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
Peston (TV programme) Peston (TV programme) Peston is the flagship political discussion programme on British television network ITV, recorded live on Wednesday evenings at 8pm. It is broadcast live on Twitter (the first terrestrial UK programme to do so) and then played out after the "News at Ten". It was announced on 5th June 2018 that the show would launch in the autumn of that year to succeed "Peston on Sunday". The programme is presented by Robert Peston, the Political Editor of ITV News, and features a combination of interviews with politicians and public figures alongside analysis of the major news events of