Outside Broadcaster: An Autobiography

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It may have been the experience of this frightening illness that led him to stay, lifelong, at home: that, and becoming somewhat institutionalised during those years when his airy hut at the sanatorium was his entire world and he was hardly allowed to get out of bed. Thus his brilliant career as a student at Manchester University came as no surprise to those of us who had watched him develop.

Over the ensuing decade he became one of the BBC’s main outside broadcasters, covering events of national significance such as Remembrance Day, Trooping of the Colour, plus the 50th anniversary of the Second World War. in the old days he was just" Eric"; personally, Just as I was grateful to have had the opportunity of leading him to a love of history, so later I was glad to be able to ask him for advice and information. Quite a lot of the flat cap and muscle image, of allotmenteering particularly, was very much the case in some places. Small Operator – Fiona Shore from Near Howe Cottages at Mungrisdale has much to contribute about her journey and how Cumbria Tourism can assist new and small operators going forward.It was a very simple format and the simplicity of the format saw it through the changing fashions that affected so many programmes. The news of the untimely death on May 21st of Eric Robson came as a great shock to all of us who knew him. After the war he was appointed as a lecturer at Manchester University and soon became known as an authority on the Eighteenth Century, especially in its American and military aspects.

Jim said: “It has been a huge privilege to serve as chair of Cumbria Tourism’s Executive Board during the last three years. Robson, who is married to his second wife Annette, has five grown up children and four grandchildren.

His reputation was such that he was asked to compile the relevant chapters for the new edition of the Cambridge Modern History. I think we gave a lively and balanced view of Walpole, and we had great fun doing it, and meeting old friends and new upstairs in the Theatre bar afterwards. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. He did something no one else could have done, showing us a world that is now largely gone but remains fully human and valuable, and also chronicling its disappearance. I loved doing the programme and could have carried on doing it until my clogs fell off but the travel was getting very wearying.

I absolutely have no doubt that the natural resilience of the tourism and hospitality economy in places like the Lake District and the whole of Cumbria will see the industry through.Communications and PR – Mark Holroyd from Forestry England is currently head of recreation and communications for their north region. When asked to describe what he does he’s been known to say that he’s the electronic equivalent of a jobbing plumber. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Like most people Eric Robson is probably known to most only as the "Man who accompanied Alfred Wainwright in the fabulous Walking with Wainwright series on TV, or the "Man with a dog on a string" or probably best known to radio listeners as Chairman of Gardeners Question Time.