Stewart Binns (born 2 August 1950) is a British author and filmmaker who has produced many BAFTA, Grierson and Peabody award-winning documentaries.

[1] After failing his 11-plus examination he went to St Theodore's Secondary Modern School and then on to Burnley Municipal College for his A-levels.

In 1974, while working at Lancaster University for a doctorate focused on political behaviour, and realising he was getting nowhere with it, he got a job at the BBC in their Audience Research Department doing a study of the influence of the media during the 1975 United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum.

[4] His other historical work includes Chasing Churchill: In Search of My Grandfather broadcast on PBS, in which Celia Sandys, Winston Churchill's granddaughter travels the world, including the United States, France, Morocco and South Africa, in search of her grandfather's legacy.

Then came, Seisen: the Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire (2012) – a history of Japan's militaristic ambitions during the first half of the 20th century, including their role in World War II.

In 1993 he launched, and was the first Executive Producer of, FIFA Futbol Mundial one of the longest running football-based magazine shows still on the air.

Binns served as a producer on the 2024 production "Daley: Olympic Superstar" for the BBC - a documentary film which chronicles the life of Daley Thompson including his legendary sporting achievements, but, for the first time, also reveals the personal struggles he faced to rise from the humblest of beginnings to become the ultimate Olympian.

A lifelong supporter of Burnley Football Club, Binns saw his first game in 1957, watching them play the 'Busby Babes' at Turf Moor.