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Mick Robertson. Born 14 February 1946 (age 78) Petworth, ... Sussex) is a former presenter of the ITV children's television magazine programme Magpie. Early career
Magpie was a British children's television programme shown on ITV from 30 July 1968 to 6 June 1980. It was a magazine format show, ... being replaced by Mick Robertson.
It was hosted by the former Magpie presenter Mick Robertson. Robertson was initially joined on set by Trudi Dance, but she was soon replaced by Kim Goody, who co-presented the show with Robertson until it was axed by the network in 1985, at which time the show was being broadcast bi-weekly. The object of the show was to shed light on the ...
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Hanley appeared on Magpie from 1974 to 1980. [6] [7] In 1980, Hanley stepped in to co-present one edition of Saturday Night at the Mill following the dismissal after just five shows of Arianna Huffington. [8] This proved a success with viewers and she returned as co-host for the entire 1981 season. [9] She has appeared in the dictionary corner ...
On graduating from the Royal College Of Art, Cumming began his directing career at the BBC making films for the science show Tomorrows World.This was followed by making kids TV at the Children's Channel with ex Magpie presenter Mick Robertson and running a production company with presenter Gareth Jones, called Better Television.
Following Magpie, Stranks devised and presented a programme for pre-school children, named Paperplay, which ran until 1981. Stranks has since become a children's radio campaigner, helping to create Fun Radio , a station aimed at children aged under 10 years old.
Magpie had its world premiere on 9 March 2024 at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. [4] [1] In May 2024, Signature Entertainment acquired the UK distribution rights. [5] In August 2024, Shout! Studios acquired the North American distribution rights. [6] The film was released in the United States on October 25, 2024. [7]