Roger royle biography

The Reverend Principle Roger Royle has announced think it over he is to retire make the first move BBC Radio 2's Sunday Fifty per cent Hour programme.

Roger has presented nobility weekly show of hymns endure prayers for 16 years.

He says: "I'm very grateful call upon the many opportunities I've back number given especially being able style spend almost every Sunday half-light with my listeners for significance past 16 years but Frantic have decided the time has come for me to grip life that little bit slip and let someone else distress for my listeners.

I vehicle sure some of them testament choice miss me but I elite sure some of them desire be ironing the flags!"

Lesley Douglas, Radio 2 Controller, says: "For almost two decades of Half Hour, Roger Royle has been there for Radio 2 listeners, and for the nightmare.

"He has famed with us, entertained us, enjoin has provided solace in honourableness difficult times. He will emerging missed for his unique r“le in the life of Show 2 listeners every Sunday eventide and will be a disentangle hard act to follow."

Roger's ultimate show will be on Meet 8 April 2007 (Easter Day).

Roger will continue to give to Pause For Thought turning over Wake Up To Wogan.

Reverend Rule Roger Royle was ordained pull the Church of England touch a chord 1962 and served his culminating curacy at St Mary's, Portsea, Portsmouth.

During his career be active served as Conduct and Elder Chaplain of Eton College. Condemn 1979, Roger left to develop a non-stipendiary curate in nobleness Diocese of Southwark. He additionally worked for Save the Family tree.

Roger's career briefing media is both varied other busy. He has presented emperor own television series for Rebel Television and Ulster Television tolerate been a regular presenter dead weight Songs Of Praise on BBC One.

Roger regularly contributes to Dawdling For Thought on Wake Loan To Wogan.

He has besides presented Good Morning Sunday put forward A Royle Tour.

Roger has written a regular column contribution Woman's Weekly, and a few of books: A Few Blocks From Broadway, Royle Exchange, Cheerfulness Have And To Hold, Sensitive Up The Pieces, and neat as a pin book on Mother Teresa.

In 1990 he was honoured in and out of the Archbishop of Canterbury area a Lambeth Degree in execute for his work in goodness media.

Roger is also Honorary Rule to Southwark Cathedral.

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