Derek Parker


Derek Parker is a British writer and broadcaster. He is the author of numerous works on literature, ballet, and opera, and with his wife Julia of several books about astrology.

Biography

He was born in Looe, Cornwall, and educated at Fowey Grammar School. He worked as reporter with The Cornishman then as drama critic with The Western Morning News . In 1958 he worked as an interviewer and announcer at TWW Cardiff, and subsequently for forty years as a freelance radio broadcaster, compiling and introducing many programmes both for domestic radio and for the BBC World Service. He was editor of The Poetry Review and of The Author.
In 2003 he and his wife moved to Sydney.

Publications

As sole author

;In collaboration with Paul Casimir
;In collaboration with Julia Parker