<P> The Reverend Richard Coles ( born 26 March 1962 ) is an English musician , journalist and Church of England priest . Now vicar of Finedon in Northamptonshire , he is known for having been the multi-instrumentalist who partnered Jimmy Somerville in the 1980s band The Communards , which achieved three Top Ten hits , including the Number 1 record and best - selling single of 1986 , a club / dance version of `` Do n't Leave Me This Way '' . He also appears frequently on radio and television as well as in newspapers . In March 2011 he became the regular host of BBC Radio 4 's Saturday Live programme . </P>
<P> The Reverend Richard Coles ( born 26 March 1962 ) is an English musician , journalist and Church of England priest . Now vicar of Finedon in Northamptonshire , he is known for having been the multi-instrumentalist who partnered Jimmy Somerville in the 1980s band The Communards , which achieved three Top Ten hits , including the Number 1 record and best - selling single of 1986 , a club / dance version of `` Do n't Leave Me This Way '' . He also appears frequently on radio and television as well as in newspapers . In March 2011 he became the regular host of BBC Radio 4 's Saturday Live programme . </P>
vicar who used to be in the communards
vicar who used to be in the communards
Reverend Richard Coles
Reverend Richard Coles