Skip All That Robert Robinson Memoirs

by RobertRobinson (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1996

  $4.46

  Born in suburban London, Robert Robinson progressed via grammar school and Oxford to become one of the most successful broadcasters of his generation in a career spanning programmes such as Today , Stop the Week , Brain of Britain and Call my Bluff . In this autobiography he tells stories of his Pooterish childhood, japes with university contemporaries such as Robin Day and Shirley Williams, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes at the BBC involving celebrities such as Frank Muir, Patrick Campbell, Anthony Clare, Laurie Taylor, Joanna Lumley - and bruising encounters with Lord Longford and Enoch Powell.

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  Paperback
  1997

  $3.24

  Born in suburban London, Robert Robinson progressed via grammar school and Oxford to become a well-known broadcaster in a career encompassing programmes such as Today , Stop the Week , Brain of Britain and Call My Bluff . In this autobiography he tells stories of his Pooterish childhood and japes with university contemporaries such as Robin Day and Shirley Williams, as well as behind-the-scenes anecdotes of his BBC career, involving celebrities from many walks of life.