Jonah Barrington was thepseudonym ofCyril Carr Dalmaine (20 August 1904 – 21 September 1986) the radio critic of theDaily Express, a British newspaper, during theSecond World War. He is especially known as being the person who first used the term "Lord Haw-Haw" to describe a German radio broadcaster:^[1]

He speaks English of the haw-haw, damn-it-get-out-of-my-way variety, and his strong suit is gentlemanly indignation.^[2]

Dalmaine studied atEastbourne College and graduated from theRoyal College of Music.

Dalmaine wasmusic master atUppington School andchorus master to theBBC. He composedchamber music,^[3] and he transcribedcantatas ofJohann Sebastian Bach for piano.^[4]

Jonah Barrington was also a record presenter in the pre-1955 days. He was responsible for the "discovery" of the then-deceased Italian tenor,Alessandro Valente. At a time when the great Swedish tenorJussi Björling's recording of "Nessun dorma" was popular, Barrington played a version by Valente which, he said, was the best he had ever heard. It was instantly popular, and Valente enjoyed a posthumous vogue.

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