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Thought For The Day

Thoughts from the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme

Unique reflection from a faith perspective on topical issues and news events. Speakers from across the world's major faiths offer a spiritual insight rooted in the theology of their own tradition. This brief, uninterrupted interlude has the capacity to plant a seed of thought that stays with listeners during the day. Thought for the Day is broadcast during the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 every morning at around 7.45am.

  • Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith

    By Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith on January 2, 2026

    Good morning. I have a sense today of a country in limbo, eking out the last days of holiday and anxious about what the new year will hold. All the hard things we face together are surely right...

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  • Jayne Manfredi

    By Jayne Manfredi on January 1, 2026

    T’was the week after Christmas, and all through the town People were taking their lights and trees down They’ve been up since November, no wonder we’re sick All of our homes must be wrestled...

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  • John Studzinski

    By John Studzinski on December 31, 2025

    Sooner than we know, New Year’s Eve has come round again. Will you be making the same old resolutions to make yourself feel better? Or could this be the year to rethink the ritual by looking...

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