Turner started his career as a teacher before turning to journalism with The Observer and making many appearances on radio and television.[1] His first book, a study of British politics in the early Twentieth Century, was published in 1970. While writing and presenting documentary series for Thames Television, Yorkshire and Granada Television, he co-authored Adventures in Education and wrote Equality for Some, a history of girls' education. In 1972, he wrote A Place in the Country, a bestseller about life in the great country houses which inspired a television series.[2]
In the mid-1970s, Turner joined Macmillan to develop a general non-fiction list before turning to marketing as a director of the academic press responsible for world sales. Returning to full-time writing in the early 1980s, he produced a wide range of work from theatrical biographies to a political and economic study of the five Nordic countries, The Other European Community. The story of ten thousand refugee children who escaped to Britain from Nazi Germany, ...And the Policeman Smiled, was published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 1990. For many years he wrote on travel for The Times and reviewed and serialised books for the paper. He reviews classic crime novels for the Daily Mail.[3]
As founding editor of The Writer’s Handbook Turner took this annual reference title through to its twenty-fourth (final) edition. He was editor of The Statesman's Yearbook from 1997 to 2014.[4] He is a founder member and former chairman of the National Academy of Writing.[5]
Bibliographyedit
Adventures in Education (1969)
Free Trade and Protection (1971)
A Place in the Country (1972)
Equality for Some (1974)
Sweden (1976)
Man-made Disasters (1978)
The Other European Community: Integration and Cooperation in Nordic Europe (1982)
The Playgoer’s Companion (1983)
A Jobbing Actor (1984)
Richard Burton (1987)
Marks of Distinction (1988)
East End, West End (1990)
…And the Policeman Smiled (1990)
The Long Horizon (1993)
Quest for Love (1994)
When Daddy Came Home (1995)
The Writer’s Companion (1996)
One Small Suitcase (2003)
Countdown to Victory (2004)
Suez 1956: The inside story of the first oil war (2006)
The Connected Screenwriter: A Comprehensive Guide to the U.S. and International Studios, Networks, Production Companies, and Filmmakers that Want to Buy Your Screenplay (2009)[6]
Outpost of Occupation: How the Channel Islands survived Nazi rule, 1940–45 (2010)
Beacon for Change: How the Festival of Britain shaped the modern age (2011)
The Victorian Parson (2015)
Karl Doenitz and the Last Days of the Third Reich (2015)
The Berlin Airlift: The Relief Operation that Defined the Cold War (2017)
Men of Letters: The Story of Garrick Writers (2019)
Waiting for War: Britain 1939-1940 (2019)
Thorns in the Crown (2022)
Picadilly: The Story of the World's Most Famous Thoroughfare (2023)
Referencesedit
^"Discover Author: Barry Turner" Harper Collins Publishers. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
^"" British Film Institute. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^"Articles by Barry Turner | Daily Mail, the Times, Daily Business Review Journalist | Muck Rack".
^"Past editors of the Statesman's Yearbook" The Statesman's Yearbook, Retrieved 16 June 2016.
^"A new chapter" The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
barry, turner, author, barry, turner, born, october, 1937, british, writer, editor, former, journalist, barry, turnerborn, 1937, october, 1937, nationalitybritishalma, materlondon, school, economics, london, university, diped, london, school, economics, occupa. Barry Turner born 4 October 1937 is a British writer editor and former journalist Barry TurnerBorn 1937 10 04 4 October 1937 age 86 NationalityBritishAlma materLondon School of Economics BSc London University DipEd London School of Economics PhD Occupation s writer editorYears active1970 presentCareer editTurner started his career as a teacher before turning to journalism with The Observer and making many appearances on radio and television 1 His first book a study of British politics in the early Twentieth Century was published in 1970 While writing and presenting documentary series for Thames Television Yorkshire and Granada Television he co authored Adventures in Education and wrote Equality for Some a history of girls education In 1972 he wrote A Place in the Country a bestseller about life in the great country houses which inspired a television series 2 In the mid 1970s Turner joined Macmillan to develop a general non fiction list before turning to marketing as a director of the academic press responsible for world sales Returning to full time writing in the early 1980s he produced a wide range of work from theatrical biographies to a political and economic study of the five Nordic countries The Other European Community The story of ten thousand refugee children who escaped to Britain from Nazi Germany And the Policeman Smiled was published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 1990 For many years he wrote on travel for The Times and reviewed and serialised books for the paper He reviews classic crime novels for the Daily Mail 3 As founding editor of The Writer s Handbook Turner took this annual reference title through to its twenty fourth final edition He was editor of The Statesman s Yearbook from 1997 to 2014 4 He is a founder member and former chairman of the National Academy of Writing 5 Bibliography editAdventures in Education 1969 Free Trade and Protection 1971 A Place in the Country 1972 Equality for Some 1974 Sweden 1976 Man made Disasters 1978 The Other European Community Integration and Cooperation in Nordic Europe 1982 The Playgoer s Companion 1983 A Jobbing Actor 1984 Richard Burton 1987 Marks of Distinction 1988 East End West End 1990 And the Policeman Smiled 1990 The Long Horizon 1993 Quest for Love 1994 When Daddy Came Home 1995 The Writer s Companion 1996 One Small Suitcase 2003 Countdown to Victory 2004 Suez 1956 The inside story of the first oil war 2006 The Connected Screenwriter A Comprehensive Guide to the U S and International Studios Networks Production Companies and Filmmakers that Want to Buy Your Screenplay 2009 6 Outpost of Occupation How the Channel Islands survived Nazi rule 1940 45 2010 Beacon for Change How the Festival of Britain shaped the modern age 2011 The Victorian Parson 2015 Karl Doenitz and the Last Days of the Third Reich 2015 The Berlin Airlift The Relief Operation that Defined the Cold War 2017 Men of Letters The Story of Garrick Writers 2019 Waiting for War Britain 1939 1940 2019 Thorns in the Crown 2022 Picadilly The Story of the World s Most Famous Thoroughfare 2023 References edit Discover Author Barry Turner Harper Collins Publishers Retrieved 16 June 2016 A Place in the Country British Film Institute Retrieved 23 January 2018 Articles by Barry Turner Daily Mail the Times Daily Business Review Journalist Muck Rack Past editors of the Statesman s Yearbook The Statesman s Yearbook Retrieved 16 June 2016 A new chapter The Guardian Retrieved 23 January 2018 Turner Barry 2009 The Connected Screenwriter A Comprehensive Guide to the U S and International Studios Networks Production Companies and Filmmakers that Want to Buy Your Screenplay New York City St Martin s Griffin ISBN 978 0312545253 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barry Turner author amp oldid 1221194918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
