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	'''Frederick Robert Yule''' (7 October 1893 – 11 December 1982)<ref name=":0">''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007''</ref> was an English character actor, comedian and singer, mainly known for his appearances in post-[[World War II\|war]] [[BBC Radio]] programmes such as ''[[ITMA]]'', ''[[Ray's a Laugh]]'', ''[[Band Waggon]]'' (1947 era) and ''[[The Archers]]''.		'''Frederick Robert Yule''' (7 October 1893 – 11 December 1982)<ref name=":0">''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007''</ref> was an English character actor, comedian and singer, mainly known for his appearances in post-[[World War II\|war]] [[BBC Radio]] programmes such as ''[[ITMA]]'', ''[[Ray's a Laugh]]'', ''[[Band Waggon]]'' (1947 era) and ''[[The Archers]]''.

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{{Short description|English actor (1893–1982)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}

'''Frederick Robert Yule''' (7 October 1893 – 11 December 1982)<ref name=":0">''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007''</ref> was an English character actor, comedian and singer, mainly known for his appearances in post-[[World War II|war]] [[BBC Radio]] programmes such as ''[[ITMA]]'', ''[[Ray's a Laugh]]'', ''[[Band Waggon]]'' (1947 era) and ''[[The Archers]]''.

== Career ==
Born in [[Norfolk]], Yule began his stage career as a singer in pantomime, [[West End theatre|West End]] musicals and music hall. He first broadcast in 1925, as the vocalist with [[Herman Darewski]]'s orchestra. After that, he became a prolific broadcaster with a wide range, including variety, drama, features, talks, and programmes for young listeners. His voice was well known to a generation of radio listeners as the one that stopped "the mighty roar of London's traffic" at the start of each episode of ''[[In Town Tonight]]''.<ref>"Mr Fred Yule", ''The Times'', 13 December 1982, p. 14</ref>

Yule also provided more than one voice in a radio adaptation of ''[[Three Men in a Boat]]'' by [[Hubert Gregg]]. This was repeated, after many years in the archives, on [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]]. Yule's sole film appearance was in ''The Charcoal-Burner's Son'' (1939).<ref>"Personally Speaking" BBC radio interview 1978</ref>

== Personal life and death ==
He was married to the music hall actress Doreen Monte. Yule died in [[Southend-on-Sea]], [[Essex]], on 11 December 1982, aged 89.<ref name=":0" />

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