Robin Richmond

Robert Athol Stephenson Richmond (21 April 1912 – 27 July 1998) was an English cinema organist and BBC Radio presenter and performer.

Early life Richmond was born on 21 April 1912 in Kensington, London, England, UK. His father William Stephenson Richmond was a doctor, and his mother was Barbara Hamilton Archibald. He had a brother, John Whitaker Stephenson Richmond.

Post-war, Richmond regularly performed on the BBC Light Programme, on shows such as Music While You Work, Variety Bandbox and Organ Grinder Swing. He also presented a number of programmes including Housewives' Choice and Jazz Club. On television, he was the resident organist on the quiz show Double Your Money.

He created the BBC Radio 2 series The Organist Entertains in 1969, and was its main presenter until 1980, often at the BBC Theatre Organ in Manchester. A special edition in 2012 marked the centenary of his birth. He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 10 September 1977.

Personal life and death Richmond died of cancer in Westminster, London, on 26 July 1998, aged 86.