Get full access to the app & website:

Subscribe

Television

Tim Adams

Steven Knight: ‘There’s always one family in a place like this that everybody’s scared of’

The Peaky Blinders creator tells how childhood memories and myths of old Birmingham villains inspired a career that now includes a film studio on the site of his dad’s old smithy

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Latest

George Simms
Drive to Survive is fast and furious but it’s 1% racing, 99% fiction

Thu 26 Feb 2026

Drive to Survive is fast and furious but it’s 1% racing, 99% fiction
Stephen Armstrong
Stephen Colbert’s latest run-in with CBS is the thin end of the wedge

Thu 19 Feb 2026

Stephen Colbert’s latest run-in with CBS is the thin end of the wedge
Notes on… The Celebrity Traitors finale, Billie Eilish & RIP MTV

33 mins • S1, E7

Notes on… The Celebrity Traitors finale, Billie Eilish & RIP MTV

See more (6)

About

Contact usFAQsAbout us
Work with usCareersEditorial policy

Join

Journalism school
EventsShop

Follow

The Observer
The Observer Magazine
The ObserverNew Review
The Observer Food Monthly
Copyright © 2025 Tortoise MediaPrivacy PolicyTerms & Conditions