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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.

  • Catherine Pepinster

    By Catherine Pepinster on February 27, 2026

    According to Professor Hannah Fry, people’s lives are enriched by artificial intelligence. It makes problem-solving easier, helps medical diagnosis, and can improve productivity. Yet as she...

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  • Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith

    By Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith on February 26, 2026

    Good Morning. I’m enjoying the warmer weather this week, and in London atleast, a bit of sun. However as we begin to dry out, there is one weather story you may have missed. Today and yesterday...

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  • Rev Lucy Winkett

    By Rev Lucy Winkett on February 25, 2026

    100 years ago this year, on a grey January day in 1926, the very first public demonstration of a new piece of technology was given in Soho, London by John Logie Baird. Called by its inventor a...

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