David Puttnam

Articles by David Puttnam

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Nation of fools

  • 04 December 2006
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As the BBC reels from Michael Grade's shock defection, a far greater threat to the future of British broadcasting is upon us. And it goes to the heart of our democracy.

Life through the lens

  • 19 December 2005

Films have never just been about entertainment - they have also been a powerful force for social change. So what a pity that the gulf between cinema and politics has never been greater

Hollywood: get your act together

  • 28 June 2004

While Tinseltown sleepwalks through history, the tinderbox of reality is exploding around us. David Puttnam calls on film-makers to grow up and take on the war of ideas

Social enterprise - Hearts before pockets

  • 09 February 2004

Big business is starting to realise that if it is to adapt to a new world, it needs the help of social entrepreneurs. By David Puttnam

Behind the scenes at the museum

  • 19 August 2002

British galleries have thrown off their fusty image and ought to be entering a golden age. But resources are urgently needed to invest in the successes of recent years

Fidel Castro

The last revolutionary

The last revolutionary

Steve Richards

On Tory policy

Our future in their hands

Science

Religion and Darwin

Since the dawn  of time

James Macintyre

Miliband's dilemma

Brussels is back with a vengeance

Will Self

On Oscar Wilde

Where the Wilde things are

Film review

Bright Star

Bright Star (PG)

Books

Paul Auster

Invisible

Interview

Alain de Botton

The Books Interview: Alain de Botton

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