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Writer Kader Abdolah talks to Ricky about his early life in Iran and how he later reinvented himself as a writer in the Netherlands.

In 1971, the Shah of Iran decided to throw a party to celebrate 2,500 years of the Persian monarchy. A year in the planning, it transformed the ancient Persian city of Persepolis, into a lavish tent city using nearly 40 km of silk, planted with avenues of trees flown in from Versailles. A new documentary reveals the full story. Ricky is joined by director Hassan Amini and writer Kader Abholah

Will Pope Francis be making a pit stop in Scotland this autumn? Professor Mario Aguilar, the Director of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics, at the University of St Andrews hopes so, having invited him to sign a Declaration on Shared Humanity to unite against radicalisation.

Valentine's Day is especially perfect for poetry. Love, longing and heartache couldn't have a more fitting expression than it does in verse. Ricky is joined by Lorna Irvine, creative arts teacher and performer and Robyn Marsack, Director of the Scottish Poetry Library, and Professor Mario Aguilar also talks about his personal love of poetry, grounded in his native Chile.

Rabbi Mark Solomon of the Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community will be offering a Jewish perspective on Pope Francis' Year of Mercy, and his thoughts on the community's fears about anti-Semitism.

As the 麻豆社 marks the start of a short season of programmes dedicated to mental health called 'In The Mind', we're taking a look at what can sometimes be dismissed as the 'Baby Blues' - post-natal depression. Ricky is joined by Joyce Linklater of the Postnatal Depression Services in Edinburgh, funded by the Church of Scotland's Crossreach, and Clare Le Fevre who has used their services.