Robert Orchard

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Robert Orchard is a British radio journalist and presenter.

Robert Orchard was educated at the University of Oxford in the 1970s, where he was a member of the Oxford University Broadcasting Society. While at Oxford, he wrote and directed student revues with Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis. He also attended the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Orchard started his career at The Western Mail newspaper and BBC Wales in Cardiff. Most of his career has been in broadcasting with the BBC, especially on Radio 4, although he has also written for the BBC's website. He is a BBC parliamentary correspondent.