A Christmas CarolHow a carol is a musical cathedral — placing us in another kind of story, where everything looks a little different. For BBC Radio 4.Dec 16, 2024Dec 16, 2024
‘I am a compost heap.’An autumnal Thought for the Day for BBC Radio 4, on the quiet smelly miracle of decomposition.Sep 21, 2024Sep 21, 2024
‘Think of death as sacred.’How the near-death experience of a war reporter can throw a new light on funerals. A Thought For The Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today.Aug 10, 2024Aug 10, 2024
Quiet RevolutionsThe consolation of slow news when fast news may only add to a sense of desolation. A Thought For The Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today.Aug 3, 2024Aug 3, 2024
The Book of Common RepairA broken dishwasher, the Jewish idea of Tikkun Olam and fixing the world. A Thought For The Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today.Jul 28, 2024Jul 28, 2024
Tuning In To OurselvesThe restorative power in choosing solitude. A Thought For The Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today.Apr 27, 2024Apr 27, 2024
‘Not Guilty’To believe that all of us, everywhere, belong to each other, will inform how we respond to the forces heating the planet. A Thought For The…Nov 18, 2023Nov 18, 2023
Hold On, Let GoEvery day is freighted with baffling questions, about pain and love, about joy and purpose. Hold On, Let Go is a small collection of field…Nov 16, 20231Nov 16, 20231
Lessons in Spirituality‘Fifty, A Festival Lexicon’, a limited edition volume marking fifty years of The Greenbelt Arts Festival, is a book of clues for those…Sep 9, 2023Sep 9, 2023
The Secret ChordOn how music heals us and the melody of community. For BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, guest edited by The Dunbartonshire Concert Band.Aug 19, 2023Aug 19, 2023
