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Tony Robinson (born 15 August 1946) is an English actor, broadcaster and political campaigner, known for playing the part of Baldrick in the BBC TV series Blackadder and for hosting a number of shows on Channel 4, the most noteworthy being Time Team. In addition to his television work, Robinson is also a member of the Labour Party and served on its National Executive Committee. He is also a respected author of 16 children's books. Recently he discovered his Jewish ancestry through his grandmother's surname 'Levy' [1]. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 551 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (554 × 603 pixel, file size: 27 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Guy de la Bedoyere I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
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A poltical campaigner (or political activist) is someone (generally not a politician) involved in politicial campaigning, that is, lobbying the government and politicians on political issues (such as the environment) and encouraging other citizens to do the same. ...
Baldrick is a fictional character featured in the television series Blackadder. ...
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Time Team is a popular British television series explaining the process of archaeology for the layman in the UK. Broadcast by Channel 4, the programme was first shown in 1994, and is presented by Tony Robinson. ...
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Early life
Born in Leytonstone, London, Robinson attended Wanstead High School in what is now the London Borough of Redbridge. His first professional acting experience came at the age of 12, when he appeared as a member of Fagin's gang in the original production of the musical Oliver!, including a stint as the Artful Dodger, with Robinson being promoted when the boy playing the Artful Dodger didn't turn up.[2] Leytonstone is a place in East London, England in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. ...
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At school, Robinson passed four 'O' Levels (English Language, English Literature, History and Geography) and went on to study for 'A' Levels, but decided to study at a drama school instead. Too young to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Robinson studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. After leaving, he spent several years in repertory theatre, including a period at Chichester Festival Theatre and a period in theatre management [2] RADAs theatre in London The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as the most prestigious drama school in the world. ...
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Repertory or rep, called stock in the U.S., is a term from Western theatre. ...
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In the early 1970s he starred in the children's fantasy-comedy programme Sam On Boff's Island, which was about a man who falls asleep while eating his breakfast cereal and ends up transported to an island which looks just like his cereal. He was also one of the Who Dares Wins comedy performers. Who Dares Wins was an Aus television daring gameshow. ...
Blackadder period (1983-1989) Robinson came to prominence in 1983 for his role in the British historical sitcom Blackadder, as Edmund Blackadder's dogsbody Baldrick. In the first series, broadcast as The Black Adder, he was quite astute, whilst his master was an idiot. Later series (Blackadder II, Blackadder the Third, Blackadder Goes Forth) moved the duo through history and switched the relationship: the Edmund of Blackadder II was an Elizabethan schemer, whereas Baldrick had devolved into an intellectually challenged buffoon whose catch phrase was "I have a cunning plan" (which he never did). Baldrick_Blackdder This work is copyrighted. ...
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Baldrick is a fictional character featured in the television series Blackadder. ...
Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of an acclaimed BBC One historical sitcom, along with several one-off installments. ...
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Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of an acclaimed BBC One historical sitcom, along with several one-off installments. ...
Rowan Atkinson as Blackadder the Third. ...
Baldrick is a fictional character featured in the television series Blackadder. ...
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In addition to his acting on Blackadder, he also wrote and narrated several Jackanory-style children's programmes, encouraged by Richard Curtis[3]. These programmes would see Robinson bounding about the place acting out all the parts. Programmes in this style included Tales From Fat Tulip's Garden (continued in Fat Tulip Too), Odysseus: The Greatest Hero of Them All (a retelling of the Iliad and the Odyssey), and Blood and Honey (tales from the Old Testament, filmed on location). Jackanory is a long-running BBC childrens television series that was designed to stimulate an interest in reading. ...
Richard Curtis in London, 1999 Richard Curtis CBE, (born 8 November 1956), is a New Zealand-born British screenwriter, best known for the TV programmes Blackadder and The Vicar of Dibley as well as movies such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and Love Actually. ...
Tales from Fat Tulips Garden was a childrens TV program in the mid 1980s, starring Tony Robinson. ...
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In the late 1980s he created the children's comedy TV series Maid Marian and her Merry Men, a loose retelling of the legend of Robin Hood in which he appeared as the Sheriff of Nottingham. Four series were broadcast on BBC1 during 1989-94. With its modern spin on ancient times, the hugely popular series was considered by many to be a junior equivalent of Blackadder.[citation needed] Maid Marian and her Merry Men was a UK childrens television series created and written by Tony Robinson and directed by David Bell. ...
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Beyond Blackadder (1989 - present) After Blackadder, Robinson became the narrator and one of the lead-actors for the British animated series, Nellie the Elephant, based on a song of the same name. The series ran from 1989 to 1991 and was shown on Children's ITV. Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of an acclaimed BBC One historical sitcom, along with several one-off installments. ...
Nellie the Elephant was a short-lived cartoon series created by Terry Ward on behalf of FilmFour in the United Kingdom that ran between 1989 and 1991. ...
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Robinson also presented the early-Saturday evening series Stay Tooned for BBC1, which featured a selection of classic Warner Brothers and MGM cartoons. The series ran for several years. Warner Bros. ...
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In 1994, Robinson began presenting Time Team, a TV programme devoted to archaeological investigations limited to 3 days (the outcome is never guaranteed, varying from spectacular to disappointing). As of 2006, the series has been re-commissioned through 2007, with Robinson being drafted in to present other history based shows on Channel 4, including The Worst Jobs in History, re-enacting some of the more horrible jobs of the past millennium. He also took this show on tour around the country along with an autobiographical question and answer session. This first series was followed by 'The Worst Christmas Jobs in History' in December 2005 and then a second series of The Worst Jobs in History on Channel 4 in April 2006. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...
