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	'''Bob Oliver Rogers''' (1950 – 1979) was a radio producer employed by the [[w:British Broadcasting Corporation\|British Broadcasting Corporation]], between 1973 and 1979, at the BBC's [[w:New Broadcasting House, Manchester\|New Broadcasting House]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=%22Bob+Oliver+Rogers%22#search\|title=Search Results - BBC Genome\|website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref>		'''Bob Oliver Rogers''' (1950 – 1979) was a radio producer employed by the [[w:British Broadcasting Corporation\|British Broadcasting Corporation]], between 1973 and 1979, at the BBC's [[w:New Broadcasting House, Manchester\|New Broadcasting House]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=%22Bob+Oliver+Rogers%22#search\|title=Search Results - BBC Genome\|website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref>

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	~~{{Primary sources\|date=December 2017}}~~		'''Bob Oliver Rogers''' (1950 – 1979) was a radio producer employed by the [[w:British Broadcasting Corporation\|British Broadcasting Corporation]], between 1973 and 1979, at the BBC's [[w:New Broadcasting House, Manchester\|New Broadcasting House]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=%22Bob+Oliver+Rogers%22#search\|title=Search Results - BBC Genome\|website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref>
	'''Bob Oliver Rogers''' (1950 – 1979) was a radio producer employed by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], between 1973 and 1979, at the BBC's [[New Broadcasting House, Manchester]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=%22Bob+Oliver+Rogers%22#search\|title=Search Results - BBC Genome\|website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref>

	He principally produced light entertainment shows for the BBC's national radio stations, including comedies, quizzes and panel games. He died of natural causes in 1979, aged 29.<ref name="robgrant.co.uk">{{cite web\|url=http://www.robgrant.co.uk/Rob_Grant/Biography_1.html\|title=Biography 1\|website=Robgrant.co.uk\|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref>		He principally produced light entertainment shows for the BBC's national radio stations, including comedies, quizzes and panel games. He died of natural causes in 1979, aged 29.<ref name="robgrant.co.uk">{{cite web\|url=http://www.robgrant.co.uk/Rob_Grant/Biography_1.html\|title=Biography 1\|website=Robgrant.co.uk\|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref>

	==Radio==		==Radio==
	In a prolific career, as one of three staff producers in the radio comedy department of the BBC at [[New Broadcasting House, Manchester]] (alongside [[James Casey (variety artist)\|James Casey]] and Mike Craig), he produced many radio shows for the BBC: including ''Late Night Extra''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5b8726b1605d4913be0cae5e1032c56e\|title=Late Night Extra\|date=1 March 1973\|publisher=\|issue=2573\|pages=32\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (presented on different occasions by [[Keith Fordyce]], comedian [[Barry Cryer]], [[John Dunn (radio presenter)\|John Dunn]], and [[Brian Matthew]]), ''Frank Muir Goes Into''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/fa37f045a6834d4b88282eb9ec0bc837\|title=Frank Muir goes into The Law\|date=29 March 1973\|publisher=\|issue=2577\|pages=31\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (with [[Frank Muir]] and [[Alfred Marks]]), the topical satire ''[[Week Ending]]''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a5a8809a80834483a565abcaa5ca022c\|title=Kaleidoscope\|date=24 May 1973\|publisher=\|issue=2585\|pages=57\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (a topical sketch show with [[David Jason]], [[Bill Wallis]] and [[Chris Emmett]]), and ''Beat the Record''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c3f1234b1ac343a2b0a2eed2c4c00a2c\|title=Beat the Record\|date=28 June 1973\|publisher=\|issue=2590\|pages=34\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (a phone-in quiz show presented by Don Davis).		In a prolific career, as one of three staff producers in the radio comedy department of the BBC at [[w:New Broadcasting House, Manchester\|New Broadcasting House]] (alongside [[w:James Casey (variety artist)\|James Casey]] and Mike Craig), he produced many radio shows for the BBC: including ''Late Night Extra''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5b8726b1605d4913be0cae5e1032c56e\|title=Late Night Extra\|date=1 March 1973\|publisher=\|issue=2573\|pages=32\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (presented on different occasions by [[Keith Fordyce]], comedian [[Barry Cryer]], [[John Dunn (radio presenter)\|John Dunn]], and [[Brian Matthew]]), ''Frank Muir Goes Into''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/fa37f045a6834d4b88282eb9ec0bc837\|title=Frank Muir goes into The Law\|date=29 March 1973\|publisher=\|issue=2577\|pages=31\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (with [[Frank Muir]] and [[Alfred Marks]]), the topical satire ''[[Week Ending]]''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a5a8809a80834483a565abcaa5ca022c\|title=Kaleidoscope\|date=24 May 1973\|publisher=\|issue=2585\|pages=57\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (a topical sketch show with [[David Jason]], [[Bill Wallis]] and [[w:Chris Emmett\|Chris Emmett]]), and ''Beat the Record''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c3f1234b1ac343a2b0a2eed2c4c00a2c\|title=Beat the Record\|date=28 June 1973\|publisher=\|issue=2590\|pages=34\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (a phone-in quiz show presented by Don Davis).

