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Robert Robinson

Laurie Taylor profiles the broadcasting legend, revealing a complex wordsmith and one of the first TV celebrities. From 2011.

Robert Robinson is best remembered as the chairman of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TV's classic quiz 'Ask the Family' and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4's 'Brain of Britain'.

But in a career spanning many decades, he also made travel programmes, Points of View, the Today programme and Stop the Week which ran on Radio 4 from 1974 to 1992.

Laurie Taylor takes a look at the life and work of one of Britain's broadcasting legends in the company of some of the former contributors to Stop the Week; Ann Leslie, Matthew Parris, Sarah Harrison and Nick Tucker.

There are also contributions from Will Wyatt, Victor Lewis-Smith and Hunter Davis and a wealth of archive that reveals a complex man, a consummate wordsmith and one of the first TV celebrities.

Robert died aged 83 in 2011.

Producer: Helen Lee

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in August 2011.

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50 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 Mar 2022 01:00

Broadcasts

  • Sat 20 Aug 2011 20:00
  • Wed 31 Aug 2011 09:00
  • Sat 20 Sep 2014 08:00
  • Sat 20 Sep 2014 15:00
  • Sun 21 Sep 2014 01:00
  • Sat 16 Apr 2016 08:00
  • Sat 16 Apr 2016 15:00
  • Sun 17 Apr 2016 03:00
  • Tue 15 Mar 2022 11:00
  • Tue 15 Mar 2022 21:00
  • Sat 19 Mar 2022 13:00
  • Sun 20 Mar 2022 01:00