‘I am a compost heap.’An autumnal Thought for the Day for BBC Radio 4, on the quiet smelly miracle of decomposition.Sep 21Sep 21
‘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 10Aug 10
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 3Aug 3
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 28Jul 28
Tuning In To OurselvesThe restorative power in choosing solitude. A Thought For The Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today.Apr 27Apr 27
‘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
Seven PsalmsFor BBC Radio 4 on Paul Simon’s new album and how ‘religion may be at its most powerful when it’s hiding in song or poem or psalm.’May 27, 2023May 27, 2023
