- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- The Grand Inquisitor
- Robin Day was born on October 24, 1923 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sykes and a Big Big Show (1971), ITN News (1955) and Midweek (1972). He was married to Kathryn Ainslie. He died on August 6, 2000 in London, England, UK.
- SpouseKathryn Ainslie(1965 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Spotted bow tie and handkerchief
- He conducted a controversial interview with Egyptian leader Colonel Nasser over the Suez crisis.
- He stood unsuccessfully as the Liberal Party candidate for the seat of Hereford in 1959.
- Controversial interview with the Defence Minister Sir John Nott after the Falklands War (1982). The minister walked out on live TV after being called a "here today, gone tomorrow politician" compared to career soldiers.
- Political interviewer, knighted in 1981.
- He was portrayed by Paul Ritter in the play "The Reporter", which opened at the National Theatre in London, in February 2007. It was written by Nicholas Wright , directed by Richard Eyre and focused on the life (and death) of the BBC correspondent James Mossman who worked with him throughout the 1960s.
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