David Simon
2020: David Simon
29 Dec 2023
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, regarded by some critics as the best TV series ever made, talked to Kim Hill in 2020… Audio
'The Wire' creator David Simon: 'America finds itself in a very ugly place'
23 May 2020
The Wire is regarded as one of the best drama series ever made, and a herald of the new golden age of television. Its creator and showrunner David Simon started his working life as a journalist at The… Audio
The Deuce season 2 gives female characters a boost
22 Nov 2018
Season two of The Deuce prioritises its female characters at the same time that it risks romanticising their world, writes Dan Slevin. Video
James Lee Burke: oil and crime
19 Jul 2014
American novelist, talking about his new book Wayfaring Stranger, set against the oil business of the 1930s and 40s. Audio