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With International Women's Day on 8th March we're celebrating women on Mothering Sunday on the programme. We get to know the woman behind the comic roles of Terri in 'The Thick of It', and the no-nonsense police officer in 'No Offence'. Joanna Scanlan opens up to Richard Holloway about her life in and out of acting.

In our occasional series on inspiring moments and things in our lives, we hear from Marzanna Antoniak who came to Scotland only 8 years ago without any English, recalling a book that paved the way to her learning the language.

With International Women's Day this week marking significant milestones and achievements by women in social, cultural and political worlds, where does religion come on that list? Dr Madhavi Nevader from the University of St Andrews; Dr Sara Parvis from the University of Edinburgh; and Dr Shuruq Naguib from Lancaster University, explore the role of women in religion.

Arthur Miller's play 'The Crucible', has been revived as part of the Lyceum Theatre's 50th anniversary celebrations, a classic tale about the witch hunts in colonial New England in the 16th century. The List's theatre critic Gareth Vile and Dr Sara Parvis discuss its relevance for today and the story of fear and paranoia at its heart.

Our reporter Anne Ellis has been investigating a place of spiritual significance in Scotland, Dunino Den, originally an ancient meeting place for Druids.

We live in a world where though our entertainment choices seem limitless, what unites the best of them is always a good story, well told.
Storyteller Sarah Agnew brings new meaning to an ancient piece of writing, St Paul's Letter to the Romans.