Colin MacKay in conversation about beliefs, values and ideas. He talks to satirical writer and broadcaster Will Self about his life, his work and overcoming addiction. Show more

Colin MacKay in conversation about beliefs, values and ideas. He talks to writer and broadcaster Deborah Hollamby, who went from nun to mum of two. Show more

Nicola Benedetti, former child prodigy and now violin virtuoso, joins Colin MacKay to talk about her life to date and the music that's inspired her.

Colin MacKay talks to Major-General David McDowall, former head of the Army in Scotland and Northern England, about his beginnings in Stranraer and his rise to the top.

1/6. Colin Mackay talks to Phil Hanlon, Professor of Public Health at Glasgow University, about how his work in Africa shaped his beliefs. Show more

2/6. Colin Mackay talks to guests about the beliefs, values and ideas which have shaped individual lives.

1/13. Marina Nemat was imprisoned and tortured at 16 for speaking out against the regime of Ayatollah Khomeini. She tells Colin MacKay how she felt about marrying her guard. Show more

2/13. Stephen Venables, the first Briton to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen, talks to Colin MacKay about how his risk-taking changed when his eldest son died. Show more

7/13. Colin Mackay talks to Mike Dailly, Principal Solicitor of Govan Law Centre in Glasgow. Colin finds out what motivates him.

5/13. In his political career as a councillor, MP and MSP Dennis Canavan has courted praise and controversy. Here he talks to Colin Mackay about his life and parliamentary career.

6/13. Colin Mackay talks to Amanullah de Sondy from Glasgow University's School of Divinity about growing up as a Muslim in Scotland.

Colin Mackay talks to the Rev Andrew Wylie, chaplain to the oil industry at the time of the Piper Alpha disaster, about his role and the importance of work to the human spirit.

Colin Mackay talks to Margo MacDonald MSP about her journey from barmaid and PE teacher to being one of the most prominent politicians in Scotland. Show more

13/13. Colin Mackay talks to Rev Jim Wallis who is one of America's foremost Christian activists and campaigners.

12/13. Colin Mackay chats to Ken Costa, one-time anti-apartheid activist turned City investment banker and devout Christian, about whether there is space for God in the workplace.

4/13. Reverend Ian M Fraser became the first warden to Scottish Churches House in Dunblane in the 1960s. Years later, he travelled the world visiting Christian communities. Show more

3/13. Former soldier Gill Wilkinson talks to Colin Mackay about her current job tracking injured soldiers returning from Afghanistan. Show more

Colin Mackay talks to liberal rabbi Pete Tobias, who sees himself as a maverick in the Jewish world and whose role 'is to be on the margins'.

Colin Mackay talks to Professor Donna Dickenson about how she left behind a troubled relationship with her unstable mother to become a writer and campaigner.

Colin Mackay talks to former Roman Catholic priest Idris Tawfiq, who converted to Islam seven years ago and now lives and teaches in Egypt.