Roger Michael Royle was born on 30 January 1939 and is a British Anglican priest and broadcaster.
17 Facts About Roger Royle
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Roger Royle is known for having presented the Sunday Half Hour programme on BBC Radio 2 for 17 years from 1990 to 2007.
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Roger Royle's father died when Royle was 14 months old, and the family then moved to the Penylan area of the city.
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Roger Royle was educated at Marlborough Road and Roath Park primary schools in Cardiff.
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Roger Royle then continued his education in England, attending St Edmund's School, then an all-boys private school in Canterbury, Kent, which was run by the Clergy Orphan Corporation.
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Roger Royle studied theology at King's College London, graduating with an Associateship of King's College qualification in 1961.
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Roger Royle then undertook a year of training at St Boniface Missionary College, Warminster, in preparation for ordination.
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Roger Royle was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1962 and as a priest in 1963.
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In 1971, Roger Royle moved to the Diocese of Oxford where he was appointed to his first incumbency.
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Roger Royle was chaplain to Lord Mayor Treloar College, a special school for disabled children and young people, between 1990 and 1992.
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Roger Royle has held a permission to officiate in the Diocese of Southwark since 1999 and has been retired since 2004.
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Roger Royle has been a presenter on a number of television series:.
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Roger Royle appeared on Pause for Thought on Terry Wogan's Radio 2 weekday show and writes a weekly column for Woman's Weekly.
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On 4 March 2007, Roger Royle said that he would be standing down from his longstanding position on Radio 2 presenting Sunday Half Hour, despite this he continued appearances on Pause for Thought on occasional weekday mornings.
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Roger Royle continued to present his Christmas Day early morning show on Radio 2 until 2017.
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On 23 October 2014, Roger Royle accepted the position of patron to mental health charity Being Alongside, formerly the Association for Pastoral Care in Mental Health.
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In 1992, Roger Royle was awarded a Lambeth Master of Arts degree in recognition of his work in the media.