	He also produced the final series of the long running sketch comedy ''[[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again]]''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f9080d50e74042658647a4bcd4627753\|title=I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again\|date=15 November 1973\|publisher=\|issue=2610\|pages=60\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (starring [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], [[John Cleese]], [[Graeme Garden]], [[David Hatch]], [[Jo Kendall]] and [[Bill Oddie]]), the 1973-74 Series of the panel game ''[[Just a Minute]]''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/47281b12dbd84cd7a005f79616b5f953\|title=Just a Minute\|date=29 November 1973\|publisher=\|issue=2612\|pages=53\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> presented by [[Nicholas Parsons]], the phone-in quiz ''Free Spin''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c007f3ed158c452b891f0fb2059a3056\|title=Free Spin\|date=28 November 1974\|publisher=\|issue=2664\|pages=46\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> presented by [[Alan Freeman\|Alan 'Fluff' Freeman]], and Series 3 & 4 of the comedy sketch show ''[[Hello Cheeky]]''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8856849d048849a78f9bdeb2a7705b65\|title=Hello Cheeky\|date=6 March 1975\|publisher=\|issue=2678\|pages=24\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (starring [[Barry Cryer]], [[John Junkin]] and [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]]).		He also produced the final series of the long running sketch comedy ''[[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again]]''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f9080d50e74042658647a4bcd4627753\|title=I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again\|date=15 November 1973\|publisher=\|issue=2610\|pages=60\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (starring [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], [[w:John Cleese\|John Cleese]], [[w:Graeme Garden\|Graeme Garden]], [[David Hatch]], [[Jo Kendall]] and [[w:Bill Oddie\|Bill Oddie]]), the 1973-74 Series of the panel game ''[[Just a Minute]]''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/47281b12dbd84cd7a005f79616b5f953\|title=Just a Minute\|date=29 November 1973\|publisher=\|issue=2612\|pages=53\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> presented by [[Nicholas Parsons]], the phone-in quiz ''Free Spin''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c007f3ed158c452b891f0fb2059a3056\|title=Free Spin\|date=28 November 1974\|publisher=\|issue=2664\|pages=46\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> presented by [[Alan Freeman\|Alan 'Fluff' Freeman]], and Series 3 & 4 of the comedy sketch show ''[[Hello Cheeky]]''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8856849d048849a78f9bdeb2a7705b65\|title=Hello Cheeky\|date=6 March 1975\|publisher=\|issue=2678\|pages=24\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (starring [[Barry Cryer]], [[John Junkin]] and [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]]).

