Derek Parker (27 May 1932 – 2 January 2025) was a British writer and broadcaster.
He was the author of numerous works on literature, ballet, and opera, and with his wife Julia of several books about astrology.
Parker worked as reporter with The Cornishman (Penzance) (1949–55) then as drama critic with The Western Morning News (Plymouth) (1956–58).
[2] 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 a Fellow of the Society of Authors [6] In 2003, Parker and his wife moved to Sydney, before returning to the United Kingdom in 2022.