Tony Robinson to rewrite history by launching brand with Radar Studios

Tony Robinson Rewrites History will launch with a YouTube channel

Australia’s Radar Studios has partnered with actor and history buff Sir Tony Robinson for an original content venture, launching a new history brand designed to reach audiences across YouTube, television and other digital platforms.

Tony Robinson Rewrites History will launch with a dedicated YouTube channel later this year, featuring an initial 12×30’ set of episodes, alongside a 6×60’ television series that Radar Studios will introduce to international buyers at Mipcom next month.

As part of the series, Robinson will revisit some of the defining events of the past. Each episode will also identify a pivotal moment when history could easily have taken a very different course – and explore what might have happened next.

The move follows last week’s news that parent company WTFN was merging its digital outfit Radar and distributor Fred Media into one entity called Radar Studios.

The project extends a relationship between Robinson and the WTFN Group spanning over 15 years and numerous series, including Tony Robinson’s Time Walks and Tony Robinson’s Tour of Duty. Radar Studios also operates Time Travels, a dedicated history channel on YouTube with more than 40,000 subscribers and content that includes legacy programming featuring Robinson.