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‘Passing on the fire’

One generation thinks a tradition is fixed, but another comes along and thinks, well, maybe not. A Thought for the Day For BBC Radio 4…

4d ago
‘Passing on the fire’
‘Passing on the fire’
4d ago

Every Day Is A Naming Ceremony

Names tell a story about us. The names we are given and the names we grow into. A Thought for the Day For BBC Radio 4. Listen here.

May 6
Every Day Is A Naming Ceremony
Every Day Is A Naming Ceremony
May 6

The Gentle Hum

Listening quietly under the ‘bright sadness’ of a blossom tree and reading the book of nature. For BBC Radio 4. Listen here.

Apr 5
The Gentle Hum
The Gentle Hum
Apr 5

Saint Maybe

There 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 24
Saint Maybe
Saint Maybe
Feb 24

Stumbling Along in the Dark

Accidental, agnostic believer looking for someone else with a torch. A Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4. (Listen here.)

Feb 10
Stumbling Along in the Dark
Stumbling Along in the Dark
Feb 10

A Christmas Carol

How 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, 2024
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Dec 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, 2024
‘I am a compost heap.’
‘I am a compost heap.’
Sep 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, 2024
‘Think of death as sacred.’
‘Think of death as sacred.’
Aug 10, 2024

Quiet Revolutions

The 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, 2024
Quiet Revolutions
Quiet Revolutions
Aug 3, 2024

The Book of Common Repair

A 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, 2024
The Book of Common Repair
The Book of Common Repair
Jul 28, 2024
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Martin Wroe

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