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In a powerful and thoughtful conversation, Ricky talks to Jean Vanier, the founder of L'Arche, at his beautiful home north of Paris. It's where he started what's grown into an international community enabling people with and without learning disabilities to fully share their lives together.

With 2017 barely hours old, the horrific attack on a Turkish nightclub reminded us that acts of terror, war and violence are very much still with us.. In his New Year message Pope Francis lamented the atrocity while urging nonviolence as a style of politics for peace. Ricky is joined by journalist, Virginia Moffatt, and Luke Devlin of the Centre for Human Ecology, to discuss the issue.

Ideals and hopes for the future are discussed further with some young people who took over Thought for the Day on Radio Scotland last week. Ricky, Luke Devlin and Virginia Moffatt are joined by philosophy students Ben Nisbet and Catherine Wilson.

New Year's Day saw the release of Silence, the latest film from acclaimed Director Martin Scorsese, 28 years after his controversial The Last Temptation of Christ. Starring Liam Neeson, Silence tells the story of three Portuegese missionaries in 17th Century Japan. A long time project of Scorsese's, it is a deep look into spirituality and human nature. The film highlights the problems of maintaining one's faith in a hostile environment.

Love it or loathe it - the selfie is here to stay. Ricky discusses with his panel of studio guests whether it's just a new way of documenting our lives or something more emblematic of a 'me, me, me' generation.