John Arthur Thomas Robinson
2 of 9 portraits of John Arthur Thomas Robinson
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John Arthur Thomas Robinson
by Central Office of Information, for Camera Press: London: UK
bromide press print, June 1963
8 1/8 in. x 6 in. (206 mm x 151 mm) image size
Transferred from Evening Standard Library, before 1983
Photographs Collection
NPG x182361
Sitterback to top
- John Arthur Thomas Robinson (1919-1983), Bishop of Woolwich and biblical scholar. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Camera Press: London: UK, Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 102 portraits.
- Central Office of Information, Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits.
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Current affairs
The Secretary of State for War, John Profumo is found to have lied to the House of Commons when he denied having an affair with the showgirl, Christine Keeler. The Profumo Affair was a public scandal for the Conservative party, and ultimately contributed to the resignation of Harold Macmillan.Art and science
Doctor Who is first broadcast on the BBC with William Hartnell playing the Doctor. This long running science fiction series about an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his police-box-shaped Tardis has been watched by generations of viewers (often from behind the back of the sofa), and features imaginative, but traditionally low-budget, special effects, innovative electronic music, and the Doctor's greatest enemy, the Daleks.International
John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Texas. The arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald for his murder did not prevent a score of conspiracy theories involving Cuba, the CIA, the KGB, and the Mafia among others.Martin Luther King delivers his 'I have a dream' speech, marking an important moment in the civil rights movement in America and helping to secure him the Nobel Peace Prize' in 1964.
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