11 Facts About Peter Stanford

Peter James Stanford was born on 23 November 1961 and is an English writer, editor, journalist and presenter, known for his biographies and writings on religion and ethics.

Peter Stanford began his journalistic career in 1983 at the Catholic weekly newspaper The Tablet.

Peter Stanford was the editor of the Catholic Herald from 1988 to 1992.

Peter Stanford presented the Channel 5 series The Mission and BBC Radio 2's Good Morning Sunday as well as being a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's The Moral Maze and Vice or Virtue.

Peter Stanford has written for The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Observer and The Independent on Sunday, and has written a monthly column in The Tablet since 2003.

Peter Stanford is a feature writer on the Daily Telegraph.

Peter Stanford married Siobhan Cross, a lawyer, on 11 February 1995; the couple have two children.

Since leaving the Catholic Herald, Peter Stanford has written several biographies, travelogues and books on religion.

Peter Stanford is a patron of the CandoCo Dance Company.

Peter Stanford followed Lord Longford into the campaign for Moors Murderer Myra Hindley to be paroled from her life sentence, supporting the claims of those who argued that Hindley should be released from prison as she had rehabilitated and was no longer a threat to society.

Peter Stanford was a regular visitor to Hindley in prison during the final few years of her life, and agreed with the reports by prison and parole board officials who stated that Hindley was a reformed character who no longer posed a threat to society, and on this basis had qualified for parole.