Archive for August 13th, 2011
BBC News – Broadcaster Robert Robinson dies at 83
Robert Robinson, the veteran broadcaster and presenter, has died at the age of 83.
In a career spanning five decades, he presented a wealth of radio and television programmes for the BBC.
They included Ask the Family, Stop the Week and Call My Bluff. Mr Robinson also had a stint presenting Radio 4′s Today programme.
He died in St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, after a long period of ill health.
His daughter, Susie Robinson, said: “He had a very long, productive and successful life and we’ll all miss him terribly.”