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More recently, in 2000 he played the resentful and sarcastic butler Theremin, homicidal manservant to the celebrated occult investigator Lord Zimbabwe, in the BBC Radio 4 comedy ''[[Ectoplasm (radio show)|Ectoplasm]]'', and he also featured in a series of short Radio 4 programmes on the end of [[World War II]] reading news reports of the time. He appeared to remain at loggerheads with BBC management, and in 2006 it was reported that he would no longer read the news on ''[[Today (BBC Radio 4)|Today]]'', in opposition to the changes made by management to start that shift earlier and include an extra ''News Briefing'' programme. He retired on 31 December 2012, his last broadcast being the midnight news on New Year's Eve.
==Retirement==
In retirement Donaldson lived in Pulborough, West Sussex where his interests included gardening, current affairs, drama, walking, swimming and attendance at The Rising Sun pub in Nutbourne. Donaldson died in November 2015, aged 70.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/03/peter-donaldson-the-voice-of-radio-4-dies-aged-70?CMP=twt_gu |title=Peter Donaldson, the voice of Radio 4, dies aged 70 |work=The Guardian |publisher= |first=Nancy |last=Groves |date=3 November 2015 |accessdate=3 November 2015}}</ref>
==See also==
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