“I became involved with Thomley as a result of my son being diagnosed as autistic. The great enjoyment he gets out of the facilities and the caring attitude of the staff at Thomley persuaded me that I ought to become more involved. I hope, as a patron, to bring the wonderful work being done here to a wider public and help Thomley continue to develop as a first class resource”.

Ken has presented Pick of the Week and Breakaway on Radio 4 and hosted his own weekly music programme on the BBC World Service. His broadcasts have also covered the 1986 Commonwealth Games, Seoul Olympics, National Music Day, Voice of Musical Theatre 2000, and every Eurovision Song Contest since 1988.Ken, born a Glaswegian, has been working for Radio 2 since the early 1980s and has hosted the Saturday Late Show, The What If Show and Friday Night is Music Night. He is best known as presenter of his own mid-morning show on Radio 2, which is characterized by a mix of music, the legendary Popmaster Quiz, and what the Observer described as his “droll, whimsical, tongue-in-cheek presentation.”