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radio 4 thought for the day

December 24, 2010

A different Thought for The Day
December 24, 2010

Pope avoids controversy in BBC broadcast message

Pope Benedict's landmark BBC Christmas broadcast avoided controversy and relayed the traditional Christian message of God's love fleshed out in Christ.
December 23, 2010

Pope slot should prompt ‘Thought for the Day’ re-think

The decision by the BBC to hand its flagship Radio 4 'Thought for The Day' slot to Pope Benedict on Christmas Eve shows the need to re-think the feature, says the Christian think-tank Ekklesia.
July 26, 2010

That purple Papal radio pitch in full...

Some weeks ago there was speculation that Pope Benedict might be invited to deliver a Radio 4 'Thought for the Day' during his state and pastoral visit in September. Jonathan Bartley anticipates an interesting exchange between the pontiff and the producer...
July 26, 2010

BBC ‘Thought for the Day’ row misses the point, says new report

In a unique contribution to the debate about religion and ethics broadcasting, a new report, published by the Christian think-tank Ekklesia, challenges the terms of the current controversy over BBC Radio 4’s flagship ‘God slot’ by actually analysing its content – with some surprising results.
July 26, 2010

‘Thought for the Day’: Beyond the god-of-the-slots
November 6, 2009

Introduction to the 'Thought for the Day' debate
July 15, 2009

Don't confuse religion with spirituality, report suggests

As the debate continues about the inclusion in BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day of those who are not from the major world religions, a new paper from the religious thinktank Ekklesia urges that spirituality should not be confused with religion
July 14, 2009

BBC may open up Thought for the Day slot

Thought for the Day may finally be opened up to ‘minor’ religions and non-religious contributors after a number of campaigns for the two and a half minute section of the Today programme to be changed.
February 19, 2009

Hearing what children are saying

The whole point of the Children Society’s latest project was to hear what children were saying and to give them a voice, says Jonathan Bartley. But the world of adult decision-making does not really want to know.