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Ricky speaks to comedian, singer and writer Tracey Ullman who is back on British television screens after a 3 decade hiatus. Tracey reflects on her life and career, and where her drive and motivation have come from.

In our occasional series, Things That Matter, the Very Reverend Lorna Hood, tells Anna Magnusson why lines of poetry from German poet, Rilke, have been a source of inspiration and wisdom for many years.

As fear of civil unrest grow in the Central East African country of Burundi, Archbishop Leo Cushley of St Andrews and Edinburgh, and Dr Adronis Niyonkuru, from Burundi and living in Scotland, explain the growing tensions and why people outside the country need to speak up on the issue.

How would you like Scotland to be described? First minister Nicola Sturgeon has opted for the word 'ambitious'. Dr Neil Thin, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, and Virginia Moffatt, Writer and Chief Operating Officer at Ekklesia, explore whether that is something for us to aspire to and how language can help shape a whole nation.

And as one of the best folk & roots music festival kicks off in Glasgow, Ricky catches up with the man in charge, Artistic Director of Celtic Connections, Donald Shaw.

Plus, great music from acts all appearing at Celtic Connections 2016.