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The Richard Dimbleby Lecture
The Richard Dimbleby Lecture (also known as the 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
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Seasons (23)
Season 1972
- 1What Are Universities for, Anyway?31 Oct 1972
Season 1976
- 1Sir Huw Wheldon: The British Experience in Television26 Feb 1976
- 2Lord Hailsham: Elective Dictatorship14 Oct 1976
Season 1978
- 1Lord Rothschild: Risk23 Nov 1978
Season 1994
- 1Stella Rimington: Security and Democracy - Is There a Conflict?12 Jun 1994
Season 1996
- 1Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder12 Nov 1996
Season 2006
- 1General Sir Mike Jackson: Defence of the Realm in the 21st Century6 Dec 2006
Season 2007
- 1Dr J Craig Venter: A DNA-Driven World4 Dec 2007
Season 2009
- 1His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales: Facing the Future8 Jul 2009
Season 2010
- 1Sir Terry Pratchett: Shaking Hands with Death1 Feb 2010
Season 2011
- 1Michael Morpurgo: Set Our Children Free15 Feb 2011
Season 2012
- 1Sir Paul Nurse: The Wonder of Science28 Feb 2012
Season 2013
- 1Bill Gates: The Impatient Optimist29 Jan 2013
Season 2014
- 1Christine Lagarde: A New Multilateralism for the 21st Century5 Feb 2014
Season 2015
- 1Martha Lane Fox: Make It Digital - Inspiring Digital Creativity30 Mar 2015
Season 2016
- 1Gregory Doran: Is Shakespeare Chinese?16 Mar 2016
Season 2017
- 1John O Brennan4 Apr 2017
Season 2018
- 1Jeanette Winterson6 Jun 2018
Season 2019
- 1Sir Tim Berners-Lee: The World Wide Web - A Mid-Course Correction17 Nov 2019
Season 2021
- 1Dame Sarah Gilbert6 Dec 2021
Season 2022
- 1The Richard Dimbleby Lectures at 506 Dec 2022
Season 2023
- 1David Harewood20 Jun 2023
Season 2025
- 1Sir Gareth Southgate19 Mar 2025