Friday: Scottish referendum - Tory MP/SNP, author Ian McEwan, Ig Nobel prize, and more...

After Scotland votes to stay in the UK, the head of the campaign for independence resigns -- and a British MP complains bitterly about what his government will give up...In Ian McEwan's new novel, "The Children Act", a judge has to make a decision that addresses life, death, and faith...and The Ig Nobel Awards honour the weirdest in science, including a Japanese study on the relative slipperiness of banana, tangerine and apple peels.

Part One

Scottish referendum: Tory MP and SNP minister
Scots have voted "No" to independence from the U.K. But things won't be the same between Scotland and England. One of our guests intends to make sure of that -- while the other has some harsh words for concessions from the British government.

Ig Nobels 2014
It's the most exciting annual scientific event anywhere in the world -- at least as As it Happens is concerned. The host of the 24th Ig Nobel awards tells us about the highlights of this year's ceremony.

Part Two

ISIS hostage
A captured British journalist is forced to become a mouthpiece for the militant group ISIS. Kim Sengupta is the Defencse Correspondent for the British Independent, and knows John Cantlie personally.

New Brunswick election
We take a closer look at the New Brunswick election campaign. The province is facing some serious economic trouble -- but party leaders are stumbling as much as running.

Part Three

Ian McEwan feature
Health care, divorce, religion, life and death. Suffice it to say that Ian McEwan's new book, "The Children Act", takes on the kind of moral questions you won't find in a Dan Brown novel.