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Thought for the Day from Radio Ulster

Thoughts that provoke, stimulate and inspire.

Radio Ulster,1069 episodes

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Rev Lesley-Ann Wilson, Friday 9th January 2026
I have a glass for capturing spiders...
09 Jan 2026,2 mins
Denzil McDaniel, Thursday 8th January 2026
Courage
08 Jan 2026,2 mins
Leon Litvack, Wednesday 7th January 2026
For celebrities, constant presence in the public mind is everything...
07 Jan 2026,2 mins
Professor Laurence Kirkpatrick, Tuesday 6th January 2026
Seven score years and ten
06 Jan 2026,2 mins
Rev Dr Liz Hughes, Monday 5th January 2026
Today’s the day for taking down the Christmas tree.
05 Jan 2026,2 mins
Deborah Sloan, Sunday 4th January, 2026
I no longer had what’s known as the ‘Sunday Scaries’.
04 Jan 2026,2 mins
Rev Lesley-Ann Wilson, Friday 2nd January 2026
I’m travelling to Tasmania to meet a cousin I never knew existed...
02 Jan 2026,2 mins
Denzil McDaniel, Thursday 1st January 2026
This is January, the month named after the Janus figure looking in different directions.
01 Jan 2026,2 mins
Leon Litvack, Wednesday 31st December 2025
Tonight, people round the world will be celebrating the new year.
31 Dec 2025,2 mins
Michael Wardlow, Tuesday 30th December 2025
We talk about time as though it was a physical commodity.
30 Dec 2025,2 mins
Rev Dr Liz Hughes, Monday 29th December 2025
The group now continues without outside help.
29 Dec 2025,2 mins
Helen McClements, Sunday 28th December 2025
This truly is our sofa’s time to shine.
28 Dec 2025,2 mins
Rev Leslie-Ann Wilson, Friday 26th December 2025
He gifted the broken cello to the care home he loved.
26 Dec 2025,2 mins
Jim Deeds, Thursday 25th December 2025
In their presence we tend to ‘coo’ and ‘awww’ and smile more.
25 Dec 2025,2 mins
Leon Litvack, Wednesday 24th December 2025
Each time we read it, I try to focus on something different in the story...
24 Dec 2025,2 mins
Michael Wardlow, Tuesday 23rd December 2025
Effectively it is a non-commercial, parody option to Christmas with all its trappings.
23 Dec 2025,2 mins
Rev Dr Liz Hughes, Monday 22nd December 2025
The shortest day and the longest night have taken place, and we are on the turn.
22 Dec 2025,2 mins
Helen McClements, Sunday 21st December 2025
There is no fellow corncrake to answer its call...
21 Dec 2025,2 mins
Rev Kiran Young Wimberly, Friday 19th December 2025
I admit to keeping my Christmas lights up in the hallway all year long.
19 Dec 2025,2 mins
Jim Deeds, Thursday 18th December 2025
As time has gone on, our meetings on the street have become joyful affairs.
18 Dec 2025,2 mins
Fr Martin Magill, Wednesday 17th December 2025
Over the course of the meal, I had the privilege of hearing parts of their stories.
17 Dec 2025,2 mins
Michael Wardlow, Tuesday 16th December 2025
Children say what they see. They lack social filters.
16 Dec 2025,2 mins
Sarah Williamson, Monday 15th December 2025
My thought for today is for those who are grieving today and every day.
15 Dec 2025,2 mins
Helen McClements, Sunday 14th December 2025
But this was no typical frothy travel show
14 Dec 2025,2 mins
Rev Kiran Young Wimberly, Friday 12th December 2025
It fills me with a sense of peace like no other.
12 Dec 2025,2 mins
Jim Deeds, Thursday 11th December 2025
We need to draw on our endurance when unravelling strings of Christmas tree lights...
11 Dec 2025,2 mins
Fr Martin Magill, Wednesday 10th December 2025
The expectations of Christmas can feel overwhelming.
10 Dec 2025,2 mins
Michael Wardlow, Tuesday 9th December 2025
How much of our Christmas story is myth and how much is true?
09 Dec 2025,2 mins
Sarah Williamson, Monday 8th December 2025
I don't want my son playing violent games.
08 Dec 2025,2 mins
Helen McClements, Sunday 7th December 2025
Libraries aren’t just about books.
07 Dec 2025,2 mins