- Peter Stanford
Peter Stanford is a British
writer , editor,journalist , andpresenter . He writes for "The Guardian ", "The Sunday Times", and "The Independent on Sunday ". He was editor of "The Catholic Herald ", and a regular contributor to the "New Statesman ". He has written many books, mainly biographies and books about religion.Early life and education
Stanford attended
St Anselm's College, Birkenhead , anIrish Christian Brothers school.Editor of "The Catholic Herald"
Peter Stanford was editor of "The Catholic Herald", but was forced to resign in 1992 because of a book he co-wrote with
Kate Saunders , "Catholics and Sex" (1992).cite news | first=Peter | last=Hebblethwaite | title=Lorenzo's sister edits Catholic paper | date=1993-02-26 | publisher=National Catholic Reporter | url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_n17_v29/ai_13540825] cite book | first=Kate | last=Saunders | coauthors=Stanford, Peter | year=1992 | title=Catholics and Sex: From Purity to Perdition | publisher=William Heinemann | location=London | id=ISBN 0-434-67246-7] Stanford and Saunders later presented a television series based on the book onChannel 4 .cite web | title=Stanford, Peter | work=AP Watt | url=http://www.apwatt.co.uk/index.asp?left=authors_left.asp?author_id=304&right=author_full.asp?author_id=304 | accessdate=2006-11-27]Writer
Books
Peter Stanford has written many books since leaving "The Catholic Herald".
In the 1990s, Stanford wrote:
* "Cardinal Hume" (1993) cite book | first=Peter | last=Stanford | year=1993 | title=Cardinal Hume: And the Changing Face of English Catholicism | publisher=Geoffrey Chapman Publishers | location=London | id=ISBN 0-225-66658-8] a biography ofBasil Cardinal Hume
* "Lord Longford" (1994) cite book | first=Peter | last=Stanford | year=1994 | title=Lord Longford: A Life | publisher=William Heinemann | location=London | id=ISBN 0-434-73516-7 ] a biography of Lord Longford, the British Labour Party politician and penal reform campaigner
* Co-wrote (with Gerard Noel) "The Anatomy of the Catholic Church" (1994) cite book | first=Gerard | last=Noel | coauthors=Stanford, Peter | year=1994 | title=The Anatomy of the Catholic Church: Before and since John Paul II | publisher=Michael Russell Publishing | location=Norwich | id=ISBN 0-85955-203-9]
* Co-wrote (with Leanda de Lisle) "The Catholics and their Houses" (1995) cite book | first=Leanda | last=de Lisle | coauthors=Stanford, Peter | year=1995 | title=The Catholics and their Houses | publisher=Harper Collins | location=London | id=ISBN 0-00-627924-4 ]
* "The Devil" (1996)cite book | first=Peter | last=Stanford | year=1997 | title=The Devil: A Biography | publisher=Henry Holt & Co | location=New York | id=ISBN 0-8050-3082-4] , which was later made into a television series
* "The She-Pope" (1998)cite book | first=Peter | last=Stanford | year=1998 | title=The She-Pope: A Quest for the Truth behind the Mystery of Pope Joan | publisher=Heineman | location=London | id=ISBN ISBN 0-434-02458-9] , an investigation into the legend ofPope Joan
* "Bronwen Astor" (1999)cite book | first=Peter | last=Stanford | year=1999 | title=Bronwen Astor: Her Life and Times | publisher=Harper Collins | location=London | id=ISBN 0-00-255839-4 ] a biography of Bronwen Astor
* "The Legend of Pope Joan" (1999) cite book | first=Peter | last=Stanford | year=1999 | title=The Legend of Pope Joan: In Search of the Truth | publisher=Henry Holt & Co | location=New York | id=ISBN 0-8050-3910-4]
* "Faith" (2000)cite book | first=Peter | last=Stanford | year=2000 | title=Faith: A Journey With Those Who Believe | publisher=Art Books Intl. Ltd | location=London | id=ISBN 0-9536756-2-9]
* "Lord Longford's Prison Diary" (Editor) (2000)cite book | first=Lord | last=Longford | year=2000 | title=Lord Longford's Prison Diary | publisher=Lion Pub | location=Oxford | id=ISBN 0-7459-5001-9]
* "Heaven" (2002)cite book | first=Peter | last=Stanford | year=2002 | title=Heaven: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country | publisher=Harper Collins | location=London | id=ISBN 0-00-257101-3]
* "The Outcasts' Outcast" (2003)cite book | first=Peter | last=Stanford | year=2003 | title=The Outcasts' Outcast: A Biography of Lord Longford | publisher=Sutton Publishing | location=Stroud | id=ISBN 0-7509-3248-1] , a new biography of Lord Longford
* "Why I am still a Catholic" (Editor) (2005)cite book | first=Peter | last=Stanford | year=2005 | title=Why I am still a Catholic: Essays in Faith and Perseverance | publisher=Continuum Intl | location=London | id=ISBN 0-8264-8577-4]
* "C Day-Lewis", cite book | first=Peter | last=Stanford | year=2007 | title=C Day-Lewis | publisher=Continuum Intl | location=London | id=ISBN 0-82-648603-7]Several of Stanford's books have been published in the
United States as well as inGreat Britain , and some of his books have been translated into German.Newspapers
*Stanford wrote for the "New Statesman" from December 1998 until October 2004.cite web | title=NS Library: Peter Stanford | work=New Statesman | url=http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/Peter_Stanford | accessdate=2006-11-25]
*Stanford currently (as of
2007 ) writes for "The Sunday Times ", "The Guardian " and "The Independent on Sunday ".Positions
*Peter Stanford is the Director of the Frank Longford Charitable Trust, and one of the judges of
The Longford Prize . He is also chairman of the disability charity, Aspire.References
Further reading
* [http://www.apwatt.co.uk/index.asp?left=authors_left.asp?author_id=304&right=author_full.asp?author_id=304 Photograph of Peter Stanford] , from his profile on the AP Watt website
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/search?tb=art&qt=%22Peter+Stanford%22 Find Articles: Peter Stanford] , articles by or about Peter Stanford from various publications
* [http://www.newstatesman.com/nslibrary?c=&w=peter+stanford&df=1&mf=1&yf=1998&dt=6&mt=12&yt=2006&sb=Date New Statesman Archive: Peter Stanford]
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