Charles Barry Johnston (born on 17 April 1949 in
Paddington, London, England), also known as
Barry Alexander, is a British writer,
audiobook producer, radio presenter and songwriter. He is the eldest son of the
BBC cricket commentator
Brian Johnston (24 June 1912 – 5 January 1994). He was a member of the British
vocal group Design in the 1970s and later presented
radio shows on
KLOA-AM in California, US and on
BBC Radio in the UK. He is now an award-winning producer of audiobooks and has also edited and written several books, including biographies of
Kenneth Horne and of his father, Brian Johnston.