David Elstein, Esq

Career: prodr: BBC 1964-68, Thames Television 1968-72, LWT 1972-73; ed This Week and exec prodr documentaries Thames Television 1973-82, exec prodr Goldcrest TV 1982-83, md and exec prodr Brook Productions 1982-86, md and exec prodr Primetime TV 1983-86, dir of progs Thames Television 1986-93, head of programming Sky TV 1993-96, chief exec Channel 5 1996-2000; chm: Br Screen Advsy Cncl 1997-, Really Useful Theatres Ltd 2001-, Screen Digest Ltd 2003-, Broadcasting Policy Gp 2003-, Sports Network plc 2004-, Commercial Radio Companies Assoc 2004-, Sparrowhawk Investments Ltd 2004-, Digital Classics 2005-, Luther Pendragon Hldgs 2006-, openDemocracy; vice-chm Kingsbridge Capital Ltd 2003-; non-exec dir NTL Inc 2003-; visiting prof: Univ of Stirling 1995-, Univ of Oxford 1998-99, Univ of Westminster 2001-04; James McTaggart meml lectr Edinburgh Int Television Festival 1991, Forman lectr 1995, Raymond Williams lectr 1997, Goodman lectr 1998, Bernard Simons lectr 1999; Media Achiever of the Year Campaign Media Awards 1998