Robin Lustig has recounted that his maternal grandmother was refused asylum in the UK, and was deported to Lithuania by the Nazis in 1941, where she was murdered by pro-Nazi partisans.
11 Facts About Robin Lustig
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Robin Lustig later moved to Paris and Rome in this capacity.
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Robin Lustig then worked for the British Sunday newspaper The Observer for twelve years, where he was home affairs editor, Middle East correspondent and assistant editor.
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Robin Lustig joined the BBC in 1989, presenting programmes such as The World Tonight, Newsstand, Stop Press, and File on 4 for Radio 4, and Newshour on the BBC World Service.
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On 31 August 1997, Robin Lustig presented a special news programme covering the sudden death of Diana, Princess of Wales, just hours after the announcement was made.
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Robin Lustig later concentrated on The World Tonight and Newshour, although he still presented special programmes on major occasions.
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Robin Lustig has presented The World Tonight from more than 20 countries, including Afghanistan, China, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kosovo and Mexico.
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Robin Lustig has written and presented four documentary series for the BBC World Service: Looking for Democracy in 2005, Generation Next in 2006, The Future of English in 2018, and The Future of Free Speech in 2020.
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In September 2012, Robin Lustig announced that he was to step down from his Radio 4 roles at the end of that year.
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In 1992, Robin Lustig was awarded a Gold Medal at the New York Radio Festival for a special edition of The World Tonight broadcast live from Moscow on the last day of the Soviet Union.
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Robin Lustig was awarded Beard of the Year in 2012 presented by Beard Liberation Front.