Robin Stevens (puppeteer)

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Robin Stevens
Born
Robin Gordon Stevens

(1960-01-30) 30 January 1960 (age 66) [1]
OccupationsPuppeteer, actor, television director, writer
Years active1985present

Robin Gordon Stevens (born 30 January 1960 [2] ) is an English former puppeteer, actor, director, and writer for children's television. His programmes include Pob's Programme , Corners , Teletubbies , Rosie and Jim , Tots TV , Boohbah and Blips .

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Early life

Stevens was born in Chorleywood, England. He trained at the Cannon Hill Puppet Theater from 1978 to 1982 with John Blundall.

Career

Stevens worked for Ragdoll Productions from 1985 to 2005, writing the series Pob's Playtime, Rosie and Jim, and co-writing Tots TV . Later he co-wrote scripts and originated content with Alan Dapre. He also worked for the BBC, puppeteering Jo Corner on Corners . He puppeteered Pob in Pob's Programme, [3] Jim and Duck in Rosie and Jim, Tom in Tots TV (he also wrote the scripts with Tiny's puppeteer Andrew Davenport), and The Man in the Magic House in Teletubbies (he voiced the man in all foreign dubs except for the PBS Kids version where US actress Dena Davis redubbed the voice). Stevens also played Grandpappa in Boohbah and Mr. Perfect in Blips.

Stevens won a BAFTA for his episode of Tots TV 'Baking Bread'.

Stevens lives in the US, where he runs a cider business. [4] [5]

References

  1. Your Take (18 April 2023). Your Take (Ep 114) - An #interview with #puppeteer, Robin Stevens (Ragdoll Productions) . Retrieved 29 July 2025 via YouTube.
  2. Your Take (18 April 2023). Your Take (Ep 114) - An #interview with #puppeteer, Robin Stevens (Ragdoll Productions) . Retrieved 29 July 2025 via YouTube.
  3. Ian Potter, The Rise and Rise of the Independents: A Television History, Guerilla Books, 2008
  4. "Jack's Throwback Attack - S4 E5 - A Chat With The Cast of Rosie and Jim" (Podcast). Soundcloud. 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  5. "Noble Cider - Asheville's First Cider Company" . Retrieved 31 July 2025.