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===1999β2010=== In 1999, Robinson returned to star as Baldrick in a one-off short film in the ''Blackadder'' series, made to celebrate the new millennium. Entitled ''[[Blackadder: Back & Forth]]'', it was screened in the [[Millennium Dome]] throughout 2000 and was later aired on [[BBC One]] in 2002. Robinson also contributed the voiceover for the television series ''[[Airline (1998 TV series)|Airline]]'' screened from 1999 and focusing on the daily routine of [[EasyJet]] staff at a selection of airports. The series was made for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and is often repeated today on [[Sky Real Lives]], [[Sky One]], [[Sky Two]], Sky Three (now [[Sky Mix]]), and [[ITV2]]. Robinson worked as the narrator for six of the remaining nine series until 2006 when it ended. ''Tony Robinson's Cunning Night Out'', a largely improvised one-man stage show, followed in early 2005 and included a mix of the many themes from his career for which Robinson is famous. The show was later released on DVD. In addition to telling his own stories, Robinson narrated the abridged [[audiobook]] versions of [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld]]'' novels. [[Nigel Planer]], [[Celia Imrie]], and [[Stephen Briggs]] narrated the unabridged versions. He also provided the voicing for several characters in the videogame ''[[Discworld (video game)|Discworld]]''. He followed on this ''Discworld'' work by playing a role in the live action television dramatisation of ''[[Terry Pratchett's Hogfather|Hogfather]]'', broadcast on [[British Sky Broadcasting|Sky]] over the Christmas season in 2006. Robinson also presented [[Classic FM (UK)|Classic FM]]'s ''[[Friendly Guide to Classical Music]]'' which aired on a Sunday at 4pm. The whole 16-episode series was repeated on 26 December 2006. He revealed on the [[BBC Radio 2]] feature "Tracks of My Years" that his favourite songs are: "I Can Help" by [[Billy Swan]], "Bleeding Love" by [[Leona Lewis]], "Chasing Cars" by [[Snow Patrol]], "Beautiful" by [[Christina Aguilera]], "Unfinished Sympathy" by [[Massive Attack]], "[[Tangled Up In Blue]]" by [[Bob Dylan]], "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" by [[Beverley Knight]], "This Woman's Work" by [[Maxwell (singer)|Maxwell]], "[[He's So Fine]]" by [[the Chiffons]], and "Falling Slowly" by [[the Frames]]. In 2007, Robinson narrated television advertisements for [[Honda]], in the humorous style of ''[[Tales From Fat Tulip's Garden]]''. The advertisements feature plastic cars with expressive faces (similar to ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine]]''). He also did voiceovers for cleaning products [[Domestos]] and [[Vanish (stain remover)|Vanish]] from 2007 until 2009. Also in 2007, Robinson visited 30 towns in Britain and Ireland with ''A Cunning Night Out''. In July 2009, Robinson appeared in the light-hearted BBC1 series ''[[Hotel Babylon (BBC series)|Hotel Babylon]]'' as a sly hit-man named Arthur Barnes. The character is knocked unconscious by a flying bottle expertly lobbed by the hotel manager during a showdown in the lobby.<ref name="Hotel Babylon">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ldxcb#synopsis |title=BBC1 Programmes β Hotel Babylon Episode 3: 'The team joins a treasure hunt around the hotel.' |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |access-date=21 April 2010}}</ref>
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