Fyfe Robertson was in search of the perfect pint #OnThisDay in 1973 | BBC Archive

Scottish journalist Fyfe Robertson collecting a new black Mini from Longbridge in 1975 before a trip down to Wood & Pickett at Park Royal in North West London to add some refinements like a phone and TV set! His commentary on fuel consumption and the congestion in London back then was just as prophetic! https://youtu.be/JxM8vxS_yLs?feature=shared | The Sporting Minis

#OnThisDay 1973: Do you remember homebrew kits bubbling away in people's houses? In a grand quest for his Holy Grail - the perfect pint - Fyfe Robertson travels to Mr Hunt's malty cellar and bierkeller for a glimpse at the world of 'brew-it-yourself'. | BBC Archive

#OnThisDay 1965: Fyfe Robertson was in Libya, where he reported that camels are great - but only after he mocked one to its face. Camels are great. | BBC Archive

#OnThisDay 1975: The eloquent Fyfe Robertson gave a rundown of everything on the BBC's brand new Ceefax service, but it's so much more than that. | BBC Archive

#OnThisDay 1902: Fyfe Robertson, a roving reporter with the gift of the gab and a keen sense of sartorial Scottish style, was born in Edinburgh. In 1975, he went back indoors to the old Tonight studio, where he first found fame in the late 1950s. | BBC Archive