mˈɑːɹtɪn wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː ænd ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æt ðə ɹˈɔɪəl ɡɹˈæmɚ skˈuːl wˈʊstɚ ænd hˈɜːtfɚd kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ˈɑːksfɚd.
Martin was born in England in 1942 and educated at the Royal Grammar School Worcester and Hertford College, Oxford.