Robert Robinson (born 17 December 1927) is a British radio presenter and television presenter. For other uses, see Radio (disambiguation). ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... Robert Robinson is the estranged son of Paul Robinson on the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours and is portrayed by Adam Hunter. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Radio (disambiguation). ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ...

Biography and career

He was born in Liverpool and educated at Exeter College, Oxford. For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... College name Exeter College Latin name Collegium Exoniense Named after Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter Established 1314 Sister college Emmanuel College, Cambridge Rector Ms Frances Cairncross JCR President Simon Heawood Undergraduates 299 MCR President Meredith Riedel Graduates 150 Location of Exeter College within central Oxford , Homepage Boatclub Exeter College... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ...

His heyday was during the 1960s and 1970s, when he presented the television series Open House, Picture Parade, Points of View, Ask the Family, BBC3 and Call My Bluff. He also presented Today, BBC Radio 4's flagship news show, and Stop the Week, a fiercely competitive talking programme. Robinson fronted Brain of Britain on BBC Radio 4, but had to discontinue this role during the 2004 series owing to illness (and was replaced by Russell Davies). He returned, however, to host the new series in 2005. In 2007 he was replaced as host by Peter Snow. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Open House was a 1964 BBC TV series presented by Gay Byrne, Peter Haigh and Robert Robinson. ... Points of View is a long-running television show shown in the United Kingdom on BBC One, featuring the letters of viewers offering praise, criticism and purportedly witty observations on the television of recent weeks. ... Ask the Family was a United Kingdom quiz show which originally ran from 1967 to 1984 on BBC One. ... BBC3 was a BBC television programme, hosted by Robert Robinson, which first aired in 1965. ... Call My Bluff is a British game show between two teams of three contestants. ... Today, sometimes referred to as the Today programme to avoid ambiguity, is BBC Radio 4s long-running early morning news and current affairs programme, which is now broadcast from 6am to 9am from Monday to Friday and from 7am to 9am on Saturdays. ... old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... Brain of Britain is a BBC radio general knowledge quiz, broadcast on BBC Radio 4. ... Peter Snow CBE (born April 20, 1938 in Dublin, Ireland) is a British television and radio presenter. ...

Private Eye used to lampoon Robinson under the nickname Smuggins. He has also been the subject of a sketch by Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie in the second series of A Bit of Fry and Laurie. Private eye may mean: Look up Private eye on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Private Eye a fortnightly British satirical magazine-newspaper, edited by Ian Hislop (as of 2005) A private investigator, a private detective for hire (see also crime fiction and detective fiction) Private Eye, a song by Alkaline Trio... Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, writer, actor, novelist, filmmaker and television personality. ... James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian and writer known as Hugh Laurie. ... This article is about the television series. ...

He once described 'Blackpool' as "reeking of monosodium glutamate".

Books

Collections of journalism

• Inside Robert Robinson
• The Dog Chairman
• Prescriptions of a Pox Doctor's Clerk

Novels

• Landscape with Dead Dons
• The Conspiracy
• Bad Dreams

Editor

• The Everyman Book of Light Verse

Autobiography

• Skip All That (1997)

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