Valentine Palmer

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 Doctor Who, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Minder, The Professionals, The Sweeney, Emmerdale, The Saint, Dixon of Dock Green, Crossroads . Valentine was also one of the presenters of ATV Today in 1966.

As the great nephew of Charles Lightoller, 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 on the subject. He died on 10 January 2022, at the age of 86.

Valentine’s final project was as a producer and writer on the documentary The Session Man. In production at the time of his death, it covers the life and career of the famous rock pianist Nicky Hopkins.