- He was scheduled to direct a third Doctor Who (1963) story, "The Nightmare Fair", written by the series' former producer Graham Williams, which was to have been broadcast in January 1986 as the opening story of the 23rd Season. The serial was never made because Michael Grade put Doctor Who (1963) on hiatus and it returned in September 1986 with a different set of stories.
- He is the older brother of the singer-songwriter Tom Robinson. Like his brother, he is also a musician. He plays keyboards and was credited by Colin Baker as teaching him how to play the opening chords of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" for a scene in Attack of the Cybermen: Part One (1985).
- As lead director at the beginning of EastEnders (1985), he brought actor Leslie Grantham to the attention of producer Julia Smith, thus launching Grantham to stardom. As the producer of Byker Grove (1989), he launched the careers of Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, who have gone on to become British television's most popular light entertainment double act. He has also been acknowledged as "my key godfather" by internationally renowned film director Tom Hooper for giving him his break into television directing.
- A strong supporter of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, he once lost a BBC TV directing job after the producer of a prestigious drama series heard that he had enthusiastically celebrated Thatcher's 1987 General Election victory. He is also a self-proclaimed 'climate change' sceptic and avoids films on the subject for his Cambodian company KMF (Khmer Mekong Films).
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