Nigel Ogden (born 1954) is an English theatre organist, known for presenting and performing on the BBC Radio 2 programme The Organist Entertains between 1980 and the end of the show's run in 2018.

Ogden was born in Manchester, England,^[1] the son of a church organist, and had several years of piano lessons, before taking up the organ at the age of twelve.^[2] As a child, his family took him to Blackpool Tower Ballroom to hear performances on the Wurlitzer organ there, by Reginald Dixon.^[2]

He studied to be a teacher, then worked as a sales demonstrator for an organ retail business in Hyde, Cheshire, where he later started his own business selling organs.^[2] From 1972, he started appearing on The Organist Entertains, eventually taking over from Robin Richmond as presenter in March 1980.^[2]

Ogden is also a composer^[1] and a touring musician, playing both theatre and church organs,^[2] and was the organist for the Channel 4 production of Dennis Potter's Lipstick on Your Collar.^[3]

Ogden was awarded with a British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors Gold Badge of merit on 17 October 2012.^[4]

He has released a number of CDs.^[1]

After the final episode of The Organist Entertains was broadcast in 2018, Ogden began to present regularly on The Organist Encores podcast.^[5]