Robinson was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, on 5 October 1963, to a translator mother and a sales director father. He has presented programmes such as Westminster Live, Weekend Breakfast and Late Night Live on BBC Radio 5 Live, and Newsnight on BBC Two. Known for his confrontational and provocative approach, Robinson has on several occasions caused a stir with his style of questioning, particularly of national leaders such as George W.
Between 20, he worked for ITV News as political editor, but then returned to the BBC assuming the same role. He became the BBC's chief political correspondent in 1999. Starting out in broadcasting at Piccadilly Radio, after a year as President of the Conservative Party youth group, he worked his way up as a producer, eventually becoming deputy editor of Panorama before becoming a political correspondent in 1996. He studied philosophy, politics and economics at the University of Oxford, where he was also President of the Oxford University Conservative Association.
Robinson was interested in politics from an early age. Prior to this he spent ten years as political editor for the BBC and has had many other roles with the broadcaster. Nicholas Anthony Robinson (born 5 October 1963) is a British journalist, currently a presenter on the BBC's Today programme.
