Robin Banks
Robin Banks is a TV presenter, narrator and radio DJ originally from Kilkenny, Ireland. Career. He was the narrator of the British/European version of the popular Discovery Channel show "MythBusters", from season 2 to the present day. He has worked as a reporter for the Bravo television show "Bravado". He has also presented shows for the BBC, Channel 4, Sky1, Living, on London's Kiss 100 and has reportedly presented several guest shows on Galaxy FM. He has previously had radio shows on Radio Nova, Atlantic 252, Virgin Radio, Beat 106 and Xfm. On 16 June 2008 , Robin Banks joined Leicester radio station Leicester Sound to host the weekday 6am10am breakfast show, but was let go due to financial constraints. On 1 September 2008, Banks appeared on "Dragons' Den", under his real name, Christian Richardson, to pitch for investment in the eco-friendly packaging suppliers Tiny Box Company that he helped set up. He and his business partner Rachel Watkyn secured an investment of £60,000 (more than they asked for) from Dragons Theo Paphitis and Peter Jones. On 7 March 2009, Robin Banks made a post on Discovery Channel UK forums revealing that he will shortly  return as the series narrator for "MythBusters". He mentioned that it would not be possible without fans supporting him, thus wanting him back. He has narrated "MythBusters" for 6 series in the UK, Europe and Asia. From March 2010 he also narrates "Dirty Jobs" for Discovery Channel. Banks presented the weekday evening show for Orion Media's network of West Midlands stations (BRMB, Beacon, Mercia and Wyvern). He left the company in July 2011. Banks offers Radio Coaching (coaches worldwide), runs Radio Workshops and has consulted for a number of businesses. Between November 2012 and October 2013 he was the  Programme Director at Star Radio North East. He has moved onto new projects after fulfilling his brief to revamp the station and improve its audience figures. At the beginning of March 2014 he joined Jack FM Berkshire, the relaunched Reading 107, to front the breakfast show. From September 2016, Banks is working as content director with Hi FM in Oman, including presenting the weekday breakfast show. He is also responsible for all output.