Peter Taylor (journalist)

Peter Taylor, OBE^[1] is a British journalist 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.^[2] In 2014, Taylor was awarded both a Royal Television Society lifetime achievement award and a BAFTA special award.