply honest and moving film.

Paul English reports on the work of East Lothian and Midlothian singing group The Warblers who provide physical and social benefits to people living with lung conditions.

This week’s This Spiritual Life guest is acclaimed author and playwright Damian Barr. He shares with Connie his experiences growing up in Bellshill the son of a Catholic mother and Protestant father; the solace he found in Christianity; and his struggles with the church after coming out in his teens.

On the Faith Forum to chew over some of the week’s news stories from a religious and ethical perspective are social researcher and equalities campaigner Talat Yaqoob, Christian environmental campaigner Laura Young, and journalist, writer and member of the Baha’i Faith, Graham Burgess.

The panel discuss the recent resignation of Humza Yousaf as First Minister of Scotland and explore how leaders strike the balance between their own principles and values with the game of politics.

Humza Yousaf also referenced the advances made in multiculturalism in his resignation speech. They look at where we are today as a multicultural society, and discuss the importance of diverse representation.

And as Netflix drama Baby Reindeer, inspired by the real-life story of a Scottish comedian being stalked, continues to top the streaming service all over the world, the panel ponder the right to anonymity with the right to tell your own story, as well as the drama’s themes of imbalanced power dynamics.