Barry Turner (journalist)
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Barry Turner is a British
author
, editor
, journalist
.
Barry Turner started his career as a teacher before turning to journalism with The Observer and making many appearances on radio and television. 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
, 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.
In the mid 1970s, Barry 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 in 1990. For many years he wrote on travel for The Times and reviewed and serialized books for the paper.
As founding editor of The Writer’s Handbook he has taken this annual reference title through to its twenty-fifth edition. Barry was appointed editor of The Statesman's Yearbook
in 1997.
Barry's recent work includes When Daddy Came Home, how family life changed forever in 1945; One Small Suitcase, an adaptation of ... And the Policeman Smiled for younger readers and Countdown to Victory, the story of the final European campaigns of World War II. His book, on the 1956 Suez Crisis
, was published in 2006 while his latest work, Outpost of Occupation, about the war experiences of the Channel Islands
, was published in early 2010. His next book on the 1951 Festival of Britain
is scheduled for publication in the spring of 2011. He is a founder member and former chairman of the National Academy of Writing and a visiting professor at Birmingham City University
.
United Kingdom
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author
Author
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, editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
, journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
Barry Turner started his career as a teacher before turning to journalism with The Observer and making many appearances on radio and television. 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
Thames Television
Thames Television was a licensee of the British ITV television network, covering London and parts of the surrounding counties on weekdays from 30 July 1968 until 31 December 1992....
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
and Granada Television
Granada Television
Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....
, 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.
In the mid 1970s, Barry joined Macmillan
Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
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 in 1990. For many years he wrote on travel for The Times and reviewed and serialized books for the paper.
As founding editor of The Writer’s Handbook he has taken this annual reference title through to its twenty-fifth edition. Barry was appointed editor of The Statesman's Yearbook
The Statesman's Yearbook
The Statesman's Yearbook is a one-volume reference book providing information on the countries of the world. It is currently published by Palgrave Macmillan.-The first edition:...
in 1997.
Barry's recent work includes When Daddy Came Home, how family life changed forever in 1945; One Small Suitcase, an adaptation of ... And the Policeman Smiled for younger readers and Countdown to Victory, the story of the final European campaigns of World War II. His book, on the 1956 Suez Crisis
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, Suez War was an offensive war fought by France, the United Kingdom, and Israel against Egypt beginning on 29 October 1956. Less than a day after Israel invaded Egypt, Britain and France issued a joint ultimatum to Egypt and Israel,...
, was published in 2006 while his latest work, Outpost of Occupation, about the war experiences of the Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
, was published in early 2010. His next book on the 1951 Festival of Britain
Festival of Britain
The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition in Britain in the summer of 1951. It was organised by the government to give Britons a feeling of recovery in the aftermath of war and to promote good quality design in the rebuilding of British towns and cities. The Festival's centrepiece was in...
is scheduled for publication in the spring of 2011. He is a founder member and former chairman of the National Academy of Writing and a visiting professor at Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University is a British university in the city of Birmingham, England. It is the second largest of three universities in the city, the other two being the Aston University and University of Birmingham...
.