Neville Teller | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1931 (age 93–94) |
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Dramatist, abridger, writer |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Known for | BBC Radio plays and abridgements |
| Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire (2006) |
| Website | nevilleteller |
Neville Teller MBE (born 1931) is a British dramatist and abridger. A prolific contributor to BBC Radio, [1] his first broadcast was an abridgement of The Wheel Spins in 1956.
Neville Teller was born in London in 1931. He attended Owen's School in Islington and went on to study modern history at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. [2] He has three sons and now lives in Israel. [3]
Teller began contributing to BBC Radio in the 1950s and became a prolific writer of radio drama and readings. [4] He has written or adapted around 50 radio plays and well over 250 abridged readings for broadcast on BBC radio. [3] Alongside his radio work, Teller pursued a parallel career in the commercial and public sectors: he held positions in marketing, the media, and the civil service while continuing to write for radio. [3] He was also active in professional organizations related to his field, serving as chairman of the Society of Authors' broadcasting committee and of the Audiobook Publishing Association's contributors committee. [2]
In addition to his broadcasting work, Teller has been a commentator on Middle Eastern politics for over thirty years. [5] His analysis and opinion articles have appeared in publications such as The Jerusalem Post and the online journal Eurasia Review, and he maintained a personal blog called A Mid-East Journal on regional issues. [2] Teller has also authored several books on Middle East affairs, including One Man's Israel (2008), One Year in the History of Israel and Palestine (2011), The Search for Détente: 2012–2014 (2014), [6] [7] The Chaos in the Middle East: 2014–2016 (2016), [8] and Trump and the Holy Land: 2016–2020 (2020). [3] In 2011, he relocated from the UK to Israel, from where he has continued his writing and commentary for publications in both Britain and Israel. [3]
His adaptations include several of the Adam Dalgliesh mysteries by P. D. James.
In the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours, Teller was awarded the title of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for "services to broadcasting and to drama". [3]