Skip All That

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.