Nigel started playing the organ when he was 12, having studied the piano for a number of years. His father was a church organist, so he says he had plenty of opportunity to find out about and discover the instrument for himself. Nevertheless, it was the family trips to see Reginald Dixon at the Wurlitzer in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom that really got him hooked on the beauty of the instrument.

The Organist Entertains has been running as a regular weekly feature since 1969. In 1980 Nigel took over as the regular presenter of the show, following the retirement of the programme's founder and first host, Robin Richmond. He had regularly appeared on the show playing the organ for the previous eight years.

When Nigel isn't presenting or preparing for the programme, he spends much of his time travelling around the country, playing concerts of popular light and light classical music on theatre organs and in churches, cathedrals and church halls. We are glad to welcome him back to De Montfort Hall.