	He devised and produced the long running quiz about comedy, ''[[Funny You Should Ask (1968 game show)\|Funny You Should Ask]]'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/84443374f2684b4f93eb72c55723bc4b\|title=Funny You Should Ask\|date=8 April 1976\|publisher=\|issue=2735\|pages=54\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> chaired by the comedy actor [[Peter Jones (actor)\|Peter Jones]]. He also produced Northern comedies, including ''Chronicles of the Soppy Family''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a9b5c2f8f3f342cb86496a9f18a283ca\|title=Chronicles of the Soppy Family\|date=25 August 1977\|publisher=\|issue=2807\|pages=41\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> and the sitcoms ''Malcolm'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/dfe996d311c04a8599c1bbaaf8c844e6\|title=Malcolm\|date=16 February 1978\|publisher=\|issue=2832\|pages=48\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> ''The Spamfritter Man'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/368e45e6440c478abb2213e9989efd08\|title=The Spamfritter Man\|date=25 May 1978\|publisher=\|issue=2846\|pages=57\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> and ''Thank You Mrs Fothergill''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7483ab8e2b544114b3209795a0915060\|title=Newseries Thank You, Mrs Fothergill\|date=23 November 1978\|publisher=\|issue=2872\|pages=34\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (this last starring [[Sheila Hancock]], [[Pat Coombs]] and [[Avis Bunnage]]).		He devised and produced the long running quiz about comedy, ''[[Funny You Should Ask (1968 game show)\|Funny You Should Ask]]'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/84443374f2684b4f93eb72c55723bc4b\|title=Funny You Should Ask\|date=8 April 1976\|publisher=\|issue=2735\|pages=54\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> chaired by the comedy actor [[Peter Jones (actor)\|Peter Jones]]. He also produced Northern comedies, including ''Chronicles of the Soppy Family''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a9b5c2f8f3f342cb86496a9f18a283ca\|title=Chronicles of the Soppy Family\|date=25 August 1977\|publisher=\|issue=2807\|pages=41\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> and the sitcoms ''Malcolm'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/dfe996d311c04a8599c1bbaaf8c844e6\|title=Malcolm\|date=16 February 1978\|publisher=\|issue=2832\|pages=48\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> ''The Spamfritter Man'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/368e45e6440c478abb2213e9989efd08\|title=The Spamfritter Man\|date=25 May 1978\|publisher=\|issue=2846\|pages=57\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> and ''Thank You Mrs Fothergill''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7483ab8e2b544114b3209795a0915060\|title=Newseries Thank You, Mrs Fothergill\|date=23 November 1978\|publisher=\|issue=2872\|pages=34\|accessdate=20 December 2017\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (this last starring [[w:Sheila Hancock\|Sheila Hancock]], [[Pat Coombs]] and [[Avis Bunnage]]).

	In addition to his other responsibilities, he was a talent spotter, perpetually on the lookout for promising new writers who could be commissioned to write for the shows he produced. One of his successes was in giving [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]] their first commission to write for radio.<ref name="robgrant.co.uk"/>		In addition to his other responsibilities, he was a talent spotter, perpetually on the lookout for promising new writers who could be commissioned to write for the shows he produced. One of his successes was in giving [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]] their first commission to write for radio.<ref name="robgrant.co.uk"/>

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{{Primary sources|date=December 2017}}
'''Bob Oliver Rogers''' (1950 – 1979) was a radio producer employed by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], between 1973 and 1979, at the BBC's [[New Broadcasting House, Manchester]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=%22Bob+Oliver+Rogers%22#search|title=Search Results - BBC Genome|website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref>

He principally produced light entertainment shows for the BBC's national radio stations, including comedies, quizzes and panel games. He died of natural causes in 1979, aged 29.<ref name="robgrant.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.robgrant.co.uk/Rob_Grant/Biography_1.html|title=Biography 1|website=Robgrant.co.uk|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref>

==Radio==
In a prolific career, as one of three staff producers in the radio comedy department of the BBC at [[New Broadcasting House, Manchester]] (alongside [[James Casey (variety artist)|James Casey]] and Mike Craig), he produced many radio shows for the BBC: including ''Late Night Extra''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5b8726b1605d4913be0cae5e1032c56e|title=Late Night Extra|date=1 March 1973|publisher=|issue=2573|pages=32|accessdate=20 December 2017|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (presented on different occasions by [[Keith Fordyce]], comedian [[Barry Cryer]], [[John Dunn (radio presenter)|John Dunn]], and [[Brian Matthew]]), ''Frank Muir Goes Into''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/fa37f045a6834d4b88282eb9ec0bc837|title=Frank Muir goes into The Law|date=29 March 1973|publisher=|issue=2577|pages=31|accessdate=20 December 2017|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (with [[Frank Muir]] and [[Alfred Marks]]), the topical satire ''[[Week Ending]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a5a8809a80834483a565abcaa5ca022c|title=Kaleidoscope|date=24 May 1973|publisher=|issue=2585|pages=57|accessdate=20 December 2017|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (a topical sketch show with [[David Jason]], [[Bill Wallis]] and [[Chris Emmett]]), and ''Beat the Record''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c3f1234b1ac343a2b0a2eed2c4c00a2c|title=Beat the Record|date=28 June 1973|publisher=|issue=2590|pages=34|accessdate=20 December 2017|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (a phone-in quiz show presented by Don Davis).

