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Journalist and broadcaster, Melanie Phillips talks to Sally about her life, career, and her journey from being a darling of the left to an outspoken columnist that the left loves to hate.

Cormac Murphy-O'Connor was unexpectedly appointed Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster in the year 2000, when the Church worldwide was engulfed by the sexual abuse crisis, a scandal which had touched him personally. After overseeing almost a decade of great turbulence and change, he retired in 2009. He talks about his newly published memoir.

If you had a 50/50 chance of having a serious genetic condition and you were offered a test to find out if you were affected - would you have it? The topic's been in the news with the story of a Scottish family of 5 siblings who find themselves faced with whether to get tested for Huntington's disease. Dr Morven Shearer, from the University of St Andrews School of Medicine and Church of Scotland minister the Reverend Gillean Maclean who is affected by an inherited condition in her own family, discuss the issue.

Award-winning columnist Mona Eltahawy is known for her outspoken views on Arab and Muslim issues. She's a feisty campaigner and not afraid to name names when it comes to those she sees as apologists for crimes against women. She talks about her new book - Headscarves and Hymens and Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution.

Andy Peutherer a Glasgow artist who started up the Give Art project which runs in tandem with Maryhill food bank gives both art and artistic materials to children whose families rely on food banks. He tells Sally children need food for their minds as well as their stomachs.