Mick Robertson Mick Robertson Michael Robertson (born February 14, 1946 in Petworth, Sussex) is a former presenter of the ITV children's television magazine programme "Magpie". He attended Midhurst Grammar School and trained as a teacher before working in a London play scheme. He then worked as a researcher for Thames Television. He co-presented "Magpie" from 1972 to 1980, then went on to present an out of school activity programme called "Freetime". When "Freetime" was axed by ITV in 1985, he helped to establish The Children's Channel, where he presented a show called "Roustabout". Since the 1980s he has produced television programmes for
Newswatch (UK TV programme) and Saturday mornings at 7:45am on BBC One during BBC Breakfast, or viewed online. The programme starts with the presenter introducing the main news story that viewers have complained about. After about six minutes, often including talking to the head of BBC News or someone responsible for the story, the next section of the programme is usually split between a few other news stories. In January 2013, Samira Ahmed succeeded Ray Snoddy as presenter of "Newswatch". Snoddy had presented from the launch of the programme in 2004. Newswatch (UK TV programme) Newswatch is a weekly BBC television programme presented by