David Puttnam

From Southgate to Skibbereen, via Hollywood and the House of Lords. David Puttnam, Oscar winner for Chariots of Fire (1981) had an extraordinary career as one of foremost independent film producers of his generation (Midnight Express, The Mission, The Killing Fields) long before he became head of Columbia Pictures in 1986. He is also a distinguished educationalist, a former Labour peer, recipient of more than fifty honorary degrees and a resident of West Cork. David will be in conversation with Myles Dungan.