Robin Houston

Robin Houston
Born 1947
London
Nationality British
Occupation Voiceover artist
Years active 1968–present

Robin Houston (born London, 1947) is a British voiceover artist and former announcer, radio and television newsreader and quiz show host.

He was a founding presenter of Capital Radio where he read the breakfast news (1973–74), a newsreader for Independent Radio News and late-night phone-in and daily drive time presenter on LBC (1975–76),[1] and a music presenter on the BBC World Service (1977–1979).

From 1978–1992 he was the Thames News Lunchtime and Late News presenter on Thames Television.[2][3]

He was one of very few broadcasters to work for both the Thames Television and London Weekend Television franchises at the same time.[4] While reading Thames News on weekdays he was also an in-vision continuity announcer for London Weekend Television (1977–79)[5] and voiceover announcer for the majority of the entertainment shows produced by LWT (1977–1992).[6] He also announced entertainment programmes for a number of other ITV companies and for BBC Television.

As an announcer he provided the voiceovers for the ITV television shows All Star Secrets, Bruce Forsyth's Big Night, Child's Play, Game for a Laugh, Newlyweds, Play Your Cards Right, Punchlines, Sale of the Century, Strike It Lucky, Tell the Truth, The Pyramid Game, We Love TV, Royal Variety Performance, Evening Standard Theatre Awards, Evening Standard British Film Awards, BAFTA Awards, The Prince's Trust Gala, The National Television Awards, The Cannon and Ball Show, The Goodies, An Audience With..., Aspel & Company, Tarby & Friends, Surprise Surprise, The Dame Edna Experience, A Night on Mount Edna, Dame Edna Kisses It Better, A Night of 100 Stars, The Ken Goodwin Show, Lena & Bonnie, The Faith Brown Awards, The Unrecorded Jasper Carrott, The Faith Brown Chat Show, Search For A Star, The Children's Royal Variety Performance, The Stanley Baxter Series, A Gala Evening With Victor Borge, The Russ Abbot Show, The Krankies Klub, Royal Film Performance and Pot of Gold.[4] For BBC Television he also announced Clive James' New Year specials and Dame Edna Live at the Palace.

He played the radio announcer in the 1986 animated film When the Wind Blows,[7] the newsreader in Kenny Everett's science fiction radio and television serial Captain Kremmen[8] and has performed in a number of television dramas, including Kavanagh QC, Thursday the 12th, Holby City, Dempsey and Makepeace and The Gentle Touch.[9] He has also performed in several television situation comedies, including A Fine Romance, Nobody's Perfect, No Problem! and Two's Company.[9]

Between 1997 and 2002 he fronted the daily 100% and One to Win quiz shows for Channel 5, making over 1,700 programmes (1997-2002).[10]

He has narrated over 100 audiobooks for Listening Books' Sound Learning educational initiative,[11] for the Talking Book service of the Royal National Institute of Blind People[12] and other publishers.

He has also written for several publications, including The Independent and The Oldie[13] and five of his audio dramas were produced by BBC Radio 4 (1970–72).[14] He is an alumnus of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1967–68).[15]

References

  1. ↑ "LBC Presenters". lbcirnmemorybox.wordpress.com.
  2. ↑ "Robin Houston" – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ "Thames". adamnostalgia.wordpress.com.
  4. 1 2 "Robin Houston". ukgameshows.com.
  5. ↑ "TV Announcers". thetvroom.com.
  6. ↑ "ITV announcers". bvws.org.uk.
  7. ↑ "When the Wind Blows (1986)". bfi.org.uk.
  8. ↑ "The Ultimate Kenny Everett Sketch Site". muuta.net.
  9. 1 2 "Robin Houston". IMDb.
  10. ↑ "100% & One to Win". ukgameshows.com.
  11. ↑ "Sound Learning Library". soundlearning.org.uk.
  12. ↑ "RNIB Library". rnib.org.uk.
  13. ↑ "The Oldie". pressreader.com.
  14. ↑ "Radio Drama". suttonelms.org.uk.
  15. ↑ "Graduate Profile". rada.ac.uk.



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