South African-born producer

Robbie Stamp was born in South Africa in 1960 and left when he was 9 months old. His parents had immigrated to South Africa after WW2. His father, Colin, set up American Express in South Africa but is better known for presenting Abroad on Sunday Morning, on Springbok Radio. Robbie was the executive producer on the film Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy. He started a multimedia company, The Digital Village, with the late Douglas Adams (author of Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy) in 1992.