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
Close Up (TV programme) Close Up (TV programme) Close Up was a half-hour-long New Zealand current affairs programme produced by Television New Zealand. The programme aired at 7 pm weeknights (straight after "One News") on TV ONE and was presented in its final years by Mark Sainsbury. The last edition was broadcast on 30 November 2012. "Seven Sharp", a current affairs show aimed at a younger audience, took its place in 2013. The new "Close Up" began broadcasting on 2 November 2004 as a replacement for the "Holmes" show immediately after Paul Holmes announced his resignation from TVNZ and that he would be presenting