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  1. David Harewood

    Acclaimed actor David Harewood OBE delivers the 2023 Richard Dimbleby Lecture.

  2. Dame Sarah Gilbert

    Dame Sarah Gilbert describes creating a Covid-19 vaccine in less than a year.

  3. Sir Tim Berners-Lee: The World Wide Web - A Mid-Course Correction

    Sir Tim Berners-Lee talks about his aspirations for the future of the World Wide Web.

  4. Jeanette Winterson

    Award-winning writer Jeanette Winterson delivers the 2018 Richard Dimbleby Lecture.

  5. John O Brennan: Staying Safe in a Turbulent World

    John O Brennan, former director of the CIA, delivers the 2017 Richard Dimbleby Lecture.

  6. Gregory Doran: Is Shakespeare Chinese?

    Gregory Doran, artistic director of the RSC, delivers the 2016 Richard Dimbleby Lecture.

  7. Martha Lane Fox: Dot Everyone - Power, the Internet and You

    Digital pioneer Martha Lane Fox delivers 2015's Richard Dimbleby Lecture.

  8. Christine Lagarde: A New Multilateralism for the 21st Century

    Christine Lagarde explains her thinking on the challenges facing the global economy.

  9. Bill Gates: The Impatient Optimist

    Philanthropist Bill Gates explains his optimism for a world free of polio.

  10. Sir Paul Nurse: The Wonder of Science

    Leading geneticist and Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse explores the wonder of science.

  11. Michael Morpurgo: Set Our Children Free

    Children's author and campaigner Michael Morpurgo gives the 35th Dimbleby Lecture.

  12. Sir Terry Pratchett: Shaking Hands with Death

    Author and Alzheimer's sufferer Sir Terry Pratchett gives the 34th Dimbleby Lecture.

  13. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales: Facing the Future

    His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales gives The Richard Dimbleby Lecture.

  14. Dr J Craig Venter: A DNA-Driven World

    Gene pioneer Dr J Craig Venter gives the 32nd Richard Dimbleby Lecture.

  15. General Sir Mike Jackson: Defence of the Realm in the 21st Century

    General Sir Mike Jackson gives the 31st Richard Dimbleby Lecture.

  16. Stella Rimington: Security and Democracy - Is There a Conflict?

    Director General Stella Rimington sheds light on the workings and basic remit of MI5.

  17. Lord Rothschild: Risk

    Lord Rothschild discusses the assessment and acceptibility of risks.

  18. Lord Hailsham: Elective Dictatorship

    David Dimbleby introduces Lord Hailsham's lecture, in which he proposes political reform.

  19. Sir Huw Wheldon: The British Experience in Television

    Former managing director of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ television, Sir Huw Wheldon, gives a lecture.