About Peter Kirkwood
Peter Kirkwood is a freelance writer, reviewer, documentary maker and video consultant based in Sydney, Australia.
He worked for 23 years in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's TV division, mainly making documentaries about religion and social issues.
Peter has tertiary qualifications in the areas of health, adult education, religion and theology, most recently a Master's degree by research from the Sydney College of Divinity.
In 1998 he undertook a Churchill Fellowship to study documentary making in the UK, Ireland, Canada and the USA.
Peter writes for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian newspapers, and Eureka Street on-line journal.
A specialist in video production, particularly web video, Peter can tailor projects to the needs and budget of a range of clients, including government departments, business, and not-for-profit, religious and community organisations.
Enquiries:
Email: peter@peterkirkwood.com | Mobile: 0407 102 580
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Latest Video
Conversation with a Gay Priest: James Alison
Eureka Street 5 May 2011 Conversation with openly gay Catholic priest, James Alison
More Videos
Book Reviews
- Islam, immigration and the great dividing rage
- 9 April 2011 - The Weekend Australian
- Preparing for the end of the world
- 12 March 2011 - The Weekend Australian
- Reasonable people politely showing God the door
- 15 January 2011 - The Weekend Australian
- The enduring kinship of Islam and the Indigenous
- 1 January 2011 - The Weekend Australian
- Glory with a dash of gore
- 26 June 2010 - Sydney Morning Herald
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Opinion
- Man of Faiths - Obituary
- 1 September 2010 - Eureka Street
- The decline of Christianity in Australia and America
- 12 June 2009 - Eureka Street
- Indonesia veering towards extremism
- 7 April 2009 - Eureka Street
- Dialogue with the enemy
- 18 March 2009 - Eureka Street
- Religion lives on in the ABC's shallow pool
- 6 March 2009 - Eureka Street
- more ...
Video Reviews
- Death of fanaticism
- 4 December 2009 - Eureka Street
- Doco asks what next for child migrants
- 20 November 2009 - Eureka Street
- Jim Wallis next to Obama next to God
- 6 November 2009 - Eureka Street
- John Safran the holy fool
- 23 October 2009 - Eureka Street
- When Hitchens met Brennan
- 9 October 2009 - Eureka Street
- more ...
Documentaries
- 'Apocalypse Now?'
- ABC TV Compass - 23 November 2008
- 'Aunty Joan Goes to Venice'
- ABC TV Compass - 5 July 2009
- 'Bishop of the Universe'
- ABC TV Compass - 16 November 2008
- 'Chasing the Blake'
- ABC TV Compass - 1 June 2008
- 'Carrying the Cross'
- ABC TV Compass - 6 April 2008
- more ...