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The Richard Dimbleby Lecture (1972)

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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.

Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
First aired
October 31, 1972
Status
Returning

Episodes

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  1. Episode 1: 1972: Lord Annan - What are Universities for, Anyway?45 min · Oct 31, 1972
  2. Episode 2: 1973: Sir Robert Mark - Minority Verdict45 min · Nov 6, 1973
  3. Episode 3: Lord Goodman - Housing - Who is to Blame?45 min · Oct 22, 1974
  4. Episode 4: 1975: Sir Huw Wheldon - The British Experience in Television45 min · Feb 26, 1976
  5. Episode 5: 1976: Lord Hailsham - Elective Dictatorship45 min · Oct 14, 1976
  6. Episode 6: Jack Jones - The Human Face of Labour45 min · Dec 6, 1977
  7. Episode 7: 1978: Lord Rothschild - Risk45 min · Nov 23, 1978
  8. Episode 8: Roy Jenkins - Home Thoughts from Abroad45 min · Nov 22, 1979
  9. Episode 9: 1980: Lord Denning - Misuse of Power45 min
  10. Episode 10: 1982: Garret FitzGerald - Irish Identities45 min
  11. Episode 11: 1983: Sir Peter Parker - Missing Our Connections45 min
  12. Episode 12: 1984: David Sheppard - The Other Britain45 min
  13. Episode 13: 1985: Baroness Warnock - Teacher, Teach Thyself45 min
  14. Episode 14: 1986: Sir John Harvey-Jones - Does Industry Matter?45 min
  15. Episode 15: 1987: Sir Denis Forman - British Television: Who are the Masters Now?45 min
  16. Episode 16: 1988: Sir George Porter - Knowledge Itself is Power45 min
  17. Episode 17: 1989: Prince Philip - Living Off the Land45 min
  18. Episode 18: 1990: Helmut Schmidt - Europe in the Nineties45 min
  19. Episode 19: 1992: Lord Taylor of Gosforth - The Judiciary in the Nineties45 min
  20. Episode 20: 1994: Stella Rimington - Security and Democracy - Is There a Conflict?45 min · Jun 12, 1994
  21. Episode 21: 1996: Richard Dawkins - Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder45 min · Nov 12, 1996
  22. Episode 22: 1997: Lord Nolan - Public Life, Public Confidence45 min
  23. Episode 23: 1998: George J. Mitchell - Principles of Peace45 min
  24. Episode 24: 1999: Susan Greenfield - The Future Could be Too Much Fun45 min
  25. Episode 25: 2000: Sir Nicholas Serota - Who's Afraid of Modern Art45 min
  26. Episode 26: 2001: Bill Clinton - The Struggle For The Soul of The 21st Century45 min
  27. Episode 27: 2002: Dr Rowan Williams - Nations, Markets and Morals45 min
  28. Episode 28: 2003: Dominique de Villepin - The path towards a new world45 min
  29. Episode 29: James Dyson: Engineering the Difference45 min
  30. Episode 30: Stella Rimington: Security and Democracy - Is There a Conflict?45 min
  31. Episode 31: General Sir Mike Jackson: Defence of the Realm in the 21st Century45 min · Dec 6, 2006
  32. Episode 32: Dr J Craig Venter: A DNA-Driven World45 min · Dec 4, 2007
  33. Episode 33: His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales: Facing the Future45 min · Jul 8, 2009
  34. Episode 34: Sir Terry Pratchett: Shaking Hands with Death45 min · Feb 1, 2010
  35. Episode 35: Michael Morpurgo: Set Our Children Free45 min · Feb 15, 2011
  36. Episode 36: Sir Paul Nurse: The Wonder of Science45 min · Feb 28, 2012
  37. Episode 37: Bill Gates: The Impatient Optimist45 min · Jan 29, 2013
  38. Episode 38: Christine Lagarde: A New Multilateralism for the 21st Century45 min · Feb 4, 2014
  39. Episode 39: Martha Lane Fox: Dot Everyone - Power, the Internet and You45 min · Mar 30, 2015
  40. Episode 40: Gregory Doran: Is Shakespeare Chinese?45 min · Mar 16, 2016
  41. Episode 41: John O. Brennan: Staying Safe in a Turbulent World45 min · Apr 4, 2017
  42. Episode 42: Jeanette Winterson45 min · Jun 6, 2018
  43. Episode 43: Sir Tim Berners-Lee: The World Wide Web - A Mid-Course Correction45 min · Nov 17, 2019
  44. Episode 44: Dame Sarah Gilbert: Vaccine Vs Virus: This Race - and the Next One45 min · Dec 6, 2021
  45. Episode 45: David Harewood: 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush arriving in this countryJun 20, 2023
  46. Episode 46: Sir Gareth Southgate: The Beautiful Game: Building Belief and Resilience in a Younger GenerationMar 19, 2025

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