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'''''Robert's Robots''''' is a British children's television show that ran from 1973–1974 on ITV.<ref>The Classic Children's Television Quiz Book, {{ISBN|1907792570}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Hughes|first=Kenneth|date=12 November 1973|title=LAUGH-IN WITH THE ROBOTS|page=17|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|issue=21717|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19731112/154/0017|url-status=live|url-access=subscription|access-date=13 January 2021|via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref> Robert Sommerby is the inventor of the robots, and he lives with Aunt Millie. | '''''Robert's Robots''''' is a British children's television show that ran from 1973–1974 on ITV.<ref>The Classic Children's Television Quiz Book, {{ISBN|1907792570}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Hughes|first=Kenneth|date=12 November 1973|title=LAUGH-IN WITH THE ROBOTS|page=17|work=[[w:Daily Mirror|Daily Mirror]]|issue=21717|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19731112/154/0017|url-status=live|url-access=subscription|access-date=13 January 2021|via=[[w:British Newspaper Archive|British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref> Robert Sommerby is the inventor of the robots, and he lives with Aunt Millie. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
The cast included [[John Clive]], [[Nigel Pegram]], [[Sylvester McCoy]], [[Christopher Biggins]] and [[Jenny Hanley]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dial C for Chaos (1973)|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8430f601|website=BFI Film Forever|publisher=BFI|accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref> | The cast included [[John Clive]], [[w:Nigel Pegram|Nigel Pegram]], [[w:Sylvester McCoy|Sylvester McCoy]], [[w:Christopher Biggins|Christopher Biggins]] and [[w:Jenny Hanley|Jenny Hanley]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dial C for Chaos (1973)|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8430f601|website=BFI Film Forever|publisher=BFI|accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref> | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSAI7IUuaGg Excerpt from episode 4 "Dial C for Chaos"] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSAI7IUuaGg Excerpt from episode 4 "Dial C for Chaos"] | ||
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| Robert's Robots | |
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| Genre | Children's television series |
| Written by | Bob Block |
| Directed by | Vic Hughes |
| Starring | John Clive |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Vic Hughes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 12 November 1973 – 23 December 1974 |
Robert's Robots is a British children's television show that ran from 1973–1974 on ITV.[1][2] Robert Sommerby is the inventor of the robots, and he lives with Aunt Millie.
Cast
The cast included John Clive, Nigel Pegram, Sylvester McCoy, Christopher Biggins and Jenny Hanley.[3]
Episodes
Series one
- "Follow That Robot" 12 November 1973
- "Love at First Light" 19 November 1973
- "A Spanner in the Works" 26 November 1973
- "Dial C for Chaos" 3 December 1973
- "A Long, Cold Sommerby" 10 December 1973
- "Kill or Cure" 17 December 1973
- "Double Trouble" 24 December 1973
Series two
- "One of Our Robots Is Missing", 11 November 1974
- "A Full Head of Steam", 18 November 1974
- "I Spy with My Little Ear", 25 November 1974
- "Courting Disaster", 2 December 1974
- "Gastronomics Anonymous", 9 December 1974
- "Rampaging Robots", 16 December 1974
- "Santa Claus-Trophobia", 23 December 1974
References
- ^ The Classic Children's Television Quiz Book, ISBN 1907792570
- ^ Hughes, Kenneth (12 November 1973). "LAUGH-IN WITH THE ROBOTS". Daily Mirror. No. 21717. p. 17. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Dial C for Chaos (1973)". BFI Film Forever. BFI. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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