Steven Peacock is the writer of the 24 reference book Reading 24: TV Against the Clock. At the time of writing the book, Peacock was course leader for BA (Hons) Film and Television Studies at the Southampton Solent University. He has since moved to the University of Hertfordshire. Other published books include Colour: Cinema Aesthetics in 2007 and Hollywood and Intimacy: Style, Moments, Magnificence in 2011.