Just to let every one know roger will be appearing on the Paul O'Grady show this wednesday to talk about the saint,channel 4 have asked me to set a few questions to roger so see it on wednesday.
all the best
Jimmy (halo)

Hi Jimmy, Great news and many thanks for passing on the info, I'll be watching - and setting my recorder too!

Saw Roger today on "The New Paul O' Grady Show" and he looked so well. The audience couldn't believe it when he mentioned he was 79!

Captures  of the show and more info coming up very soon.

Looking forwards to seeing pictures from the show, Amber!

I have watched a few episodes of the show thanks to a friend in England who recorded them for me, and was very impressed with it. Paul is very funny, light-hearted, I loved the episodes where he got dressed as Blofeld and brought a white Persian cat with him. The cat's hair got all over Roger's jacket, lol. Roger is so good with animals, especially Paul's dog. What was the name of the dog, I forgot? Is it still around?

I also heard that Paul had a health scare recently. Is he doing better now?

The very first time Roger appeared on The Paul O' Grady Show, Paul did indeed dress as Blofield, and held a white Persian cat. When Roger came onto the set, Paul stood up to greet him, and the cat decided to cling onto Paul's shoulder. He just couldn't get it free, and it was very funny because Paul and Roger were both trying to pull the cat off Paul. It was really digging it's claws in too! Roger eventually succeeded.

Paul has a dog called Buster, he is a Shitzu and always sits on top of Paul's desk as he interviews guests. A big joke is made of the fact that Buster is so aloof, and delights in sitting with his back to everyone. However, among all the hundreds of guests who have appeared on the show, Buster actually runs and greets Roger, all excitedly. This never happens to any other guest, and in turn Roger seems very fond of the little dog. Roger has now appeared 3 times, and each time, Buster is ready to make a fuss of him, and vice versa. That dog has good taste!

Buster had a serious health scare a few weeks ago, and was in danger of losing an eye, from an infection. He's back on the show but now Paul sometimes brings his other little dog on instead too.

Yes, Paul recently had a second heart attack. He's recovered now, but no longer does crazy energetic stunts. They have to be more subdued nowadays. I'll post pics of Roger's "battle" with the Persian cat as soon as possible.

That poor cat was probably scared to death to be on stage with all the people in the audience plus cameras all over the place. The cat was probably not used to it. Besides, lol, you know the way cat are. I have a white Persian at home, we sometimes call him "Blofeld's cat". They are generally sweet creatures. Ours is very loving and smart. But I can imagine, if placed in the same situation as Paul's cat, he'd go wild, too. Dogs take these things a little better, I think. BTW, did that cat belong to Paul?
Amber, you said that Paul has another dog, what kind of a dog is it? Has it met Roger yet? Animal lovers do say that pets can sense when a person is nice and are drawn to them. So apparently Buster could feel that Roger is a nice guy.

No, I don't believe the cat belonged to Paul. He has a farm with lots of different animals he keeps as pets, but no cats among them.

He has another older Shitzu dog, but it doesn't like the bright lights and cameras etc., so he doesn't bring him onto his show.

The other dog though that does appear with him a few times a week is Olga. There's a regular feature on the show whereby stray dogs, from rescue centres are shown, and responsible prospective dog owners are invited to make enquiries on how to give them a home. Around a year ago a tiny black puppy was brought on. Paul decided to keep her, and now she's very much at home, sitting on Paul's studio desk. She only ever appears in the first segment of the show, before guests come on. She looks like a Yorkshire terrier type dog. Incidentally Buster was a rescue dog too, Paul happened to be on the same tv show years ago,  and promptly adopted her when she was a young puppy.

Pics of Roger and Paul struggling to remove the cat,  (which took quite a while) who was really digging his claws into Paul. Must say, Roger took charge of the situation straight away and kept very cool. It was very funny too!







Paul's dog Buster wagging his tail at Roger, and at one point, trying to jump off the desk to get to him! The dog has never ever shown the slightest interest in any guest, and prefers to sit with his back to them all. In the second show, Roger fed Buster some treats and joked that he and Kristina wanted to adopt him.

Pics from Roger's second appearance on the show, when he fed Buster some treats. Remarkable that he has taken to Roger the way he has, and no one else.

Thanks Amber, great to see these pics again(have seen them elsewhere), coz I don't get the show where i live.

I also have a shitzu x maltese and he is every bit as cute as Buster.

They do look like sweet little dogs, but in Buster's case he is not a bit friendly - only ever to Roger!

Here's the pics from the latest show, last week. As usual Buster made a big fuss of Roger. He had been in doggy hospital recovering from a serious operation, and Paul said it was the very first time he had wagged his tail at anybody since he became ill.





