Peter Stanford

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Peter Stanford is a British writer, editor, journalist, and presenter. 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.

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[edit] Early life and education

Stanford attended St Anselm's College, Birkenhead.

[edit] 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).[1][2] Stanford and Saunders later presented a television series based on the book on Channel 4.[3]

[edit] Writer

[edit] Books

Stanford has written many books since leaving The Catholic Herald.

In the 1990s, Stanford wrote Cardinal Hume (1993),[4] a biography of Basil Cardinal Hume, wrote Lord Longford (1994),[5] 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),[6] co-wrote (with Leanda de Lisle) The Catholics and their Houses (1995),[7] wrote The Devil (1996),[8] which was later made into a television series,[3] The She-Pope (1998),[9] an investigation into the legend of Pope Joan, Bronwen Astor (1999),[10] a biography of Bronwen Astor, and The Legend of Pope Joan (1999).[11]

From the year 2000, Stanford wrote Faith (2000),[12] edited Lord Longford's Prison Diary (2000),[13] wrote Heaven (2002),[14] wrote The Outcasts' Outcast (2003),[15] a new biography of Lord Longford, and edited Why I am still a Catholic (2005).[16]

Stanford has delivered C.Day-Lewis to his publishers, an authorised biography of Cecil Day-Lewis, the former Poet Laureate. Publication is planned for Autumn 2007.[3]

Several of Stanford's books have been published in the United States as well as in Great Britain, and some of his books have been translated into German.

[edit] Newspapers

  • Stanford wrote for the New Statesman from December 1998 until October 2004.[17]
  • Stanford writes for The Guardian, The Sunday Times and The Independent on Sunday.[3]

[edit] Positions

  • Stanford is the Director of the Frank Longford Charitable Trust, and one of the judges of The Longford Prize.
  • Stanford is chairman of the disability charity, Aspire.[3]

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ Hebblethwaite, Peter. "Lorenzo's sister edits Catholic paper", National Catholic Reporter, 1993-02-26.
  2. ^ Saunders, Kate; Stanford, Peter (1992). Catholics and Sex: From Purity to Perdition. London: William Heinemann. ISBN 0-434-67246-7. 
  3. ^ a b c d e Stanford, Peter. AP Watt. Retrieved on November 27, 2006.
  4. ^ Stanford, Peter (1993). Cardinal Hume: And the Changing Face of English Catholicism. London: Geoffrey Chapman Publishers. ISBN 0-225-66658-8. 
  5. ^ Stanford, Peter (1994). Lord Longford: A Life. London: William Heinemann. ISBN 0-434-73516-7. 
  6. ^ Noel, Gerard; Stanford, Peter (1994). The Anatomy of the Catholic Church: Before and since John Paul II. Norwich: Michael Russell Publishing. ISBN 0-85955-203-9. 
  7. ^ de Lisle, Leanda; Stanford, Peter (1995). The Catholics and their Houses. London: Harper Collins. ISBN 0-00-627924-4. 
  8. ^ Stanford, Peter (1997). The Devil: A Biography. New York: Henry Holt & Co. ISBN 0-8050-3082-4. 
  9. ^ Stanford, Peter (1998). The She-Pope: A Quest for the Truth behind the Mystery of Pope Joan. London: Heineman. ISBN ISBN 0-434-02458-9. 
  10. ^ Stanford, Peter (1999). Bronwen Astor: Her Life and Times. London: Harper Collins. ISBN 0-00-255839-4. 
  11. ^ Stanford, Peter (1999). The Legend of Pope Joan: In Search of the Truth. New York: Henry Holt & Co. ISBN 0-8050-3910-4. 
  12. ^ Stanford, Peter (2000). Faith: A Journey With Those Who Believe. London: Art Books Intl. Ltd. ISBN 0-9536756-2-9. 
  13. ^ Longford, Lord (2000). Lord Longford's Prison Diary. Oxford: Lion Pub. ISBN 0-7459-5001-9. 
  14. ^ Stanford, Peter (2002). Heaven: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country. London: Harper Collins. ISBN 0-00-257101-3. 
  15. ^ Stanford, Peter (2003). The Outcasts' Outcast: A Biography of Lord Longford. Stroud: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-3248-1. 
  16. ^ Stanford, Peter (2005). Why I am still a Catholic: Essays in Faith and Perseverance. London: Continuum Intl. ISBN 0-8264-8577-4. 
  17. ^ NS Library: Peter Stanford. New Statesman. Retrieved on November 25, 2006.

[edit] Further reading

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