Paul O’Grady says he can ‘run free’ after hosting final Radio 2 show

Paul O’Grady had hosted the Sunday afternoon programme for almost 14 years. Photograph: Eamonn M McCormack/Getty

Paul O’Grady thanked his listeners and said he can now “run free” as he signed off from his final BBC Radio 2 show on Sunday.

O’Grady, 67, had hosted the Sunday afternoon programme for nearly 14 years before a schedule shake-up meant he shared the hosting role with the comic Rob Beckett, swapping every 13 weeks.