The Telegraph — As David Simon's New Orleans-set series begins, here is an introduction to the programme's main characters. more info

The Telegraph — A beginner's guide to the leading characters in David Simon's new drama. more info

Guardian Music — Made in England | Hustle | Comedy Rocks | The Graham Norton Show | Toots and the Maytals: Reggae Got Soul | Big Love | TremeMade In England7.30pm, Channel 4The stats are stark: in 1979, 70,000 people were employed in clothing manufacturing in the Man... more info

The Telegraph — The life and TV times of the man behind The Wire and Treme. more info

The Telegraph — The creator of The Wire tells Benji Wilson why his new drama about New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is not for those who want their TV spoon-fed. more info

Guardian Music — Treme, the new show from the creator of The Wire, is a bluesy, boozy tribute to the most gutsy district of New Orleans. Catherine Shoard tours its iconic spotsFew places are so striking they inspire a TV show. Many series are shot on location; some e... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — We're huge fans of all things David Simon, and for that reason we absolutely love PJ Ransone, the soulful-eyed actor who appeared in The Wire and Generation Kill. Here's a great PJ quote from an old Vice interview: "Acting, to me, is the highest for... more info

ContactMusic — American screenwriter and TV producer DAVID SIMON has been awarded a $500,000 (333,330) grant for his groundbreaking work on hit shows THE WIRE and TREME.Executives at... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Proof that television makes you smarter: David Simon, the rabble-rousing creator of "The Wire" and "Treme," just won the "genius grant." more info

AOL Music — (Sept. 28) -- David Simon, creator of HBO's epic "The Wire" series, says he feels "a little sheepish" about being among 23 scientists, inventors and scholars who've been awarded this year's "genius grants" from the MacArthur Foundation. more info