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Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

FromSaturday Live


Tony Robinson

FromSaturday Live

ratings:
Length:
85 minutes
Released:
Oct 29, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Actor and broadcaster Tony Robinson joins Aasmah Mir and Rev. Richard Coles to talk about his life onstage, the impact of playing Baldrick, and the unusual way his love of history developed.Gemma-Louise Stevenson shares the art of wheelchair dancing.Saturday Live Listener Dr.Ciaran O'Keeffe reveals how Ghostbusters inspired him to become a Parapsychologist.Writer Jonathan Harvey meets up with JP Devlin and explains why he's decided to return to his hometown of Liverpool.Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero shares her Inheritance Tracks. She has chosen The Schumann Fantasie performed by Clifford Curzon and Quintet Opus 18 by Mieczyslaw Weinberg, performed by Borodin QuartetNASA Astronaut Mike Massimino talks about venturing into space, repairing the Hubble Telescope and his intergalactic playlist.Tony Robinson's autobiography No Cunning Plan is out now.Jonathan Harvey's latest novel The History of Us is out now.Mike Massimino's book Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe is out now.Producer: Claire Bartleet
Editor: Karen Dalziel.
Released:
Oct 29, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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