Tony Robinson

Biography

Sir Anthony Robinson is an English actor, comedian, author, presenter and political activist. He played Baldrick in the BBC television series Blackadder and has hosted several historical documentaries including the Channel 4 programmes Time Team and The Worst Jobs in History.

Known For

NOVA

Younger Ernie

Natural World

Minder

Willie

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

Self

Play for Today

Matthews

The One Show

Self

Question Time

Self - Panellist

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2023	Blackadder: The Lost Pilot	Self
2023	Blackadder: A Cunning Story	Self – Contributor
2023	The Flying Scotsman - 100th Anniversary	Narrator (voice)
2021	Happy Birthday Mr Bean	Himself
2020	Tony Robinson's VE Day Minute by Minute
2019	7 Up & Me	Self
2017	Terry Pratchett: Back in Black	Self
2016	The Somme: The First 24 Hours with Tony Robinson	Presenter
2015	Tony Robinson's Victory in Europe	Presenter
2013	Lost Submarines of WWI: A Time Team Special	Himself (presenter)
2012	Breathing Fire: Secret Weapon of the Somme	Host
2010	Saxon Gold: Finding the Hoard	Narrator (Voice)
2010	Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV	Self
2009	Ned Kelly Uncovered	Presenter
2008	We Are Most Amused	Self
2008	Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga	Self
2008	Blackadder Rides Again	himself
2008	Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments	Self
2007	Hogfather	Vernon Crumley
2007	Tony Robinson's Cunning Night Out	Himself
2005	The Real Da Vinci Code	Self - Host
2005	Spider-Plant Man	Robin
2005	Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure	Presenter
2004	The Peasant's Revolt	Himself
2004	Britain's Real Monarch	Himself
2004	Robin Hood: The First Outlaw Hero	Self
2003	Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War	Nick Reid
2001	The Real Macbeth	Himself
2001	Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making	Self
2000	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure	Pierre Duclos (archive footage)
2000	Tales from the Madhouse	The Best Friend (Judas Iscariot)
1999	Blackadder: Back & Forth	Baldrick
1999	Faeries	Broom (voice)
1997	Cabot's Bristol
1994	The NeverEnding Story III	Engywook
1988	Blackadder's Christmas Carol	Baldricks
1988	Blackadder: The Cavalier Years	Sod Off Baldrick
1986	Death of a Speechwriter	Speechwriter (Voice)
1986	Babylon	Speaker (voice)
1986	The Silent Twins	Dr Hamilton
1983	The Oresteia	Servant
1981	Beyond the Pale	Customs house officer
1979	Follow the Star
1976	Doran's Box	Matthews
1975	Brannigan	Motorcycle Courier
1973	Soap Opera in Stockwell	Reporter
1972	The Darwin Adventure	Man in the Crowd
1971	Mates	Len
	Richard III - Fact or Fiction?	Himself
	The Fallow Few	Canon F.G. Scott

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	Tony Robinson's Marvellous Machines	Presenter
2022	Tony Robinson's Museum of Us	Self -Presenter
2021	Britain's Forgotten Wars With Tony Robinson	Self
2021	Thames At Night With Tony Robinson	Self - Presenter
2021	The Madame Blanc Mysteries	Uncle Patrick
2020	Tony Robinson's History of Britain	Self - Presenter
2019	The Thames: Britain's Great River with Tony Robinson	Self - Presenter
2019	Around the World by Train With Tony Robinson	Self - Presenter
2018	Egyptian Tomb Hunting	Self - Presenter
2018	Britain's Great Cathedrals with Tony Robinson	Self - Presenter
2017	All Star Musicals	Self - Performer
2017	Tony Robinson: Coast to Coast	Himself - Presenter
2016	Britain's Ancient Tracks with Tony Robinson
2016	Hidden Britain by Drone
2015	Tony Robinson's Wild West	Narrator
2015	Tony Robinson's Time Travels	Self
2015	Time Crashers	Host
2015	Tony Robinson's World War 1	Himself - Presenter
2014	The Real Mill with Tony Robinson	Self - Presenter
2013	Walking Through History	Narrator
2013	Man Down	Daddy
2011	Tony Robinson's Gods and Monsters	Self - Presenter
2011	Tony Robinson Explores Australia	Self
2010	Blitz Street
2010	Birth of Britain with Tony Robinson	Self - Presenter
2009	Big Top	Erasmus
2009	Angela and Friends
2009	Man on Earth	Self - Presenter
2009	Chris Moyles' Quiz Night	Self
2008	Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment	Self - Presenter
2008	Unexplained
2008	Catastrophe	Self - Presenter
2007	The Alan Titchmarsh Show	Self
2006	The One Show	Self
2006	Codex
2006	Hogfather	Vernon Crumley
2004	The Worst Jobs in History	Self - Presenter
2001	Tony Robinson's Fact Or Fiction	Self - Presenter
2000	Trigger Happy TV
1999	Big Bad World
1998	The Heaven and Earth Show
1998	Time Team: History Hunters	Self - Presenter
1997	Airline
1996	My Wonderful Life	Alan
1995	Albert The Fifth Musketeer
1994	Time Team	Self - Presenter
1993	A Woman's Guide to Adultery	Marcus
1992	Virtual Murder
1992	Blue Heaven	Kenneth Mills
1992	The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles	Pierre Duclos
1991	Teenage Health Freak	Headmaster
1989	Maid Marian and Her Merry Men	The Sheriff of Nottingham
1988	Countryfile	Self
1987	Going Live!	Self
1986	Casualty	Reg Podmore
1985	Tales From Fat Tulip's Garden	Narrator
1983	Blackadder	Private S. Baldrick
1983	Natural World
1983	Blackadder	Baldrick
1982	Countdown
1982	The Young Ones	Dr. Not The Nine O'Clock News
1981	Bergerac	Shlomo Denkovitz
1979	Minder	Willie
1979	Question Time	Self - Panellist
1974	NOVA	Younger Ernie
1970	Play for Today	Matthews