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The Richard Dimbleby Lecture : Season 1
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Air date: 01 Feb '10 - 42 episodesThe 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.
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List of Episodes (42)
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The Richard Dimbleby Lecture (2010)
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1. 1972: Lord Annan - What are Universities for, Anyway?
01 Feb '10One of the world's most popular authors gives the 34th Richard Dimbleby Lecture from the Royal College of Physicians in London. Sir Terry Pratchett announced in 2007 that he had been diagnosed with a rare form of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. In his keynote lecture, Shaking Hands with Death, he explores how modern society, confronted with an increasingly older population, many of whom will suffer from incurable illnesses, needs to redefine how it deals with death. The acclaimed creator of t
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2. 1973: Sir Robert Mark - Minority Verdict
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3. 1974: Lord Goodman - Housing - Who is to Blame?
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4. 1975: Sir Huw Wheldon - The British Experience in Television
26 Feb '76Former managing director of BBC television, Sir Huw Wheldon, gives a lecture before a specially invited audience at BBC Television Centre.
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5. 1976: Lord Hailsham - Elective Dictatorship
14 Oct '76David Dimbleby introduces Lord Hailsham's lecture, in which he proposes a written constitution for the UK to limit the powers of parliament and provide a system of checks and balances.
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6. 1977: Jack Jones - The Human Face of Labour
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7. 1978: Lord Rothschild - Risk
23 Nov '78The Chairman of the BBC, Sir Michael Swann, introduces the Richard Dimbleby Lecture, in which Lord Rothschild discusses the assessment and acceptibility of risks.
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8. 1979: Roy Jenkins - Home Thoughts from Abroad
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9. 1980: Lord Denning - Misuse of Power
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10. 1982: Garret FitzGerald - Irish Identities
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11. 1983: Sir Peter Parker - Missing Our Connections
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12. 1984: David Sheppard - The Other Britain
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13. 1985: Baroness Warnock - Teacher, Teach Thyself
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14. 1986: Sir John Harvey-Jones - Does Industry Matter?
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15. 1987: Sir Denis Forman - British Television: Who are the Masters Now?
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16. 1988: Sir George Porter - Knowledge Itself is Power
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17. 1989: Prince Philip - Living Off the Land
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18. 1990: Helmut Schmidt - Europe in the Nineties
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19. 1992: Lord Taylor of Gosforth - The Judiciary in the Nineties
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20. 1994: Stella Rimington - Security and Democracy - Is There a Conflict?
12 Jun '94Jonathan Dimbleby introduces the 20th annual lecture as Stella Rimington, the Director General of the Security Service, sheds light on the workings and basic remit of MI5.
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21. 1996: Richard Dawkins - Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder
12 Nov '96In his role as the Charles Simonyi Professor For The Understanding Of Science at Oxford University, Dawkins regularly talks to the public regarding his views on the wonders of science. Several weeks ago, on November 12th, 1996, he delievered the Richard Dimbleby Lecture on BBC1 Television in England, entitled "Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder.
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22. 1997: Lord Nolan - Public Life, Public Confidence
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23. 1998: George J. Mitchell - Principles of Peace
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24. 1999: Susan Greenfield - The Future Could be Too Much Fun
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25. 2000: Sir Nicholas Serota - Who's Afraid of Modern Art
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