John Scotney

John Scotney M.A., RSA, was the BBC's Head of Drama in Ireland and later Head of BBC TV Drama Script Unit. A graduate of the University of Cambridge, he has written books and articles about literature and the media, and written and directed numerous programs for the BBC, many on Irish themes, including a critically acclaimed version of James Joyce's Ulysses. He is a former advisor to the Arts Council and University Lecturer, and was Chair of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain, Deputy Chair of the National Poetry Society, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.