His novels include: The Ted Carp Tradition (Hodder), The Beano (Faber). His plays include Snapshots (Theatre Royal, Stratford East), Events In An Upper Room (Belgrade, Coventry and ICA) and the Sony Award-winning Last Loves on BBC Radio 4.
Born John Goronwy Robinson, he was educated at All Saints Church of England Primary School and King Edward VII School. He won a scholarship to Keble College, Oxford, where he studied History. While he was at Oxford he was the Editor of the weekly University newspaper Cherwell. He also gained a Diploma of Education. [1]
Working life and early writingedit
Rony(front right) with his brothers Dave (front middle) and Gethin (front right), with their parents
Robinson taught English at two large inner-city London comprehensive schools, Eltham Green school and, as head of department, Sedgehill. He wrote a number of text and source books for the New English in the 1960s.[citation needed]
He published his first novel in 1971 and has been a full-time writer since 1974.[2]
Writing and broadcastingedit
Twice resident playwright at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre and once each at the Theatre Royal Stratford East and Deptford Green School, Robinson has had over a hundred plays produced all over the country. He has written stories and plays and poems for young people: most successfully with Down Your Way (Nelson), A Time Of Bears (Macmillan) and I Want Doesn't Get (Faber). His The Beano has been adapted for various stage performances broadcast by the BBC and published in the United States.[citation needed]
As a broadcaster, Robinson has presented a daily show on BBC Radio Sheffield uninterrupted since 1984. For the BBC network, he has written and voiced various documentaries and scripted seven radio and one television play.
His children's poetry includes the much anthologised We've Got A Wawa At Our House. He lives in Totley and plays and writes songs for the autoharp. He has had a lifelong interest in the revolutionary poet Edward Carpenter (1844–1929) who lived near Sheffield, about whom he has written in two of his plays, including "Edward Carpenter Lives!"[3] and also appearing in a number of his novels.
rony, robinson, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, ta. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Rony Robinson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rony Robinson born 24 December 1940 in Sheffield is an English writer educationalist and Sony Award winning BBC Radio Sheffield daytime presenter Rony in the GardenHis novels include The Ted Carp Tradition Hodder The Beano Faber His plays include Snapshots Theatre Royal Stratford East Events In An Upper Room Belgrade Coventry and ICA and the Sony Award winning Last Loves on BBC Radio 4 Contents 1 Childhood and education 2 Working life and early writing 3 Writing and broadcasting 4 References 5 External linksChildhood and education editBorn John Goronwy Robinson he was educated at All Saints Church of England Primary School and King Edward VII School He won a scholarship to Keble College Oxford where he studied History While he was at Oxford he was the Editor of the weekly University newspaper Cherwell He also gained a Diploma of Education 1 Working life and early writing edit nbsp Rony front right with his brothers Dave front middle and Gethin front right with their parentsRobinson taught English at two large inner city London comprehensive schools Eltham Green school and as head of department Sedgehill He wrote a number of text and source books for the New English in the 1960s citation needed He published his first novel in 1971 and has been a full time writer since 1974 2 Writing and broadcasting editTwice resident playwright at Sheffield s Crucible Theatre and once each at the Theatre Royal Stratford East and Deptford Green School Robinson has had over a hundred plays produced all over the country He has written stories and plays and poems for young people most successfully with Down Your Way Nelson A Time Of Bears Macmillan and I Want Doesn t Get Faber His The Beano has been adapted for various stage performances broadcast by the BBC and published in the United States citation needed As a broadcaster Robinson has presented a daily show on BBC Radio Sheffield uninterrupted since 1984 For the BBC network he has written and voiced various documentaries and scripted seven radio and one television play His children s poetry includes the much anthologised We ve Got A Wawa At Our House He lives in Totley and plays and writes songs for the autoharp He has had a lifelong interest in the revolutionary poet Edward Carpenter 1844 1929 who lived near Sheffield about whom he has written in two of his plays including Edward Carpenter Lives 3 and also appearing in a number of his novels In 1999 he received an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University 4 He is a supporter of Sheffield United F C References edit Presenters Rony Robinson BBC Radio Sheffield Archived from the original on 10 July 2007 Retrieved 6 March 2008 Archived copy Archived from the original on 24 March 2012 Retrieved 25 July 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Rony Robinson Playwright Dramatist Honorary awards Sheffield Hallam University External links editRadio Sheffield profile List of plays Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rony Robinson amp oldid 1178788504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
