Matthew Robinson

Matthew Robinson is a British-Cambodian television director and producer who, since 1966, has worked on a wide range of productions including drama series, plays, science-fiction, soaps and children's television. He was brought up in Huntingdon and, after graduating from King's College, Cambridge University with a degree in Economics, became a researcher for ATV (Associated Television). He then moved to BBC TV working on current affairs programmes such as The Money Programme (1966) and Nationwide (1969). He would progress to establishing himself as a prolific director of drama series and soap operas. His work on Coronation Street (1960), Emmerdale Farm (1972), Brookside (1982), Howards' Way (1985) and EastEnders (1985), as well as writing episodes of Crossroads (1964), earned him the tabloid nickname "The Pope of Soap". After a number of years of directing drama productions, plays and soaps, he then tried his hand at directing science-fiction when John Nathan-Turner appointed him to d