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Robert Robinson (broadcaster) is a British television presenter and journalist. He is best known for presenting the BBC quiz show Ask the Family from 1967 to 1987. He also presented the BBC's long-running consumer programme Watchdog from 1985 to 1994. Robinson was born in Liverpool in 1927. He was educated at Liverpool Institute High School for Boys and then studied at the University of Liverpool. After graduating, he worked as a journalist for the Liverpool Echo and then the Daily Express. Robinson began his broadcasting career in the 1950s, presenting a number of radio programmes for the BBC. He then moved into television, presenting a number of programmes for the BBC, including the quiz show Ask the Family. He also presented the BBC's long-running consumer programme Watchdog from 1985 to 1994. Robinson has been awarded a number of honours for his services to broadcasting, including a BAFTA Fellowship in 1994 and a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2000. He was also awarded an honorary degree from the University of Liverpool in 2004. Robinson is currently retired and lives in London. He is 84 years old.

Popular As Robert Henry Robinson
Occupation Broadcaster
Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 17 December, 1927
Birthday 17 December
Birthplace Liverpool, England
Date of death (2011-08-12) Paddington, London, England
Died Place Paddington, London, England
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His wife is Josephine Richard (m. 1958)

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2011

Robinson married actress Josephine Richard, whom he had met in 1958 while a student at Oxford. They had three children. The couple remained together for more than fifty years, until Robert's death, aged 83. He died in St Mary's Hospital, Paddington on 12 August 2011 after a long period of ill health.

2004

On radio, he presented Today, BBC Radio 4's flagship morning news show, and Stop The Week, a fiercely competitive talk programme. Robinson fronted Brain of Britain on BBC Radio 4 for many years, but was replaced by Russell Davies during the 2004 series owing to illness. He returned to host the new series in 2005 until handing over the reins to Peter Snow in 2007. In September 2008 Robinson chaired the special Brain of Brains and Top Brain editions of the quiz and returned to host the series in 2008; Davies then replaced him for the 2009 shows. In August 2010 it was announced that Robinson was to step down permanently from Brain of Britain to be replaced by Davies.

1967

In 1967, Robinson presented the edition of The Look of the Week in which classical musicologist Hans Keller was brought face to face with the young Pink Floyd. He wrote and presented The Fifties on BBC1. Robinson was the presenter of The Book Programme on BBC2 from 1973–80 and a number of spin-off documentaries, such as B. Traven – A Mystery Solved (1979). He wrote and presented several BBC1 documentaries under the title Robinson's Travels, among them The Mormon Trail (1976), Cruising and Indian Journey. In 1986 he wrote and presented The Magic Rectangle, one of the BBC documentaries marking the 50th anniversary of television.

1955

He began working on television as a journalist in 1955. During the 1960s and 1970s, he presented the series Open House, Picture Parade, Points of View, the leading literary quiz Take it or Leave it, Ask the Family, BBC-3 – including the discussion during which Kenneth Tynan became the first person to say "fuck" on British television (Robinson told Tynan that this was "an easy way to make history") – and Call My Bluff.

1927

Robert Henry Robinson (17 December 1927 – 12 August 2011) was an English radio and television presenter, game show host, journalist and author.

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