Peter Taylor (Journalist)
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Peter Taylor born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
is a British
journalist
and documentary
-maker who had covered for many years the political and armed conflict in Northern Ireland
, widely known as the Troubles
. From his experience he has written and produced books and television
documentaries on the Northern Irish conflict.
The three aforementioned books each deal with the Northern Irish conflict from the perspective of one of the three main elements involved: the Provisional IRA; the various Loyalist paramilitaries and their political wings; and the British government together with the British security forces' presence. These books give some insight and understanding of all the main groups involved and the events that occurred throughout this turbulent period in Irish-British history. Taylor's books feature interviews with people connected to some of the more significant incidents and important occurrences in Northern Ireland during this time.
In 2007, he chronicled and presented the BBC
four-part series, Age of Terror.
In March 2011, he presented the BBC2 two-part series, The Secret War on Terror.
He is the older brother of John Taylor, the former London Weekend Television
and London News Network
news reporter.
North Riding of Yorkshire
The North Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of the English county of Yorkshire, alongside the East and West Ridings. From the Restoration it was used as a Lieutenancy area. The three ridings were treated as three counties for many purposes, such as having separate...
is a British
British people
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journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
-maker who had covered for many years the political and armed conflict in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, widely known as the Troubles
The Troubles
The Troubles was a period of ethno-political conflict in Northern Ireland which spilled over at various times into England, the Republic of Ireland, and mainland Europe. The duration of the Troubles is conventionally dated from the late 1960s and considered by many to have ended with the Belfast...
. From his experience he has written and produced books and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
documentaries on the Northern Irish conflict.
Biography
Taylor has written three related books on the Troubles called, Provos: The IRA and Sinn Féin,Loyalists, and Brits: The War against the IRA, and a fourth book, titled, Beating the Terrorists? Interrogation in Omagh, Gough, and Castlereagh (Penguin, 1980).The three aforementioned books each deal with the Northern Irish conflict from the perspective of one of the three main elements involved: the Provisional IRA; the various Loyalist paramilitaries and their political wings; and the British government together with the British security forces' presence. These books give some insight and understanding of all the main groups involved and the events that occurred throughout this turbulent period in Irish-British history. Taylor's books feature interviews with people connected to some of the more significant incidents and important occurrences in Northern Ireland during this time.
In 2007, he chronicled and presented the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
four-part series, Age of Terror.
In March 2011, he presented the BBC2 two-part series, The Secret War on Terror.
He is the older brother of John Taylor, the former London Weekend Television
London Weekend Television
London Weekend Television was the name of the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties including south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire, Warwickshire, east Dorset and...
and London News Network
London News Network
London News Network was a television news and facilities organisation in London. It was created in 1992 as a joint operation between London's two ITV contractors, Carlton Television and London Weekend Television, with each company holding a 50% stake...
news reporter.