The Rt Rev Lord Harries of Pentregarth obituary (opens in new tab)

Progressive bishop of Oxford and popular contributor to Radio 4’s Thought for the DayRichard Harries, Lord Harries of Pentregarth, who has died aged 89, was best known to millions of listeners to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme as one of the most esteemed contributors to its religious Thought for the Day slot over 54 years. His brief three-minute talks to early-morning listeners – the last of them broadcast at the end of March, a few days before he fell ill on Easter Sunday – were invariably co...