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Leading space scientist, Professor Monica Grady, talks about the probe Rosetta's historic landing on a comet and what it can help us learn about our universe.

Musician and conductor, Paul MacAlindin, tells the story of the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq and how he became its musical director.

Film maker and journalist Paul Refsdal has reported from some of the world's most dangerous places including Sri Lanka, Kosovo, Chechnya and Afghanistan. His latest film is perhaps also his most controversial, 'Dugma: The Button' follows a group of would-be Al Qaida suicide bombers in Syria as they live their lives while waiting for their final call to action. Paul explains why it's important for him to show these fighters as humans.

Fear may be an understandable response to the horrific attacks that have occurred in various European towns and cities these past few weeks, but what exactly does fear do to us? Dr Duncan Morrow, Director of Community Engagement at the University of Ulster and Chair of the Advisory Group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion in Scotland; Julian Baggini, writer and philosopher; and Yahya Barry, Imam at Edinburgh Central Mosque, explore how this powerful emotion can change our attitudes, our actions, and our language.

On her fifth attempt and at age 64, Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage. It took 53 hours of straight swimming across 110 miles of shark and jellyfish infested water. Diana discusses her need to fulfil this life-long dream, how she approached the feat mentally, and the sharks and jellyfish.