Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

Sir Tony Robinson: Author talks imposter syndrome, first adult fiction work 'The House of Wolf'

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Sir Tony Robinson is one of the world’s most recognisable history presenters.  After four career-defining series of British sitcom ‘Blackadder’, he fronted 20 seasons of the archaeological dig show ‘Time Team’.   His humorous hooks and accessible presentation has helped to demystify history and inspire passion in a whole new generation.   Robinson has written over 30 children’s books, ‘Maid Marian and Her Merry Men’, ‘The Worst Jobs in History’, and ‘Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders!’ just a few of the titles.   His latest work, ‘The House of Wolf’, is his first foray into fiction directed at an older audience, covering the Anglo-Saxons, Alfred the Great, and the making of England in the 9th century.  Writing for adults is quite different to writing for children, and Robinson said it scared him “rigid” when he first started.  “I had massive imposter syndrome”, he told Jack Tame.  “It's ridiculous, isn't it, like I've been on the stage for 60 odd years, and yet when it