I hate the word educational! I mean, 'Downton Abbey' is educational in that you come away from it knowing so much more about that period than when the show started, but you don't come away thinking it was educational. — Tony Robinson Copy Share Image
I believe that any politician has to be constantly challenged. It is very easy for the rest of us to seduced into thinking they're… — Tony Robinson Copy Share Image
I was an only child. Both my parents came from working-class families in Hackney, east London. — Tony Robinson Copy Share Image
Ancient barrows get cleared away. Legislation is pretty much 19th century. Global warming means there is an awful lot of erosion, exposing new archaeology,… — Tony Robinson Copy Share Image
If I go to posh parties, I hover by the kitchen so I can get as many nice canapes as possible. — Tony Robinson Copy Share Image
A lot of us saw Blackadder in terms of problem-solving - 'Did that work in that episode?' and so on. We were very picky. — Tony Robinson Copy Share Image
Fifty one per cent of 'Time Team' viewers are not of my gender. And that surprised me, because I thought it'd be at least… — Tony Robinson Copy Share Image
There are huge pluses in Scottish archaeology that you simply don't get elsewhere. Partly that's to do with the tragedy of the clearances, and… — Tony Robinson Copy Share Image
I often get very tired but I'll just have a good sleep and a day off and then I'm fine to go again. — Tony Robinson Copy Share Image
A naughty part of me thinks, how come Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry and Tim McInnerny have all done really good parts in a film,… — Tony Robinson Copy Share Image
My job in many ways has been to navigate interesting routes around subjects people think are dull. — Tony Robinson Copy Share Image
