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The Richard Dimbleby LectureEpisodes

  1. Sir Gareth Southgate

    Sir Gareth Southgate reflects on the importance of belief and resilience in leadership.

  2. David Harewood

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

  3. Dame Sarah Gilbert

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

  4. 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.

  5. Jeanette Winterson

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

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

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

  7. Gregory Doran: Is Shakespeare Chinese?

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

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

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

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

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

  10. Bill Gates: The Impatient Optimist

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

  11. Sir Paul Nurse: The Wonder of Science

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

  12. Michael Morpurgo: Set Our Children Free

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

  13. Sir Terry Pratchett: Shaking Hands with Death

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  18. Lord Rothschild: Risk

    Lord Rothschild discusses the assessment and acceptibility of risks.

  19. Lord Hailsham: Elective Dictatorship

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

  20. Sir Huw Wheldon: The British Experience in Television

    Former managing director of BBC television, Sir Huw Wheldon, gives a lecture.