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Biography
Dr Ben Robinson is a British archaeologist and television presenter who currently works for Historic England. He has appeared as a contributor and presenter for Channel 4, ITV and the BBC.
History
Ben Robinson achieved his PhD at the University of York in 2008 while working for Peterborough City Council as the Historic Environment Manager. In 2009 Ben joined English Heritage as a Team Leader and Inspector of Ancient Monuments. Ben has worked for Historic England since the 2015 split of English Heritage as the Principal Adviser, Heritage at Risk for the East Midlands.
Television work
Ben first appeared on the Channel 4 programme Time Team in 2005, on a dig at Northborough, and went onto make a further eleven appearances, with his last in 2011 at Litlington, Cambridgeshire.
Ben appeared on the episode "East" of the 2009 BBC One programme Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones. In 2010 he presented the four-part BBC Four series The Flying Archaeologist.
During 2014 he presented the episode "The Zeppelin Terror" for the BBC Four documentary World War One At Home. In the episode he followed the paths of the Zeppelin attacks over the East of England. Also in 2014, Ben co-presented the ITV series Secrets from the Sky with historian Bettany Hughes.
In 2015 Ben co-presented the BBC One documentary The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King with Professor Stephen Church. In 2018 he joined presenter Alice Roberts in the six part Channel 4 programme Britain's Most Historic Towns.