Welcome to Phillip Knightley.comThese are the homepages of distinguished journalist and author Phillip Knightley. An Australian by birth, Phillip became part of the celebrated Sunday Times Insight team from the 1950s to the 1970s, breaking such famous stories as the Kim Philby spy scandal, the Profumo sex scandal and exposing the effects of thalidomide on new-born babies. Now an acknowledged expert in the dark arts of warfare, having written the seminal text of wartime propaganda First Casualty, he lives in London and works as a freelance journalist for publications all over the world. He is the author of some 10 books, covering in depth some of the biggest stories of recent times. Most recently he has written his autobiography A Hack's Progress and the critically acclaimed history Australia: A Biography of a Nation. These pages aim to provide an archive of the freelance pieces written by Phillip Knightley, as well as information about his life and work, with links to his books for those interested in reading further. Latest articleThe Independent on Sunday, 13 August 2006 Latest newsPhillip has just finished editing Alexander Orlov's memoirs, and they have been published under the title Alexander Orlov - The March of Time, Reminiscences. Orlov was a Russian masterspy and the man behind recruting the Cambridge set - Philby, Burgess, Maclean and Blunt. He fled to the United States after Stalin turned on him where he lived undercover for nearly 50 years. Phillip has also written the introduction and epilogue in this remarkable man's memoirs. As well as that, you can hear Phillip appearance on Radio 4's Today programme in February 2004 talking about the secret services spying on politicians. The full conversation is on the BBC's website here. [requires Real Player]
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