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Tony Robinson

Sir Tony Robinson, the actor and broadcaster, shares the music that shaped his life; from Billie Holiday to Randy Newman.

Sir Tony Robinson is a multi-hyphenate; an actor, comedian, broadcaster and author whose career has, so far, spanned 50 years.

He鈥檚 probably best-known for playing turnip-brained Baldrick (who always had 'a cunning plan) in the iconic TV show Blackadder, and his twenty-year stint fronting Channel 4鈥檚 Time Team, a series inspired by own his passion for digging deep into the past, to understand the present.

His new podcast series 鈥淐unningcast鈥, which sees him take the long view on the big stories of the day, is available now.

Music:
Inherited: The Man I Love by Billie Holiday
Pass on: Short People by Randy Newman

Producers: Ben Mitchell and Ribika Moktan

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