Alan PlaterAlan Plater was born in 1935 in Jarrow, near the river Tyne. Brought up in Hull, he trained as an architect in Newcastle. He has been a full-time writer since 1961, with over two hundred assorted credits in radio, television, theatre and films - plu six novels, occasional journalism, broadcasting and teaching. His first plays were written for radio, including The Journal of Vasilije Bogdanovic, which won the inaugural 1983 Sony Radio Award. Read More Read Less