Roger Royle
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Canon Roger Royle, born 30 January 1939 in Cardiff, is a British vicar who presents shows on BBC Radio 2. His father, Reginald Royle, who was vicar of St Xavier's Church in Splott, died when Roger was just 14 months old. The family then moved to the Penylan area of the city.
Roger was educated at Marlborough Road and Roath Park Primary schools in Cardiff, then at then St Edmund's School, Canterbury. He read theology at King's College London and St Boniface College, Warminster. In 1992 Roger received a Lambeth Degree.
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[edit] Entertainment Career
He has presented been a presenter on a number of television series;
- Royle Progress for Southern Television
- The Royle Line for Ulster Television
- Songs of Praise for BBC One.
Roger's BBC career has also included presenting;
- Good Morning Sunday
- A Royle Tour
- Sunday Half Hour
[edit] Retirement
On 4th March 2007 Roger declared that he would be standing down from his long standing position on Radio 2 presenting Sunday Half Hour, despite this he will continue his appearances on "Pause for Thought" with Terry Wogan on occasional weekday mornings.
[edit] Published Works
- A Few Blocks from Broadway
- Royle Exchange
- To Have and To Hold
- Picking Up the Pieces - A book about Mother Teresa
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