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Actor Alex Norton discusses his life in and out of TV, film and theatre, which has included working with the likes of Johnny Depp, Clint Eastwood and a young and then unknown David Bowie.

Reactions to disability is one of the themes explored in a new performance piece by the disabled dancer Claire Cunningham called 'Give Me A Reason To Live' , as she tell Cathy ahead of her performance at Dundee Rep.

Twenty-seven years of campaigning have resulted in the exoneration of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster. The Bishop of Brechin, the Right Reverend Dr Nigel Peyton, who as a young vicar and football supporter was at the match and talks about his memories from that day.

In this last week leading up to the Scottish election, cynicism is something that crops up regularly in everyday conversations. But is it possible for young and old alike not to be cynical about the present and the future, whether that's something all- encompassing as an election, or as personal as a relationship or work issue? Cathy is joined by Dr Oliver Escobar, Lecturer in Public Policy and Co-Director of What Works Scotland at University of Edinburgh, and writer and broadcaster Anna Magnusson.

The days are finally become longer and lighter, Ann Wroe's new book 'Six Facets of Light' contains her musings on light during her walks through the South Downs, and she talks to Cathy about the various poets and painters who have tried to capture the magic of it, including the Scottish author Nan Shepherd.

How do you capture a life in 500 or 1,000 words? Anne Wroe, Obituaries editor at The Economist, and Anna Magnusson, talk about how obituaries can comfort as well as surprise the reader.