Michael Robertson (born February 14, 1946 in

Petworth Petworth is a small town and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the junction of the A272 east–west road from Heathfield to Winchester and the A283 Milford to Shoreham-by-Sea road. Some twelv ...

, Sussex) is a former presenter of the ITV

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magazine programme ''

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''.

Early career

He attended Midhurst Grammar School and trained as a teacher before working in a London play scheme. He then worked as a researcher for

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Children's TV

He co-presented ''

'' from 1972 to 1980, then went on to present an out of school activity programme called '' Freetime''. When ''Freetime'' was dropped by ITV in 1985, he helped to establish

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, where he presented a show called ''Roustabout''. Since the 1980s he has produced television programmes for children, including the series '' Wise Up'' and ''Blunt'', and has won several

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s. In 2007, he was awarded the Special Award Children's BAFTA for his work in television. Accepting his award he said

Music

Robertson released the single "The Tango's Over" in 1974 and the single "Then I Change Hands" in 1975. An album also called ''Then I Change Hands'' was also released that year. None of these charted.

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* * 1946 births Living people People from Petworth English television presenters People educated at Midhurst Grammar School {{UK-tv-bio-stub