Time Team is a popular British television series explaining the process of archaeology for the layman in the UK. Broadcast by Channel 4, the programme was first shown in 1994, and is presented by Tony Robinson. ...
The Worst Jobs in History is a television series hosted by Tony Robinson on Channel 4. ...
In 1999, Robinson returned to star in a one-off Blackadder short film to celebrate the millennium, titled Blackadder: Back & Forth. This short film was shown in the Millennium Dome throughout 2000 and was later aired on BBC One in 2003. Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...
Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999) was created for showing during 2000 in a cinema built near the Millennium Dome, by Sky Television and the BBC, with sponsorship from—among others—Tesco PLC. Spoiler warning: Blackadder is entertaining guests on New Years Eve, 1999. ...
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Tony Robinson's Cunning Night Out, a largely improvised stage show, followed in early 2005 and included a mix of the many themes from his career for which Robinson is famous. He also edited and presented The Real Da Vinci Code, a documentary for Channel 4's Weird World series which countered the claims made by Dan Brown in his novel The Da Vinci Code. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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In addition to telling his own stories, Tony narrated the abridged audio book versions of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. Nigel Planer, Celia Imrie and Stephen Briggs narrated the unabridged versions. Tony followed on this Discworld work by gratefully playing a role in the live action television dramatisation of Hogfather, broadcast on Sky over the Christmas season in 2006 . Cassette recording of Patrick OBrians The Mauritius Command An audio book is a recording of the contents of a book read aloud. ...
Terence David John Pratchett OBE (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England[1]) is an English fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series. ...
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Celie Imrie (born 15 July 1952 in Guildford England) is a British actress. ...
Stephen Briggs is, in his own words, a civil servant who dabbles in amateur dramatics. However, through his drama work, he has become heavily involved with the subsidiary works and merchandise surrounding Terry Pratchetts Discworld. ...
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Robinson also presented Classic FM's Friendly Guide to Classical Music which aired on a Sunday afternoon at 4pm. The whole 16-episode series was repeated on 26 December 2006. His favourite piece is Finlandia by Sibelius however his appreciation of music is broad. He is quoted as saying "Well, today, my favourite piece is 'Finlandia', but tomorrow it’ll be something by The Killers,". Classic FM is the United Kingdoms first national commercial radio station, broadcasting classical music in a popular and accessible style. ...
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Robinson has also recently (2007) narrated television advertisements for car manufacturer Honda, in the humorous style of his Tales From Fat Tulip's Garden programme. The advertisements feature plasticine cars with rather expressive facial expressions (similar to Thomas the Tank Engine). Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
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Tales from Fat Tulips Garden was a childrens TV program in the mid 1980s, starring Tony Robinson. ...
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DVD and Live Tour In the Spring of 2007 Tony visited 30 towns in the UK with his one man show 'A Cunning Night Out'. The show was such a success it has been snapped up and will be released on DVD in the Autumn of 2007.
Politics and outside interests From 1996 to 2000, he was vice-president of the actors' union Equity, helping with a massive restructuring programme which turned a £500,000 deficit into a small surplus.[4] Since leaving, he was elected to the Labour Party's National Executive Committee, a position he held from 2000 to 2004.[3] Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The British Actors Equity Association (now called Equity) is the British actors trade union. ...
The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...
The National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the UK Labour Party. ...
2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
He was also active in the "Make Poverty History" campaign during early 2005, in the lead-up to the G8 summit in Scotland, and is currently the patron for UK based charity Street Child Africa. // The Make Poverty History campaign (which is written as MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY) was a British and Irish coalition of charities, religious groups, trade unions, campaigning groups and celebrities who mobilized around the UKs prominence in world politics in 2005 to increase awareness and pressure governments into taking actions towards relieving absolute...
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In 2006 he appeared in Tony Robinson: Me and My Mum, a documentary surrounding Tony's decision to put his mother into a nursing home, and the difficulty he had with doing so. It controversially showed his mother's death in the home. It also featured stories from other families in similar situations. It appeared as part of Channel 4's short season of programmes entitled The Trouble With Old People. Channel 4 is a public-service British television station, broadcast to all areas of the United Kingdom (and also the Republic of Ireland), which began transmissions in 1982. ...
He previously supported Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and Stoke City F.C., but now supports Bristol City F.C..[5] Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which plays in the Premier League. ...
Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. ...
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England, (the other being Bristol Rovers). ...
He is honorary President of the Young Archaeologists' Club of the Council for British Archaeology.[6] The Council for British Archaeology is a British organisation based in York that promotes archaeology within the United Kingdom. ...
Awards In 1999 he was awarded an honorary Master of Arts by the University of Bristol for his services to drama and archaeology. Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...
A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ...
The University of Bristol is a university in Bristol, England. ...
In 2002 he was awarded an honorary Master of Arts by the University of East London.[7] Also see: 2002 (number). ...
A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ...
The University of East London (UEL) is a university in East London. ...
In 2005 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate by the Open University for his contribution to the educational or cultural well-being of society[8] and an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Exeter for his active involvement in politics.[9] Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Affiliations Alliance of Non-Aligned Universities, Association of Commonwealth Universities, European Association of Distance Teaching Universities, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Website http://www. ...
Doctor of Laws (Latin: Legum Doctor, LL.D) is a doctorate-level academic degree in law. ...
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In 2006 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate by Oxford Brookes University.[10] Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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