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David Anthony Yallop (born 27 January 1937) is a British author who writes chiefly about unsolved crimes. In the 1970s he also contributed scripts for a number of BBC comedy shows. In October 1992 he lost his job when, as a scriptwriter for ''EastEnders'', he proposed killing some of the characters by means of an IRA bomb. Yallop successfully sued the BBC for breach of contract.〔''The Guardian'', ''The cutting edge'', 18 October 1993〕 He was also one of the co-authors of Graham Chapman's autobiography, ''A Liar's Autobiography (Volume VI)''. Yallop lives in North London and describes himself as a "Catholic agnostic".〔''Herald Scotland'', ("Why did this "saint" fail to act on sinners within his flock?" ), Anne Simpson, May 26, 2007〕〔John Cornwell, ''A Thief in the Night: Life and Death in the Vatican'', Penguin Books, 1989, p. 181〕 ==Books== His books include: *''To Encourage The Others'' (about the Craig/Bentley murder case) *''The Day The Laughter Stopped'' (a biography of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle) *''(Beyond Reasonable Doubt? )'' (the conviction of New Zealand farmer Arthur Allan Thomas (later pardoned), for the murder of Harvey and Jeanette Crewe) was made into a docu-drama feature film, 1978, ISBN 0 552 13453 8 *''Deliver Us From Evil'' (about the Yorkshire Ripper) *''In God's Name: An Investigation into the Murder of Pope John Paul I'', Bantam Books, 1984 *''To the Ends of the Earth'' (about the capture of Carlos) *''How They Stole the Game'' (about football) *''Unholy Alliance'' (about the international drug trade and resultant political corruption) *''The Power and the Glory: Inside the Dark Heart of Pope John Paul II's Vatican'' (about the Papacy of Pope John Paul II) *''Beyond Belief'' (about the sexual abuse allegations in the Catholic Church) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Yallop」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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