Politicians have been downplaying the importance of history as a subject in our schools but, if they had bothered to have a better grasp of history themselves, they might have avoided costly wars. Instead they act like children. The only… — Tony Robinson Copy Share Image
I've never really seen archaeology as being any different from history. What I love are the stories of human beings that were around 1,000 years ago and how they lived - archaeology is another aspect to that. — 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
