Thought for the Day

The BBC Trust today announced its findings on a number of appeals about the broadcast of Radio 4's Thought for the Day and BBC editorial policy on non-religious content.

The Trust found that the editorial policy of only allowing religious contributors to participate on Thought for the Day does not breach either the BBC Editorial Guideline on impartiality or the BBC's duty to reflect religious and other beliefs in its programming.

While the BHA gets excited at the prospect of the BBC including Humanist thoughts in Radio 4 Today's god-bothering slot, I'm not keen on the idea. Yes, I know I did T4TDs on local radio for years (necessitating early risings that totally messed up my metabolic clock - I don't do mornings), but I've gone off them since then. How many people take them seriously?