The Gentle HumListening quietly under the ‘bright sadness’ of a blossom tree and reading the book of nature. For BBC Radio 4.1d ago1d ago
Saint MaybeThere is another edition of the news which is local and particular. There’s breaking news and healing news. A Thought for the Day For BBC…Feb 24Feb 24
Stumbling Along in the DarkAccidental, agnostic believer looking for someone else with a torch. A Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4. (Listen here.)Feb 10Feb 10
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
