Former President of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)
1997-2002, succeeded by a Sir Quentin Thomas.
Now a controller of Church of England finances
He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to the Film Industry. He was the President of the British Board of Film Classification.
He is a journalist and former Editor of the Independent.
He was a non-civil service member of the Arts & Media
Committee for the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours List. (June 2006)