Tony Robinson (I)
- 78 years old
- English
- Actor and producer
Press clippings
Stephen Mangan faces The Island in Radio 4's Desert Island Discs spoof
Desert Island Discs meets Lord Of The Flies in The Island, a new Radio 4 sitcom spoofing the channel's classic interview format, starring Stephen Mangan.
British Comedy Guide, 9th May 2024Maid Marian And Her Merry Men stage show confirmed
Maid Marian And Her Merry Men: A New Musical* (*sort of) is due to premiere in 2024, with Vikki Stone, Marek Larwood and Nick Helm amongst the actors taking part in a workshop this month.
British Comedy Guide, 8th January 2024Blackadder coming to Blu-ray
All original BBC television episodes of Blackadder have been restored and remastered in HD for a new Blu-ray release.
British Comedy Guide, 12th October 2023Blackadder: The Lost Pilot review
UKTV channel Gold has broadcast the show's original pilot - which featured some different faces - for the first time.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 15th June 2023Tony Robinson interview
Comedy favourite Blackadder had a couple of false starts - and nearly had a completely different actor as the hopeless sidekick.
Robin Parker, Radio Times, 6th June 2023Tony Robinson: 'I feel sorry for the other Baldrick - he wasn't so lucky'
Forty years on from Blackadder, Robinson reflects on working with Rowan Atkinson and Stephen Fry - and how he almost didn't play Baldrick.
Rachel Corcoran, The Telegraph, 3rd June 2023Blackadder portrait installed in stately home
A portrait of Edmund Blackadder was installed in a stately home, surprising visitors the next day. But not everyone knew who the character was.
British Comedy Guide, 1st June 2023Blackadder stamps released by Royal Mail to mark 40th anniversary
Royal Mail has announced the launch of 12 special stamps to mark the 40th anniversary of Blackadder.
British Comedy Guide, 12th May 2023Blackadder pilot to be broadcast for the first time
TV channel Gold will celebrate Blackadder's 40th anniversary in June with two new documentaries, Blackadder: The Lost Pilot and Blackadder: A Cunning Story. It will include a special screening of the never-before-broadcast pilot.
British Comedy Guide, 21st April 2023Ben Elton accuses Tony Robinson of hyping up Blackadder reunion speculation
"Love Tony, love the Blackadder... to have been part of something that has become part of the cultural furniture is a great privilege, it's a lovely, lovely thing and I have no interest in messing it up."
Connie Rusk, Daily Mail, 13th April 2023