Peter Taylor (journalist)

For other people named Peter Taylor, see Peter Taylor (disambiguation).

Peter Taylor
CBE
Peter Taylor interviewing in 2011
Born
Peter Robert Taylor

1942 (age 83–84)
Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Alma materPembroke College, Cambridge
OccupationsJournalist, writer, documentary-maker
Known forCoverage of The Troubles), Al Qaeda and Islamist extremism, smoking and health
SpouseSusan McConachy (m. 1974; d. 2006)
Children2
AwardsCBE (2025), WHO Gold Medal for Services to Public Health, Royal Television Society awards, BAFTA nominations

Peter Robert Taylor CBE (born 1942) is a British journalist, writer and documentary-maker. He is best known for his coverage of the political and armed conflict in Northern Ireland, widely known as the Troubles, and for his investigation of Al Qaeda and Islamist extremism in the wake of 9/11. He also covers the issue of smoking and health and the politics of tobacco for which he was awarded the WHO Gold Medal for Services to Public Health. He has written books and researched, written and presented television documentaries over a period of more than forty years.

In 2014, Taylor was awarded both a Royal Television Society lifetime achievement award and a BAFTA special award.

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