Former BBC television and Radio Somerset journalist Clinton Rogers’ new book about his life in the profession is for sale at Rumwell Farm Shop in aid of charity.

Clinton retired from BBC Points West last year, after more than 40 years in broadcasting.

Farm shop joint owner Anne Mitchell said: “The book, ‘A Life in Broadcasting – Celebrities Wars and All’, costs £12 and every penny will go to St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice.

“We are delighted that Clinton has asked us to stock his autobiography. I am sure it will be really popular with our customers as Clinton is such a well-known personality in the area and was a popular television and radio reporter. It’s a great Christmas gift idea, too.”

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

Clinton said: “It’s wonderful that Rumwell Farm Shop will be stocking my book and helping support the hospice. I really hope people enjoy my story and help raise invaluable funds for the hospice and its work in the area. I have a very strong connection with the hospice because it’s a charity very close to my heart.”

In the book he talks about war zones he has been to, celebrities he has interviewed, some of whom come in for stinging criticism, 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, to James Bond.