Welcome to Richard's Official Site
'Richard Digance is brilliant' Bill Bryson
'Richard Digance is a National Treasure' Bob Harris
THE PERFORMER
Richard Digance is a Gold Award Recipient from The British Academy of Composers & Songwriters. His TV career spanned 17 years, along with his own BBC Radio 2 series for 7 years. He performs in concert and composes film and TV soundtracks.
On his own ITV TV show in the 1980s and 90s he played a guitar duet with Queen's Brian May as well as joining Status Quo and The Moody Blues for cameo appearances. Richard has also supported Steve Martin in The USA and both the late comedy genius Robin Williams and Roy Orbison at The London Palladium. He has also appeared on Channel 4s Countdown 194 times.
Click here for Richard's 2026 concert dates
For all Richard Digance concert enquiries please email rdigance@btinternet.com
THE AUTHOR
Richard is a successful author with his Animal Alphabet collection of verse used in 14 countries as an English teaching aid, including;
Fearon Teacher Aids Series, Grades 4-6, Illinois,USA - The British Columbia Foundation Skills Assessment, Vancouver Canada - Canadian Ministry of Education website as part of their FSA tests since 2008 - Oxford University Press Anthology of Verse - The New Comprehensive Strategies 1-5, Book 3, The West Indies - People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Foundation, London
Western Australia Learning Aids - New Language For Learners, Form 1, Swaziland.
Additionally, he has composed and performed audiobook music for best-selling author, Bill Bryson.
click here for details of Richard's available books
For all Literary Festival appearances please email rdigance@btinternet.com
NEW CD FOR 2026
RECORDED DELIVERY - £13 inc p&p
THREE AND NINE - SEVENS - LOCKDOWN - I CAN'T AFFORD TO DIE
MY GRANDAD IS A POPPY IN THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL - SPIDER IN THE SINK
JACK THE FERRYMAN - DEPENDING ON YOUR AGE (NEW VERSION)
VW CAMPER VAN - KEYBOARD - ANTWERP - SHIPPING FORECAST
HOLIDAY IN FRANCE
A truly homemade recording, written by Richard and recorded in his studio. Uniquely, each disc is digitally mastered individually, handwritten and signed personally by Richard.
