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 précis 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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