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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>
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'''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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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.[1]

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.[2]

Radio

In a prolific career, as one of three staff producers in the radio comedy department of the BBC at New Broadcasting House (alongside James Casey and Mike Craig), he produced many radio shows for the BBC: including Late Night Extra[3] (presented on different occasions by Keith Fordyce, comedian Barry Cryer, John Dunn, and Brian Matthew), Frank Muir Goes Into[4] (with Frank Muir and Alfred Marks), the topical satire Week Ending[5] (a topical sketch show with David Jason, Bill Wallis and Chris Emmett), and Beat the Record[6] (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[7] (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[8] presented by Nicholas Parsons, the phone-in quiz Free Spin[9] presented by Alan 'Fluff' Freeman, and Series 3 & 4 of the comedy sketch show Hello Cheeky[10] (starring Barry Cryer, John Junkin and Tim Brooke-Taylor).

He devised and produced the long running quiz about comedy, Funny You Should Ask,[11] chaired by the comedy actor Peter Jones. He also produced Northern comedies, including Chronicles of the Soppy Family[12] and the sitcoms Malcolm,[13] The Spamfritter Man,[14] and Thank You Mrs Fothergill[15] (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.[2]

Whilst working on a new radio series in 1979, The American Way of Laughs[16] (a guided tour of comedy in the United States), he died unexpectedly of a 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.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Search Results - BBC Genome". Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Biography 1". Robgrant.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Late Night Extra". 1 March 1973. p. 32. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via BBC Genome.
  4. ^ "Frank Muir goes into The Law". 29 March 1973. p. 31. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via BBC Genome.
  5. ^ "Kaleidoscope". 24 May 1973. p. 57. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via BBC Genome.
  6. ^ "Beat the Record". 28 June 1973. p. 34. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via BBC Genome.
  7. ^ "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again". 15 November 1973. p. 60. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via BBC Genome.
  8. ^ "Just a Minute". 29 November 1973. p. 53. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via BBC Genome.
  9. ^ "Free Spin". 28 November 1974. p. 46. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via BBC Genome.
  10. ^ "Hello Cheeky". 6 March 1975. p. 24. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via BBC Genome.
  11. ^ "Funny You Should Ask". 8 April 1976. p. 54. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via BBC Genome.
  12. ^ "Chronicles of the Soppy Family". 25 August 1977. p. 41. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via BBC Genome.
  13. ^ "Malcolm". 16 February 1978. p. 48. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via BBC Genome.
  14. ^ "The Spamfritter Man". 25 May 1978. p. 57. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via BBC Genome.
  15. ^ "Newseries Thank You, Mrs Fothergill". 23 November 1978. p. 34. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via BBC Genome.
  16. ^ "Search Results - BBC Genome". Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  17. ^ "The American Way of Laughs". 10 April 1980. p. 52. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via BBC Genome.
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