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Wolf
Posted on April 17, 2021 | 3 Comments1960s Hungary. The Cold War is at its height. Bertalan Lazar is Budapest cop trying to do his job in a corrupt world; his wife Franciska is his ally and... -
Cold War Crime
Posted on July 11, 2016 | 2 CommentsKEEPING THE WOLF OUT is my new radio drama series..two episodes about a Hungarian detective on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain in the 1960s… Leo Bill... -
Red and Blue Two
Posted on August 17, 2013 | 13 CommentsBradley Shoreham returns!!!! ACOUSTIC: THE CYBER SUITE IN PEMBERLEY FINANCE A ROOM FULL OF ‘TECHIES’ HARD AT WORK; TYPING ON COMPUTERS. CHIEF GEEK TOBY DRISCOLL IS IN CHARGE. BRADLEY:... -
Radio Bookcase
Posted on September 6, 2012 | No CommentsOne of the best kept secrets in the world of BBC Radio is the site called Audiogo. It’s where they sell audio books; and then some smart cookie had the... -
Red and Blued…
Posted on May 5, 2012 | 1 CommentSeries 1 of Red and Blue has been and gone…I’m thrilled with the response. And the consensus seems to be that Tim Woodward (above) stole the show as former... -
TX: Hearts and Minds
Posted on April 11, 2012 | 2 CommentsToday is the broadcast date for Episode 1 of my new radio drama series RED AND BLUE. This is a fast-talking drama about the world of military wargames... -
More about Red and Blue
Posted on March 1, 2012 | 1 CommentI met the Woman in Black yesterday! That’s Liz White, the actress who plays the title role in what is apparently the most successful British horror film ever. She plays... -
Future War
Posted on February 21, 2012 | 2 CommentsI’ve spent the last few months immersed in stories of war. Some of them are well known wars – I read a long account of the SAS in the... -
The Art of Deception: AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD HERE
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No CommentsSeries 2 of The Art of Deception, Philip Palmer’s 5 part drama about art forger extraordinaire Daniel Ballantyne, is available for download here. -
Red and Blue: AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
Posted on January 9, 2012 | 1 CommentPhilip Palmer’s series about the art of military wargames is available for download here. -
Life, Car Crashes and Everything
Posted on October 9, 2011 | 4 CommentsLife in the Palmer Universe has been highly frenetic over the last month…I’ve been planning to do a lot more blogs but there just ain’t enough hours in the day.... -
Why to be a Writer
Posted on May 3, 2011 | No CommentsOne of the highlights of my Eastercon just past was taking part in a writers’ workshop run by an excellent group called the T Party. Hi guys! This was a... -
TX: The Art of Deception
Posted on December 21, 2010 | 2 CommentsEpisode 1 of my radio drama about art and lies, THE ART OF DECEPTION 2 was broadcast yesterday. And it continues every day this week – 10.45am and 7.45pm, in... -
Artists Who Are Murderers: Caravaggio
Posted on December 13, 2010 | No CommentsIt’s now seven days till the broadcast of Series 2 of THE ART OF DECEPTION, my drama about the world of art fraud and forgery. It tells the tale of... -
The Art of Deception 1: Available for Download
Posted on December 12, 2010 | No CommentsIn a mere EIGHT DAYS time Series 2 of my radio drama THE ART OF DECEPTION will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 (20th – 24th December). A huge number... -
DC Beckett Steals the Show
Posted on November 10, 2010 | No CommentsOne last memory from the recording of The Art of Deception (see blogs below – this is series 2 of my radio drama about art fraud and art theft –... -
Getting Away with Murder, Mr Schofield
Posted on October 27, 2010 | No CommentsActor David Schofield is the co-star (with the superb Hattie Morahan) of my radio art fraud drama The Art of Deception 2, which is recording this week (last day tomorrow).... -
Devils and forgers
Posted on October 25, 2010 | No CommentsJust racing to complete a deadline – I’m working on the follow up book to Hell Ship. But I managed to take some time off last week to sneak off... -
Radio Drama: the new black?
Posted on July 26, 2010 | 2 CommentsGift, my current radio drama, has been getting some delightful responses from friends & acquaintances, and also from the powers than be at the BBC. It’s still available on iPlayer... -
TX: Gift
Posted on July 19, 2010 | 2 CommentsI recently wrote a radio drama about medical ethics. It’s called GIFT, and I’m pleased to say it’s being broadcast this week on BBC Radio 4, 2.15pm, Tuesday 20th July....