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Most of us have been guilty of gossiping at some point, but what purpose does it serve and how harmful can it be? The Very Reverend Dr Derek Browning, Minister at Morningside Church in Edinburgh and former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and Dr Kathyrn Waddington, a work and organisation psychologist at the University of Westminster, speak about the ethics of gossiping.

As some Churches are actively trying to keep the tradition of church bells alive, an Ayrshire Church was in the news last week after deciding to stop ringing its bells throughout the night after receiving a noise complaint. Our reporter Bob Dickson went along to St Mary’s in Haddington for an auditory delve in to Church bells, and The Very Reverend Dr Derek Browning shares his thoughts.

Ecclesiastical vestment designer, Ruth Black, and The Very Reverend Dr Derek Browning talk to Cathy Macdonald about the garments worn by clergy, and how vestments can be recognised as sacred art in themselves.

Is it possible to have an ethical Christmas? Social justice advocate and mum, Emma Jackson, and climate change activist Lucy Reynolds, discuss the challenges of holding to your principles with the demands of Christmas shopping.

Cathy finds out about a new book of Bible stories for children in Gaelic, with Convener of the Church of Scotland’s Gaelic group Roddy John MacLeod.

The Wizard of Booze is a recovery themed Panto created and performed by people who have been affected by addiction. Cathy is joined by the Creative Change Collective’s Sara Hamilton and a cast member.

Modern pop culture has often influenced and shaped our expectations for how we think love should feel. Ahead of a RSE talk ‘Sad Love: Beyond the Fairy-tale’, Carrie Jenkins, Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, says we should let go of equating love with happiness and instead embrace the sadness. She joins Cathy to explore love in its fullest sense, along with psychotherapist Angela Trainer.