Essays
- Puttnam, David, Foreword. Stairways to Heaven: Rebuilding the British Film Industry. Geoffrey Macnab. 2018
- Puttnam, David, Foreword. A Future for Public Service Television. Eds. Des Freedman and Vana Goblot. 2018
- Puttnam, David. Creating the CPRE. 22 Ideas That Saved the English Countryside: The Campaign to Protect Rural England. Eds. Oliver Hilliam & Peter Waine. 2016
- Puttnam, David. Foreword. Getting into films & television. Robert Agnell. 2004; 1997; 1995; 1991.
- Puttnam, David. Foreword. Young people, creativity and new technologies : the challenge of digital arts. Ed. Julian Sefton-Green. 1999.
- Puttnam, David. Foreword. John Thomson (1837-1921): Photographer. Richard Ovenden. 1997
- Puttnam, David. The Creative Imagination. What Needs to Change. Ed. Giles Radice. 1996.
- Puttnam, David. Foreword. Budgets and markets : a study of the budgeting of European film. Terry Ilott. 1996.
- Puttnam, David. Foreword. A place of work. Ian Beesley. 1995.
- Puttnam, David. The producer. The movie business book. Ed. Jason E. Squire. 1992: 33-43.
- Puttnam, David. Film-Maker in Wonderland. The Third Age of Broadcasting. Ed. Brian Wenham. 1992.
- Puttnam, David. Foreword. Into harmony with the planet: the delicate balance between industry and the environment. Michael Allaby. 1990.
