Nicolas Roeg has a career in film that has stretched across 50 years. he began as a cameramn working with directors of the calibre of Francois Truffaut and David Lean.

Turning to directing, he has produced works of profound originality such as Perormance, Walkabout, Don’t Look Now, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Bad Timing, Eureka, and, most recently, Puffball.