'Only a journalist of Taylor's standing could have persuaded people from all sides in the conflict to cooperate in such a manner. The result was a first-rate piece of journalism. It was also first-rate history.'
- Guardian
'If you long for honesty, reason and reflection amongst the firestorm of today's news, you will find it here. Taylor walks in the steps of Richard Dimbleby, Frank Gillard, Rene Cutforth and James Cameron, a reporter who can face human horror and help us comprehend it.'
- Gillian Reynolds
'If you were drawing up a list of TV grandees, you might scrawl down David Attenborough's name alongside that of Trevor McDonald . . . There's also an argument to place in their company Peter Taylor . . . To report on the region since 1972 and have all sides still talking to you with trust and respect - be they Green, Orange or even shadowy MI6 men - is quite an achievement. As perhaps is the fact he is still breathing.'
- The Times