Name Roger Royle | Role Presenter | |
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Books A Few Blocks from Broadway, Royle Exchange | ||
Reverend Roger Royle interview | Religion | Talking Personally | 1985
Roger Royle (born 1939, Cardiff) is an Anglican priest and broadcaster. He has been most well known for presenting Sunday Half Hour on BBC Radio 2.
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Early life
Royle's father, Reginald, was vicar of St. Saviours church in Splott, Cardiff. His father died when Royle was 14 months old. The family then moved to the Penylan area of the city. Royle was educated at Marlborough Road and Roath Park primary schools in Cardiff, then at the independent St Edmund's School, Canterbury. He read theology at King's College London and St Boniface Missionary College (closed in 1969) in Warminster. In 1992 he received a Lambeth degree for recognition of his work in the media.
Priest
Royle was ordained in 1962 and became a curate of St Mary's, Portsea, Portsmouth, the largest of the city. He later became the Senior Chaplain of Eton College in the 1970s. After leaving Eton in 1979 he became a non-stipendiary (unpaid) priest in the Diocese of Southwark. He also worked for Save the Children.
Career
He has been a presenter on a number of television series:
Royle's BBC career has also included presenting:
He appeared on Pause for Thought on Terry Wogan's Radio 2 weekday show and writes a weekly column for Woman's Weekly.
Retirement
On 4 March 2007 Royle declared that he would be standing down from his long standing position on Radio 2 presenting Sunday Half Hour, despite this he continues appearances on Pause for Thought on occasional weekday mornings. He still presents his usual Christmas Day early morning show on Radio 2 between 3.00 - 6.00am.
On Thursday 23 October 2014, Royle accepted position of 'Patron' to mental health charity 'Being Alongside', formally: Association for Pastoral Care in Mental Health ( = apcmh).