Peter Jukes is a British journalist and screenwriter. His television credits include devising and writing In Deep (subsequently developed with Paul Haggis for the USA network), the first two episodes of the the first series of the Emmy award winning Waking the Dead, BAFTA award winning Sea of Souls, and the first episodes of Inspector Lynley with original storylines.
As a journalist he has written regularly for various newspapers and magazines, including Newsweek, New Statesman, The Daily Beast, Politico, The New Republic and was nominated for several awards for his coverage of the phone hacking trial in London, the longest and most expensive criminal trial in British history, recounted in his book Beyond Contempt.
He is co-author of Untold: The Daniel Morgan Murder Exposed and director of the Byline Festival. His 2012 book, The Fall of the House of Murdoch, was described by the former Sunday Times editor Sir Harold Evans as “a roaring great read.” His account of living in the modern city, A Shout in the Street (Faber & Faber, 1990), was called “a dream of a book” by John Berger. He lives in London.
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Nicola Barker & Dylan Evans: The Seven Deadly Sins : A Celebration of Virtue and Vice
We live with the idea of sin every day – from the greatest transgressions to the tiniest misdemeanours. But surely the concept was invented for an age where divine retribution and eternal punishment …
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Martin Rowson: Stuff
A few months after two of his parents had died, Martin Rowson had a dream about the house he grew up in which was crammed with tons and tons of stuff, both physical and emotional. In this book Rowson …
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Martin Rowson: Dog Allusion
‘As with dogs, so with gods – by and large, you should blame the owners.’A particular trait, common to all human civilisations, is the worship of non-human entities with followings of devotees who cl …
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Andrew Gimson: Gimson’s Prime Ministers
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA concise, sharp-witted and illuminating account of the lives of Britain s prime ministers from Walpole to May, illustrated by Martin Rowson.For the reader who has heard of s …
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Andrew Gimson: Gimson’s Presidents
‘Crisp and witty’ Charles Moore, Spectator’A brilliant survey of the occupants of the Oval Office’ Daniel Johnson, Article’Witty and succinct with splendid caricatures’ Tibor Fischer, Critic A spirit …
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Peter Jukes: Beyond Contempt
'A must read for anyone who wants to understand not only our media, but power in Britain'– OWEN JONES, author The Establishment 'Top court reporting' – NICK DAVIES, THE GUARDIAN G …
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Philippe Sands: Last Colony
FROM THE WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE and author of EAST WEST STREETTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Should be read by anyone who cares about justice, humanity and human rights’ Elif Shafa …
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