He also produced the final series of the long running sketch comedy ''[[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f9080d50e74042658647a4bcd4627753|title=I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again|date=15 November 1973|publisher=|issue=2610|pages=60|accessdate=20 December 2017|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (starring [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], [[John Cleese]], [[Graeme Garden]], [[David Hatch]], [[Jo Kendall]] and [[Bill Oddie]]), the 1973-74 Series of the panel game ''[[Just a Minute]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/47281b12dbd84cd7a005f79616b5f953|title=Just a Minute|date=29 November 1973|publisher=|issue=2612|pages=53|accessdate=20 December 2017|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> presented by [[Nicholas Parsons]], the phone-in quiz ''Free Spin''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c007f3ed158c452b891f0fb2059a3056|title=Free Spin|date=28 November 1974|publisher=|issue=2664|pages=46|accessdate=20 December 2017|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> presented by [[Alan Freeman|Alan 'Fluff' Freeman]], and Series 3 & 4 of the comedy sketch show ''[[Hello Cheeky]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8856849d048849a78f9bdeb2a7705b65|title=Hello Cheeky|date=6 March 1975|publisher=|issue=2678|pages=24|accessdate=20 December 2017|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (starring [[Barry Cryer]], [[John Junkin]] and [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]]).

He devised and produced the long running quiz about comedy, ''[[Funny You Should Ask (1968 game show)|Funny You Should Ask]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/84443374f2684b4f93eb72c55723bc4b|title=Funny You Should Ask|date=8 April 1976|publisher=|issue=2735|pages=54|accessdate=20 December 2017|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> chaired by the comedy actor [[Peter Jones (actor)|Peter Jones]]. He also produced Northern comedies, including ''Chronicles of the Soppy Family''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a9b5c2f8f3f342cb86496a9f18a283ca|title=Chronicles of the Soppy Family|date=25 August 1977|publisher=|issue=2807|pages=41|accessdate=20 December 2017|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> and the sitcoms ''Malcolm'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/dfe996d311c04a8599c1bbaaf8c844e6|title=Malcolm|date=16 February 1978|publisher=|issue=2832|pages=48|accessdate=20 December 2017|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> ''The Spamfritter Man'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/368e45e6440c478abb2213e9989efd08|title=The Spamfritter Man|date=25 May 1978|publisher=|issue=2846|pages=57|accessdate=20 December 2017|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> and ''Thank You Mrs Fothergill''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7483ab8e2b544114b3209795a0915060|title=Newseries Thank You, Mrs Fothergill|date=23 November 1978|publisher=|issue=2872|pages=34|accessdate=20 December 2017|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> (this last starring [[Sheila Hancock]], [[Pat Coombs]] and [[Avis Bunnage]]).

In addition to his other responsibilities, he was a talent spotter, perpetually on the lookout for promising new writers who could be commissioned to write for the shows he produced. One of his successes was in giving [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]] their first commission to write for radio.<ref name="robgrant.co.uk"/>

Whilst working on a new radio series in 1979, ''The American Way of Laughs''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=%22The+American+Way+of+Laughs%22#search|title=Search Results - BBC Genome|website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref> (a guided tour of comedy in the United States), he died unexpectedly of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] aged 29. Comedy writer Ron McDonnell was appointed to take over as producer, pro tem, on those shows already in production; the new project was eventually produced in 1980 by Peter Everett.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/67a2d86eb6d8485f857feac2586478b7|title=The American Way of Laughs|date=10 April 1980|publisher=|issue=2944|pages=52|accessdate=20 December 2017|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>

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