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A regular on Scottish screens, Cathy Macdonald speaks to actor and comedian Sanjeev Kohli about identity, acting, and his most famous role - playing Navid in Still Game.

Cathy gets a fascinating insight into a little-known period of Bollywood history. The film 'Shalom Bollywood, The Untold Story of Indian Cinema', tells how Jewish actors took lead roles in early Indian cinema, and is currently being shown at Tongues on Fire UK Asian Film Festival Edinburgh. Dr Alina Mirza, Associate Festival Director, explains why the message of this film is important today.

The Poverty Truth Commission in Scotland has been going nine years. Its success has led to many other cities and towns around the UK replicating the project with the help and support of the original Scottish project. Reverend Martin Johnstone and Caroline Kennedy, a commissioner, explain why the model has been a success and why it's important that it continues to grow.

Our reporter Anna Magnusson visits the Maggie's Centre in Lanarkshire to talk to people living with cancer, and their relatives, about the power of words; Anna then joins Judy Lever, a Healthcare Assistant with Marie Curie, back in the studio for a wider discussion on words and why our language matters around issues of health, living and dying.

Janeanne Gilchrist who has combined her love of photography with her love of free diving, tells us about her body of work which captures the beauty of our seas, as well as the damage caused by pollution.