Former BBC Correspondent Clinton Rogers - who started his career on the WWN - has gone into print to raise money for St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice.

Less than a year after retiring from BBC Point West, Clinton has written his autobiography – A Life in Broadcasting - Celebrities Wars and All. It will be published in September and will sell for £12, with all the money going to the hospice.

Clinton said: “A number of people asked me to write a book and I always said no. Then I had the idea to raise money for the hospice. But even then I said I would only do it if I could say that every penny of every book would go to the charity.”

At that point, Somerset estate agents Willkie, May and Tuckwood stepped in to pick up all the production and print costs. Managing partner John Wrelton said he was delighted to be supporting the project.

The book covers Clinton’s entire broadcasting career, from his early days on BBC radio to setting up BBC Somerset Sound, reporting for HTV West and latterly becoming the BBC’s television correspondent in Somerset.

It also feature stories from his newspaper days, going back to when he started his journalistic career on the Wellington Weekly News aged just 16.

He talks about war zones he has been to, celebrities he has interviewed (some of whom come in for stinging criticisms!) and corruption he has helped to expose.

There are tales of ‘mud and stars’ at the Glastonbury Festival and how he once served a vodka martini (shaken not stirred, obviously!) to James Bond.

“But more than anything I wanted to talk about the ordinary people I have met over the years who have had some extraordinary stories to tell,” said Clinton. “They are the stories I have enjoyed the most.”

The book can also be ordered now from the St Margaret’s Hospice website.

Ann Lee, Chief Executive Officer of St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice, said: “Clinton is a wonderful ambassador for the hospice, forever our friend. We are truly grateful that the proceeds from this book will help us continue our vital work.”