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Wendy Robbins (born 30 October 1963 in
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,
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) is a British radio and television presenter and producer. She presents ''
The House I Grew Up In ''The House I Grew Up In'' is a BBC Radio series. The first episode of the first series was broadcast on 6 August 2007 on BBC Radio 4. With the presenter Wendy Robbins, each week an influential Briton explains some of their thoughts and memories ...
'' broadcast on
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and reports for ''
The One Show ''The One Show'' is a British television magazine and chat show programme. Broadcast live on BBC One weeknights at 7:00 pm, it features topical stories and studio guests. It is currently co-hosted by Alex Jones, Jermaine Jenas, and Ronan K ...
'' on
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.


Career

Prior to her career as a presenter, she was a journalist for ''
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'', and was one of the reporters who worked with
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, the Israeli nuclear technician kidnapped by
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for revealing Israel's nuclear secrets to ''The Sunday Times.'' She was portrayed by the actress Celia Meiras in '' Nuclear Secrets – Vanunu and the Bomb'', which chronicled the Vanunu affair, shown on BBC Television in 2007. Robbins has worked for the
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on the current affairs programmes ''
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'', ''
Newsnight ''Newsnight'' (or ''BBC Newsnight'') is BBC Two's news and current affairs programme, providing in-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines. The programme is broadcast on weekdays at 22:30. and is also availa ...
'', '' Breakfast Time'', ''Correspondent'', ''Public Eye'', ''Here And Now'' and ''
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''. For
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she has presented ''
From Our Own Correspondent ''From Our Own Correspondent'' is a weekly BBC radio programme in which BBC foreign correspondents deliver a sequence of short talks reflecting on current events and topical themes in the countries outside the UK in which they are based. The pro ...
'', ''
File on 4 ''File on 4'' is a current-affairs radio programme produced by BBC News and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. First broadcast from Manchester in 1977, it is produced in Salford by the BBC's Radio Current Affairs department. It has won more than forty aw ...
'', ''Taking Note'', ''Violent Britain'' and Five Live's ''Breakfast Show'' as well as ''Jewish London'' on GLR. In 2010, she presented a two part "personal journey" on modern antisemitism in Europe for the ''Heart and Soul'' programme on BBC World Service. Robbins has also presented ''France Inside Out'' for
BBC Two BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream an ...
's ''Learning Zone'' and ''What’s The Story?'' on Channel Five as well as ''BBC London News'' and the regional programmes ''First Sight'' in London and ''
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'' in Northern Ireland. On the day
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died in 1997, she reported for BBC Television and took part in the subsequent funeral coverage. Since 2007 she has presented
BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...
's ''
The House I Grew Up In ''The House I Grew Up In'' is a BBC Radio series. The first episode of the first series was broadcast on 6 August 2007 on BBC Radio 4. With the presenter Wendy Robbins, each week an influential Briton explains some of their thoughts and memories ...
'', and since October 2010 has presented reports for ''
The One Show ''The One Show'' is a British television magazine and chat show programme. Broadcast live on BBC One weeknights at 7:00 pm, it features topical stories and studio guests. It is currently co-hosted by Alex Jones, Jermaine Jenas, and Ronan K ...
'' on
BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, p ...
. She has been Executive Producer for numerous BBC programmes including ''
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'' and ''Everest ER'' and for the independent production company CTVC. She presented ''Bosnia’s War Babies'' on the
BBC World Service The BBC World Service is an international broadcasting, international broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC, with funding from the Government of the United Kingdom, British Government through the Foreign Secretary, Foreign Secretary's o ...
and was Executive Producer for ''Too Old To Be A Mum?'' on BBC One in 2010 and ''My Big Gay Jewish Conversion'' on BBC One in 2017.


Personal life

Robbins lives in north-west London with her partner, the journalist/presenter of BBC ''Panorama'' John Ware, and three children.''
Woman & Home ''Woman & Home'' is a monthly lifestyle magazine published by Future PLC. The London-based women's lifestyle brand produces fashion and beauty features for real women in their 40s and upwards, along with inspirational articles on the home and gar ...
'': July 2005.


References


External links

*
Wendy Robbins at British Film Institute database
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