Robin Banks is a TV presenter, narrator and

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originally from

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Career

He was the

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of the British/European version of the popular

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show ''

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'', from season 2 to the present day. He has worked as a reporter for the

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television show ''Bravado''. He has also presented shows for the

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, on London's

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and has reportedly presented several guest shows on Galaxy FM. He has previously had radio shows on Radio Nova,

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, Beat 106 and Xfm. On 16 June 2008, Robin Banks joined

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radio station

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to host the weekday 6am10am breakfast show, but was let go due to financial constraints. On 1 September 2008, Banks appeared on ''

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'', under his real name, Christian Richardson, to pitch for investment in the eco-friendly packaging supplier
Tiny Box Company
that he helped set up. He and his business partner Rachel Watkyn secured an investment of £60,000 (more than they asked for) from Dragons

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and Peter Jones. On 7 March 2009, Robin Banks made a post on Discovery Channel UK forums revealing that he will shortly return as the series narrator for ''MythBusters''. He mentioned that it would not be possible without fans supporting him, thus wanting him back. He has narrated ''MythBusters'' for 6 series in the UK, Europe and Asia. From March 2010 he also narrates ''Dirty Jobs'' for Discovery Channel. Banks presented the weekday evening show for

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's network of West Midlands stations (

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and

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). He left the company in July 2011. Banks offers Radio Coaching (coaches worldwide), runs Radio Workshops and has consulted for a number of businesses. Between November 2012 and October 2013 he was the Programme Director at

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. He has moved onto new projects after fulfilling his brief to revamp the station and improve its audience figures. At the beginning of March 2014 he joined Jack FM Berkshire, the relaunched Reading 107, to front the breakfast show. From September 2016, Banks is working as content director with

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, including presenting the weekday breakfast show. He is also responsible for all output. In the early 2020s, he was one of the presenting team for UMG's range of ''

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'' and '' Clubland'' branded music television channels alongside Pat Sharp, Simon Bates and Mark Goodier. Programmes he narrated for the channels included ''Antiques Rockshow with Robin Banks'' for Now 90s and ''Robin's 50 Dead Catchy Choruses!'' for Clubland.

References

External links

RobinBanks.com
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