Cambodia: Matthew Robinson - from Albert Square to Phnom Penh

Nicknamed Pope of Soap by UK tabloid The Sun, Matthew Robinson was lead director of BBC1's soap opera EastEnders when it launched in 1985.
In 1998 Robinson was appointed EastEnders' Executive Producer.
During his reign EastEnders won the BAFTA for "Best Soap" in consecutive years 1999 & 2000.

In 2003 he left the UK for Cambodia where after working for BBC World Service he set up his own production company called Khmer Mekong Films which produces Khmer...
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Nicknamed Pope of Soap by UK tabloid The Sun, Matthew Robinson was lead director of BBC1's soap opera EastEnders when it launched in 1985.
In 1998 Robinson was appointed EastEnders' Executive Producer.
During his reign EastEnders won the BAFTA for "Best Soap" in consecutive years 1999 & 2000.

In 2003 he left the UK for Cambodia where after working for BBC World Service he set up his own production company called Khmer Mekong Films which produces Khmer soaps, documentaries, reality shows and game shows for Cambodian audiences.

In 2011 Cambodia Television Network, Cambodia's most popular TV channel, commissioned Khmer Mekong Films to create and produce a brand-new 30 episode TV drama.

Set in a family-run media production office, Beauty of Life follows the lives of the emotionally-torn relatives with humour, passion and pathos.
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