Paul reminded Roger that they'd last met in a "posh" men's store in New York the previous week, and was having some problems in communicating, but that Roger came to the rescue, saying "You arrived to save the day." Roger said he enjoyed New York - he had been there working for UNICEF - it was noisy, busy but the taxi drivers were "hell." He said they don't know where they're going, and talk into their telephones the whole time. He has 3 more UNICEF visits coming up this month, including a trip to Budapest. Roger talked about the new rules now at the airport and he had to use a "finger-print thing" but was told that because he would be 80 next year,  he wouldn't have to do this again after that time. (Gasps of disbelief from the audience). While in NY Michael Caine and his wife had given him a belated birthday dinner, and there was another guest present. They got talking about age, and the guest said he was over 80, and for Roger everything would change for him - people would come up to him and say "Bless You" or "Bless Your Heart." (Roger and Paul gave a hearty laugh). A girl came up to Kristina, in NY and said "When I'm old I want to look like you." (More laughter). Roger said it was meant as a compliment.





Roger spoke about making a speech that evening at the British Library. He brought a book with him for Paul called "Catching Life By The Throat"
which contained lots of famous poems. There was also an accompanying CD, with various personalities reading poetry. Roger's contribution was work by Rudyard Kipling, and the 3 hour CD's are being sent to every secondary school in England.

Paul asked about the new Bond movie. Roger said he wouldn't be going to the premiere as he will be out of the country.  Regarding Daniel Craig - "They have been absolute swines, I say give him a chance. He's a hell of a good actor. I'm sure he'll be great. He's certainly better physically than I was." Roger said he enjoyed Bond "Fridays when I got paid." Paul asked "Wasn't Grace Jones a bit scary?" Roger leaned foreward and said "Who?" Then burst out laughing! He said "Yes, she was a little worried about going to bed with me." Paul said "Well, I'd be terrified of getting into bed with HER." Roger said "Yes, I was." (Everybody laughs).

Paul congratulated Roger on the plaque unveiled in his honour at Elstree, in recognition of his years working there on The Saint, and a couple of movies. Roger replied "Yes, it says 'Distinguished actor' - distinguished?" Paul replied that he was very distinguished and Roger laughed and said "Well, bless your heart." A clip of the ceremony was shown, and Roger as always was very witty. He said " Thank you so much for coming, for this great honour, for the beautiful words - I deserve them all."



Paul mentioned Lana Turner and that she taught Roger how to kiss in "Diane." Roger said during an important scene on a balcony, "I dived down her throat (lots of laughter from everyone) and she pushed me away. The director yelled 'cut' cut'." "Lana said that when a lady gets to 35, you have to be very careful here."(points to chin area).So "could we have all that passion without the pressure."

Roger read a passage of Kipling from the book he brought with him. A guest to the show was introduced, a former homeless young man, who previously slept on the streets of London. He spoke of how he had pulled himself out of the gutter with help from a well-known homeless organisation. Roger said "Did you ever go to 'The Passage' because that's where my daughter works?" He in fact went to a different place. Roger said the young man told an "extraordinary story."

In Paul's show there are quizzes, crazy guests, and this one was no exception. He introduced "Bobby Bad Fingers" who proceeded to do a weird funny dance, at the same time belting out a tune by clicking his fingers into a microphone. So... in true tradition, guests joined in, including Roger. He got all the steps right too! Also in the line-up was tv presenter Fearne Cotton, who donned a fake moustache!

Once again, Roger demonstrated what a good sport he is, and everybody had a lot of fun.

Great fun pics Amber! Doesn't Roger look great?

He seems to have a real way with animals, and it's so sweet the way Paul's dog and he seem to have this special relationship.

I wonder if Roger has any pets of his own, anybody know?

I noticed that he is wearing a signet ring on his little finger, next to his wedding ring. On him it looks good.

Great pictures and transcript, Amber! Wow, you have done a terrific job writing it all down from the video and taking stills. Lots of hard work went into it  

Are these last images from the show last week? RM still looks great for his age, doesn't he?

When I was watching the video of RM's previous visits to the show, I noticed the framed photographs Paul has on his desk (you can't see all of them in the pics above.). Do you know who these people are. I'm curious?  :smt017

Thanks Connie and Sunny for your kind comments.

Yes, the last 8 pics are from the latest show. He certainly does look fantastic. I put that down to the fact he is very young at heart, always retains his great sense of humour - and is married to a lady who he adores, and who clearly adores him too!

The framed photographs are usually of the showbiz guests appearing that day,   in some cases include their partners, and sometimes guests who are due to appear the next day too. The hour-long show goes out Monday to Friday at 5 p.m.