 From 14 January – 18 February 2011 he presented BBC2 show "Can't Take It with You", which helps people to write their wills.Robinson also served as chairman of the Arts Council England for six years from 1998, in which capacity he was one of the many victims of a spoof by British comedian Ali G.

Robinson has divorced and remarried and has four children.He lives in Raphoe,Co Donegal  ; he established a botanical garden with a narrow gauge railway – the Difflin Lake Railway – which is open to the public.