The Richard Dimbleby Lecture(1972)
Documentary
First Air Date: 1972-10-31
Average Runtime: 45m
Rating: 7.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 46
The Richard Dimbleby Lecture was founded in the memory of Richard Dimbleby, the BBC broadcaster. It has been delivered by an influential business or political figure almost every year since 1972.
Keywords
lecturecurrent affairs
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 46E01
1972: Lord Annan - What are Universities for, Anyway?
Air Date: 1972-10-31
No episode overview available.
E02
1973: Sir Robert Mark - Minority Verdict
Air Date: 1973-11-06
Sir Robert Mark, Britain's top policeman, tonight critically examines our system of justice. He takes a fresh look at...
E03
Lord Goodman - Housing - Who is to Blame?
Air Date: 1974-10-22
No episode overview available.
E04
1975: Sir Huw Wheldon - The British Experience in Television
Air Date: 1976-02-26
Former managing director of BBC television, Sir Huw Wheldon, gives a lecture before a specially invited audience at B...
E05
1976: Lord Hailsham - Elective Dictatorship
Air Date: 1976-10-14
David Dimbleby introduces Lord Hailsham's lecture, in which he proposes a written constitution for the UK to limit th...
E06
Jack Jones - The Human Face of Labour
Air Date: 1977-12-06
No episode overview available.
E07
1978: Lord Rothschild - Risk
Air Date: 1978-11-23
The Chairman of the BBC, Sir Michael Swann, introduces the Richard Dimbleby Lecture, in which Lord Rothschild discuss...
E08
Roy Jenkins - Home Thoughts from Abroad
Air Date: 1979-11-22
The Rt Hon Roy Jenkins, President of the European Commission and formerly Home Secretary, and Deputy Leader of the La...
E09
1980: Lord Denning - Misuse of Power
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E10
1982: Garret FitzGerald - Irish Identities
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E11
1983: Sir Peter Parker - Missing Our Connections
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E12
1984: David Sheppard - The Other Britain
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E13
1985: Baroness Warnock - Teacher, Teach Thyself
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E14
1986: Sir John Harvey-Jones - Does Industry Matter?
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E15
1987: Sir Denis Forman - British Television: Who are the Masters Now?
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E16
1988: Sir George Porter - Knowledge Itself is Power
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E17
1989: Prince Philip - Living Off the Land
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E18
1990: Helmut Schmidt - Europe in the Nineties
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E19
1992: Lord Taylor of Gosforth - The Judiciary in the Nineties
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E20
1994: Stella Rimington - Security and Democracy - Is There a Conflict?
Air Date: 1994-06-12
Jonathan Dimbleby introduces the 20th annual lecture as Stella Rimington, the Director General of the Security Servic...
E21
1996: Richard Dawkins - Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder
Air Date: 1996-11-12
In his role as the Charles Simonyi Professor For The Understanding Of Science at Oxford University, Dawkins regularly...
E22
1997: Lord Nolan - Public Life, Public Confidence
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E23
1998: George J. Mitchell - Principles of Peace
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E24
1999: Susan Greenfield - The Future Could be Too Much Fun
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E25
2000: Sir Nicholas Serota - Who's Afraid of Modern Art
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E26
2001: Bill Clinton - The Struggle For The Soul of The 21st Century
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E27
2002: Dr Rowan Williams - Nations, Markets and Morals
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E28
2003: Dominique de Villepin - The path towards a new world
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E29
James Dyson: Engineering the Difference
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E30
Stella Rimington: Security and Democracy - Is There a Conflict?
Air Date: N/A
Jonathan Dimbleby introduces the 20th annual lecture as Stella Rimington, the Director General of the Security Servic...
E31
General Sir Mike Jackson: Defence of the Realm in the 21st Century
Air Date: 2006-12-06
General Sir Mike Jackson gives the 31st Richard Dimbleby Lecture. The man who led Britain's soldiers through conflict...
E32
Dr J Craig Venter: A DNA-Driven World
Air Date: 2007-12-04
Gene pioneer Dr. J. Craig Venter gives the 32nd Richard Dimbleby Lecture. One of the principal scientists who decoded...
E33
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales: Facing the Future
Air Date: 2009-07-08
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales gives The Richard Dimbleby Lecture from St James's Palace in London. The heir ...
E34
Sir Terry Pratchett: Shaking Hands with Death
Air Date: 2010-02-01
One of the world's most popular authors gives the 34th Richard Dimbleby Lecture from the Royal College of Physicians ...
E35
Michael Morpurgo: Set Our Children Free
Air Date: 2011-02-15
In this year's Richard Dimbleby Lecture, Michael Morpurgo explores the increasingly urgent issue of children's rights...
E36
Sir Paul Nurse: The Wonder of Science
Air Date: 2012-02-28
In the 2012 Richard Dimbleby Lecture, leading geneticist and Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse explores the wonder of sci...
E37
Bill Gates: The Impatient Optimist
Air Date: 2013-01-29
In the 2013 Richard Dimbleby Lecture, one of the world's greatest entrepreneurs and leading philanthropists, Bill Gat...
E38
Christine Lagarde: A New Multilateralism for the 21st Century
Air Date: 2014-02-04
Christine Lagarde, the first woman to head the International Monetary Fund, delivers the 2014 Richard Dimbleby Lectur...
E39
Martha Lane Fox: Dot Everyone - Power, the Internet and You
Air Date: 2015-03-30
Martha Lane Fox, founder of lastminute.com, digital pioneer, baroness and chancellor of the Open University, delivers...
E40
Gregory Doran: Is Shakespeare Chinese?
Air Date: 2016-03-16
Gregory Doran, artistic director of the RSC, who has been described as one of the 'great Shakespearians of his genera...
E41
John O. Brennan: Staying Safe in a Turbulent World
Air Date: 2017-04-04
John O Brennan, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, delivers the 2017 Richard Dimbleby Lecture. Durin...
E42
Jeanette Winterson
Air Date: 2018-06-06
Jeanette Winterson, award-winning writer and acclaimed author of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, delivers the 2018 Ri...
E43
Sir Tim Berners-Lee: The World Wide Web - A Mid-Course Correction
Air Date: 2019-11-17
British inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee talks about his aspirations for the future of the World Wide Web, in 2019 its 30...
E44
Dame Sarah Gilbert: Vaccine Vs Virus: This Race - and the Next One
Air Date: 2021-12-06
Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert delivers the 44th Richard Dimbleby lecture from Oxford, talking about creating a Covid-1...
E45
David Harewood: 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush arriving in this country
Air Date: 2023-06-20
Acclaimed actor David Harewood OBE delivers the 2023 Richard Dimbleby Lecture. On the 75th anniversary of the Empire ...
E46
Sir Gareth Southgate: The Beautiful Game: Building Belief and Resilience in a Younger Generation
Air Date: 2025-03-19
Former England football manager Sir Gareth Southgate delivers the 2025 Richard Dimbleby Lecture. Gareth reflects on h...
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