Sep 2

Reporting the Taliban, AI's "meat proxies" and The Grand Tour returns

Five years after the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan, BBC Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet has returned to the country to report on life under the regime, including the secret schools educating girls despite restrictions on female education. Lyse joins us to ex ... Show More

42m 43s

Aug 26

YouTube and the battle for television’s future

As the Edinburgh TV Festival gets under way, attention is focused on YouTube's growing position in the television market. Against a backdrop of changing viewing habits and competition between broadcasters and digital platforms, questions remain about audience reach, commissioning ... Show More

42m 39s

Aug 19

Jason Arday: examining the media coverage after his death

The death of Cambridge academic Jason Arday has prompted intense debate about media conduct, following weeks of reporting on allegations of plagiarism and questions about aspects of his life story. Critics have accused journalists of contributing to an atmosphere of relentless sc ... Show More

42m 53s

Sep 2024

Steven Knight, writer

Steven Knight CBE is a screenwriter, producer, and director for film and television. He is best known for creating the TV series Peaky Blinders but he has also turned his hand to feature films, novels, comedy and even gameshows. He co-created the global TV quiz show Who Wants to ... Show More

50m 3s

Oct 2014

Peaky Blinders writer Steven Knight

Peaky Blinders is not your typical English period drama. Writer and creator Steven Knight tells us how the series came about and how the tough characters and gritty stories take shape.

14m 28s

May 2024

TOMMY SHELBY: We Peek Behind the Blinders in SHRINK THE BOX

Gang dynamics, whether you can escape a criminal heritage and the physiological cause and effect of PTSD. Plus, race rigging, opium smoking and casual violence - all in a day's work for The Peaky Blinders. Here’s the article Ben mentioned by his sister Zadie Smith: https://www.te ... Show More

49m 13s

Oct 2021

‘Peaky Blinders’ Season 1, Episode 1

<p>The Peaky Blinders are one of Birmingham's most feared criminal organizations, run by Tommy Shelby. But the family business isn't enough for him. After he finds a crate of guns, Tommy sees an opportunity to move up in the world and will do whatever it takes to rise above his r ... Show More

1h 34m

May 2016

Peaky Blinders: The producer and director of photography

The Shelbys are back! The third series of the hit show, Peaky Blinders, has returned to our screens with a new director, Tim Mielants.Tim is a huge “fan boy” of the show says series producer Simon Maloney, which is something that helped the pair bond easily and build an invaluabl ... Show More

27m 23s

Nov 2014

Peaky Blinders executive producer Jamie Glazebrook

This week we hear from executive producer of BBC Two’s Peaky Blinders, Jamie Glazebrook. The session was recorded in Birmingham at the BBC Academy and Creative Skillset training day,‘Get your next job in drama.’ Jamie tells host Marverine Cole about the key ingredients that have ... Show More

30m 59s

Feb 2022

We're Obsessed With... Peaky Blinders

Peakys superfans, comedians and best mates Lloyd Griffith and Darren Harriot will be catching up after each episode of Peaky Blinders to relive every bust-up, back-stab and shoot-out from the coolest drama on TV.

38s

Jan 2024

Steven Knight, Harlan Coben and Chris Brancato

Peaky Blinders' Steven Knight on his new BBC drama This Town and why AI is a tiger that needs to be tamed; Harlan Coben on his latest Netflix thriller Fool Me Once and why he still suffers imposter syndrome; and Chris Brancato traces the lines between Narcos, Godfather of Harlem ... Show More

54m 30s

Who Wants to Be a Peaky Blinder?