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Sally talks to writers Frank Cottrell Boyce and Carl MacDougall, about the art of the short story and how it can be used to capture unique moments in life.

A new exhibition has a unique take on some ancient stories with a thousand characters from the Bible on display, made entirely of wool, at The Salvation Army Edinburgh City Church. Two of its many creators, mother and daughter Marjorie Samuel and Captain Jennifer Gosling, talk to Sally about this epic undertaking.

With nuclear brinkmanship being played out between the leaders of North Korea and the US, and the rules of conflict shifting as the recent terrorist attacks have reminded us, are the old skills of diplomacy still relevant? Sally is joined by Bishop David Chillingworth, former Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and Mark Muller Stuart QC, founder of Scotland's Beyond Borders Festival and UN Senior Mediation Advisor to the Special Envoy to Syria.

Marking the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, writer and lay member of the Church of England's General Synod, James Cary, has created a musical comedy 'A Monk's Tale', focusing on the circumstances that led to the Reformation, fuelled by the social media of the day, the new printing press.

This summer marks 200 years since the first synagogue was established in Edinburgh and walking tours of Edinburgh's Jewish History are taking place throughout this month. They explore some of the key cultural and spiritual locations in the city. We went along to discover more and hear some fascinating stories of individual lives.

How does the idea of the future make you feel? Scared? Optimistic? Futurologist Mark Stevenson joins Sally to talk about his determination to tackle everything, from climate change to robots taking over jobs, head on.