In this weeks Beauty for Ashes we look at Christmas, clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan; attempted coup in Benin; Country of the week – Northern Ireland;  Males banned from Girl Guides; Rob Smith – The Body God Gives; The end of trial by jury?;  Climate Change – Deforestation in Indonesia; the humility of Mitchell Starc; The Queens Gambit and Nona Gaprindashvili; Radiohead and Gaelic Psalm 9; Rainn Wilson and Alex O’Connor;  Conversations with Geoff Bullock; Suffering with Steve Laws; and the Final Word.with music from Bob Dylan, Colin Buchanan,  Stiff Little Fingers, Anonymous Ulster, Radiohead, Back Gaelic Psalm Singers; Geoff Bullock;  and the Gettys.