Mirfield

Town and civil parish in West Yorkshire

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2024 Coles was a contestant on the 2024 series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, finishing in third place.
December 2024 Matthew Lewis was cast as Canon Clement for the television adaptation of Coles's novel.
June 2024 The first of the three additional Canon Clement books, titled Murder at the Monastery, was released.
May 17 2024 Coles was featured on the podcast Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth.
2023 Coles signed a deal with W&N to write three additional Canon Clement books.
June 2023 Coles revealed that he was in a relationship with actor Richard Cant.
June 8 2023 The sequel to Coles's debut mystery novel, A Death In The Parish, was published.
March 22 2023 The Guardian reported that Coles was disappointed to be leaving the BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live programme due to its relocation to Cardiff.
2022 Murder Before Evensong was optioned for a television adaptation, with Coles serving as an executive producer.
November 7 2022 Coles guest-hosted Channel 4's game show Countdown as part of its 40th-anniversary celebrations.
August 2022 Coles appeared in the Channel 4 documentary Good Grief, exploring how people cope with bereavement.
June 2022 Coles's debut mystery novel, Murder Before Evensong, was released, marking the beginning of a series about Canon Daniel Clement.
May 2022 Coles moved to Friston, East Sussex, to be closer to his friend and former manager Lorna Gradden.
April 2022 Coles announced his retirement from parish duties due to the Church of England's stance on inclusivity.
April 2022 Coles retired as vicar of Finedon on Low Sunday.
December 2021 Coles won the edition of Celebrity Masterchef.
January 2021 Coles appeared in an episode of the BBC Four series Britain's Lost Masterpieces, discussing the story of the Magi.
December 2020 Coles was featured in the BBC series Winter Walks, discussing the importance of silence, retreat, and contemplation.
2019 Richard Coles was appointed as the Honorary Chaplain of the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers.
2019 Coles was captain of a team from the University of Leeds who were series champions on the BBC's Christmas University Challenge.
December 2019 David Coles died from Alcoholic liver disease, as stated by Richard Coles in 2024.
December 18 2017 Coles was a guest panellist on the Christmas special of the eleventh series of BBC1 comedy quiz Would I Lie to You? hosted by Rob Brydon.
September 2017 Coles was a contestant in the 15th series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, paired with professional dancer Dianne Buswell.
July 2017 Coles was elected a Fellow of King's College London and Chancellor of the University of Northampton.
February 2017 Coles co-presented The Big Painting Challenge with Mariella Frostrup on BBC1.
2016 Coles was awarded an honorary DLitt by the University of Warwick.
2016 Coles published a follow-up volume to his memoirs titled Bringing in the Sheaves.
July 2016 Coles appeared on the BBC cooking series Celebrity Masterchef, finishing in fifth place.
2014 Coles won a Jerusalem Award for his contributions to the 'Pause for Thought' slot on Radio 2's The Chris Evans Breakfast Show.
2014 Richard Coles published the first volume of his memoirs, Fathomless Riches, through Weidenfeld & Nicolson (W&N).
December 2014 He was featured as the subject of Fern Britton Meets... on BBC1.
January 2014 Coles won the BBC's Celebrity Mastermind, with his specialist subject being the Mapp and Lucia novels of E. F. Benson.
2012 Coles was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Northampton and became a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
2012 Richard Coles was appointed as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
November 1 2012 On All Saints' Day, Darton, Longman and Todd published Richard Coles's book, Lives of the Improbable Saints, which includes a prĂ©cis of the life stories of nearly 200 lesser-known saints.
2011 Coles presented a four-part Radio 3 series called Out in the World: A Global Gay History.
September 1 2011 Coles presented a short piece on his home town and parish of Finedon for the Radio 4 programme You and Yours.
March 2011 Richard Coles began serving as the co-host of BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live programme.
January 2011 Coles was appointed as the vicar of St Mary the Virgin, Finedon in the Diocese of Peterborough.
2010 Coles and David Oldham entered into a civil partnership, with David taking Richard's surname.
November 2010 He was a guest on the Children in Need special of the BBC quiz Only Connect.
January 2010 Coles presented a special edition of Songs of Praise.

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