Valentine Palmer (24 July 1935 – 10 January 2022) was a British voice coach, a singer and a television, film and theatre actor who appeared in the ''
Doctor Who'' serial ''
Day of the Daleks
''Day of the Daleks'' is the first serial of the ninth season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 1 to 22 January 1972. It was the first of four Third Doctor serials ...
,
The Six Wives of Henry VIII,
Minder
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Government-appointed persons to accompany foreign visitors are of ...
,
The Professionals,
The Sweeney,
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
,
The Saint,
Dixon of Dock Green
''Dixon of Dock Green'' was a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 19 ...
,
Crossroads
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* Crossroads (junction), where four roads meet
Film and television Films
* ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
* ''Cross Roads'' (film), a 1930 Brit ...
.'' Valentine was also one of the presenters of
ATV Today
''ATV Today'' was a regional television news and current affairs programme, produced by ATV, serving the English Midlands.
The programme aired from 5 October 1964 until 31 December 1981 – the final day of broadcasting from ATV before the co ...
in 1966.
As the great nephew of
Charles Lightoller
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, the most senior member of the crew to survive the Titanic disaster, Valentine was a Titanic expert, and authored books on the subject. He also gave media interviews on the sinking, including on
Channel 5's ''
Live with Gabby
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'' on the subject.
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The Session Man
'. Currently still in production, it covers the life and career of the famous rock pianist Nicky Hopkins
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.
Works
*''Titanic!: The Strange Case of Great Uncle Bertie'' (2012)
*''How to be a Confident Woman Speaker in just 21 Days'' (2012)
* ''A Ruthless Conspiracy'' (2018)
References
External links
Official website of Valentine Palmer
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English singers
British male actors
English male actors
English male television actors
Male actors from London
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