Author: David Wilkinson
I approach Christmas as my first grandchild, Leah, turns six months old. Grandparents often have more leisure to enjoy and reflect on the development of these small humans than their parents might, suffering as they...
This is the transcript of the Revd Prof David Wilkinson’s ‘Thought For the Day’ on BBC Radio 4, 3rd June 2024. Good morning. While the British election may seem long and intense, it is dwarfed by the...
This is the transcript of the Revd Prof David Wilkinson’s ‘Thought For the Day’ on BBC Radio 4, 27th May 2024. Good morning. Bank Holiday weekends are a time for celebration. Manchester was a sea of...
Image: European Space Agency ESO/M. Kornmesser This is the transcript of the Revd Prof David Wilkinson’s ‘Thought For the Day’ on BBC Radio 4, 26th February 2024. Good morning. Space is big, not least in the...
Photo by Liza Pooor This is the transcript of the Revd Prof David Wilkinson’s ‘Thought For the Day’ on BBC Radio 4, 19th February 2024. Good morning. The death of Alexei Navalny has led to an...
Photograph: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo This is the transcript of the Revd Prof David Wilkinson’s ‘Thought For the Day’ on BBC Radio 4, 12th February 2024. Good morning. On this day 50 years ago, the...
(Earthrise image by NASA) This is the transcript of the Revd Prof David Wilkinson’s BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day on 23rd December 2023. Good morning. On Christmas Eve 55 years ago, one of...
This post is from the Revd Prof David Wilkinson’s reflection on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Thought for the Day’ programme on 29th August 2023. A link to the show, with audio of the reflection, can be...