News Sport Weather iPlayer Sounds Bitesize CBeebies CBBC Food

We're replacing BBC Sounds outside the UK and bringing you BBC.com, a seamless way to read, watch, and listen - all in one place.

Visit bbc.com/audio or need more help?

Something to Think About

Ben Faulks for the assembly series for children aged 5 - 7 - including a story, song, a reflection / prayer and opportunities for discussion.

School Radio,169 episodes

Episodes

ListGrid

Summer 2015
Special Days... May Day
Ben Faulks presents the first of three programmes exploring different special days.
28 Apr 2015,15 mins
Summer 2015
Special Days... Rogation Sunday
Ben Faulks returns with the second programme about special days.
05 May 2015,14 mins
Summer 2015
Special Days... Shavuot
Ben Faulks has the final programme looking at different special days celebrated in the UK.
12 May 2015,15 mins
Summer 2015
Children and discovery: Mary Anning, Fossil Hunter
Ben Faulks presents the first programme about amazing discoveries made by children.
19 May 2015,15 mins
Summer 2015
Children and discovery: Mattie Knight, young inventor
Ben Faulks returns with another programme about amazing discoveries made by children.
02 Jun 2015,15 mins
Summer 2015
Children and Discovery: Maria de Sautuola and the Altamira cave paintings
Ben Faulks is back with another programme about amazing discoveries made by children.
09 Jun 2015,15 mins
Summer 2015
Summer celebrations
Ben Faulks returns with a programme all about the different summer celebrations.
16 Jun 2015,15 mins
Summer 2015
Summer visitors
Ben Faulks presents the final programme of the term about summer visitors.
23 Jun 2015,15 mins
Spring 2018
1. Families: Brothers and sisters
Ben begins the Spring by thinking about families...and today he considers our siblings.
09 Jan 2018,15 mins
Spring 2018
2. Families: Parents
Ben is thinking about parents...and ing to be grateful for all that they do!
16 Jan 2018,15 mins
Spring 2018
3. Families: Grandparents
Ben concludes his consideration of families by thinking about grandparents.
23 Jan 2018,15 mins
Spring 2018
4. Relationships: an attitude of gratitude
Ben thinks about why it's important for us to to be grateful to others.
30 Jan 2018,15 mins
Spring 2018
5. Relationships: Love is..?
Ben is looking forward to St Valentine's Day and thinking about what love is.
06 Feb 2018,15 mins
Spring 2018
6. Saint David's Day
Ben finds out about Saint David and considers some of the well-known legends about him.
20 Feb 2018,15 mins
Spring 2018
7. Saint Patrick's Day
Ben considers the life of St Patrick, who overcame adversity to become a Christian leader
27 Feb 2018,15 mins
Spring 2018
8. Saint George's Day
Ben finds out about St George - an early Christian in the time of the Roman Empire.
06 Mar 2018,15 mins
Spring 2018
9. Saint Andrew's Day
Ben finds out about the life of St Andrew, one of the very first Christians.
13 Mar 2018,15 mins
Spring 2018
10. Easter eggs
Ben is looking foward to Easter...a time to Jesus...and to eat some chocolate!
20 Mar 2018,15 mins
Autumn 2017
New School Year
Repeated and reversioned episodes of the assembly series for 5-7 year olds.
19 Sep 2017,15 mins
Autumn 2017
First impressions
Repeated and reversioned episodes of the assembly series for 5-7 year olds.
26 Sep 2017,15 mins
Autumn 2017
Count your blessings... friends
Repeated and reversioned episodes of the assembly series for 5-7 year olds.
03 Oct 2017,15 mins
Autumn 2017
Animal tales - The Hare and the Tortoise
Repeated and reversioned episodes of the assembly series for 5-7 year olds.
10 Oct 2017,15 mins
Autumn 2017
Animal tales - Dog & his reflection
Repeated and reversioned episodes of the assembly series for 5-7 year olds.
17 Oct 2017,15 mins
Autumn 2017
Animal tales... The Ant and the Grasshopper
Repeated and reversioned episodes of the assembly series for 5-7 year olds.
31 Oct 2017,15 mins
Autumn 2017
ing... why poppies?
Repeated and reversioned episodes of the assembly series for 5-7 year olds.
07 Nov 2017,15 mins
Autumn 2017
Remembrance... our memories
Repeated and reversioned episodes of the assembly series for 5-7 year olds.
14 Nov 2017,15 mins
Autumn 2017
It's Christmas time... Winter wildlife
Repeated and reversioned episodes of the assembly series for 5-7 year olds.
21 Nov 2017,15 mins
Autumn 2017
Christmas time - Lamb's tale
Repeated and reversioned episodes of the assembly series for 5-7 year olds.
28 Nov 2017,15 mins
Summer 2017
Where I live: cities
Ben Faulks for Something to Think About, the assembly series for children aged 5 - 7
27 Jun 2017,15 mins
Summer 2017
Where I live: countryside
Ben Faulks for Something to Think About, the assembly series for children aged 5 - 7
20 Jun 2017,15 mins