A foster carer has starred on a new TV game show in a bid to win enough money for a hydrotherapy pool for his disabled foster children.

Robin Nixon appeared on Channel 4 teatime quiz Moneybags and on yesterday's show the DJ and writer from Romney Marsh got a chance to play for £82,000 in the programme's final segment.

The 60-year-old, who cares for three disabled teenage boys with wife Julie, explained to host Craig Charles and the audience at home that he was playing for the chance for the life-changing facility at the family home.

Mr Nixon said: "When I first spoke to the producers of the show they said it's a big amount of money, you could potentially win a life changing amount.

"And I really thought 'hydrotherapy pool'. If I'd managed to answer those four questions I think we'd have had enough to put the pool in."

In the end the Greatstone grandfather walked away with £16,400 after he correctly answered questions about soft fruit and the letters appearing in the names of the months - but he was stumped by a sporting brainteaser.

Asked for £41,000 which Scottish sports stadium had the higher capacity, he declined to grab either money bag labelled 'Murrayfield' or 'Hampden Park'.

"It would have been nice if I had taken the punt..."

Although he told the host his hunch said Murrayfield - the correct answer - he admitted it was simply too risky to chance walking away empty handed.

"I couldn't be sure enough," he said. "It wasn't worth the risk, but it would have been nice if I had taken the punt."

Mr Nixon, who hosts the weekday drive-time show on Cinque Ports Radio, says he will now use the winnings from the show to kickstart a fundraising effort to pay for the new pool in its entirety.

His foster kids get to use a similar facility at their school, but because of the number of pupils needing similar care it means their time is limited.

"It makes so much difference to them," he explained. "You can see after they've had hydrotherapy they are calm and relaxed and happy for for several hours.

"I think it just gives them a sense of freedom, it gives them a sense of security, and they're not stuck in the chair with only straps and things to stop them falling out.

"It's the most fun thing that they can do physically. So to have that facility at home they're not going to have to rush on a schedule like at school, so we can take our time and do it in a relaxed manner."

Moneybags airs on Channel 4 at 3pm on weekdays.

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