Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day
Genre	Religious
Running time	2 mins (05.43)
Country	UK
Language(s)	English
Home station	BBC Radio 4
Website

Prayer for the Day is a religious radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom. It comprises a 2-minute reading or prayer and reflection to start the day.

Transmission

In 1983 the programme which had always gone on air at 6.50am, was moved to 6.25am and replaced by a "Business News" slot. Since 1998 it has been broadcast each day between 5.43 and 5.45. a.m. before Farming Today.^[1]

Contributors

Recent contributors have included George Pitcher, Shaunaka Rishi Das, George Craig, Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer, Judy Merry, Canon Stephen Shipley and Canon Noel Battye.

References

↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qmpj

External links

Radio 4 website

BBC Radio 4

Programmes

Comedy	Bleak Expectations Cabin Pressure Chain Reaction Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! Clare in the Community Dead Ringers Down the Line Ed Reardon's Week Fags, Mags and Bags Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue I've Never Seen Star Wars Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation Just a Minute Ladies of Letters The Museum of Curiosity The News Quiz The Now Show Old Harry's Game One Quote... Unquote That Mitchell and Webb Sound The Unbelievable Truth You'll Have Had Your Tea: The Doings of Hamish and Dougal

Entertainment	15 Minute Drama A Good Read Afternoon Drama The Archers Book at Bedtime Book of the Week Bookclub Brain of Britain Classic Serial Counterpoint Desert Island Discs Loose Ends Poetry Please Round Britain Quiz The Saturday Play The Write Stuff

News and factual	Analysis Any Answers? Any Questions? Bottom Line Broadcasting House Case Notes Crossing Continents Desert Island Discs Face the Facts Farming Today Feedback File on 4 The Film Programme The Food Programme From Our Own Correspondent Front Row Fry's English Delight Gardeners' Question Time Great Lives The House I Grew Up In In Business In Our Time Inside Health The Kitchen Cabinet Last Word Midweek Money Box The Moral Maze PM Punt PI Reith Lectures Saturday Live Saturday Review Shipping Forecast Start the Week Thinking Allowed Today The Westminster Hour Woman's Hour Word Of Mouth The World at One The World Tonight You and Yours Letter from America Americana

Religious	Bells on Sunday Beyond Belief The Daily Service Prayer for the Day Something Understood Sunday Thought for the Day

Other	Radio 4 Appeal Test Match Special

People

Presenters	Kate Adie Anita Anand Matthew Bannister Roger Bolton Michael Buerk Richard Coles Evan Davis Russell Davies Jonathan Dimbleby Paul Gambaccini Jane Garvey Harriett Gilbert Fi Glover Claudia Hammond John Humphrys Mishal Husain Martha Kearney Kirsty Lang Robin Lustig Roger McGough Sue MacGregor Andrew Marr Eddie Mair Sarah Montague Jenni Murray James Naughtie Matthew Parris Nicholas Parsons Mark Porter Steve Punt Libby Purves Carolyn Quinn Jay Rayner Nigel Rees Garry Richardson Wendy Robbins Winifred Robinson Eric Robson Michael Rosen Ritula Shah Edward Stourton John Waite Justin Webb Peter White Sian Williams Julian Worricker Kirsty Young

Announcers and newsreaders	Chris Aldridge Kathy Clugston Corrie Corfield Jim Lee David Miles Neil Nunes Susan Rae Vaughan Savidge Neil Sleat Alan Smith Zeb Soanes

Controllers	Gerard Mansell Tony Whitby Ian McIntyre Monica Sims David Hatch Michael Green James Boyle Helen Boaden Mark Damazer Gwyneth Williams

Other

Category

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