Martin Bell

Martin Bell discusses his life and career with former military psychiatrist Ian Palmer. Long before he was a war reporter or MP, Martin Bell was a soldier on active service in Cyprus from 1957 to 1959.

Recently he found 100 letters that he had sent home. They describe the life of a national serviceman and the

operations of an infantry battalion in the campaign to defeat the EOKA rebels. In his book, ‘The End of an Empire’ he combines his experiences with recently

declassified Top Secret documents, to provide a vivid account of a little-known episode of British history. Martin Bell, OBE is a former BBC war reporter and

Independent MP who is now a British UNICEF ambassador. His books include ‘In Harm’s Way’ and ‘An Accidental MP’.