[1] Initially employed as a general reporter, he became a drama critic and entertainment writer on the newspaper.
From 1962 he was a contributor to satirical comedy programmes broadcast by BBC television, including That Was The Week That Was on which he collaborated with Dennis Potter during 1963.
[2] By the 1970s he was a drama critic on The Jewish Chronicle and became the newspaper's deputy editor in 1985 remaining in the post until 2001.
[1] Nathan co-wrote the first biography of Tony Hancock with the comedian's second wife Freddie – the first edition of this book was published in 1969.
He also wrote biographies of the actors John Hurt and Glenda Jackson