
1. What Are Universities for, Anyway?
Aired: Oct 30, 1972
2. Minority Verdict
Aired: Nov 5, 1973Britain's top policeman, Sir Robert Mark, scrutinizes the country's justice s...

3. Housing: Who Is to Blame?
Aired: Oct 22, 1974
4. The British Experience in Television
Aired: Feb 25, 1976Sir Huw Wheldon delivers a lecture at BBC Television Centre to a select audie...

5. Elective Dictatorship
Aired: Oct 14, 1976Lord Hailsham's lecture introduces the idea of a written constitution for the...

6. The Human Face of Labour
Aired: Dec 5, 1977
7. Risk
Aired: Nov 22, 1978The next episode features a thought-provoking lecture by Lord Rothschild, whe...

8. Home Thoughts from Abroad
Aired: Nov 21, 1979The Rt Hon Roy Jenkins delivers the eighth annual lecture, examining the curr...

9. Misuse of Power
Aired: Nov 29, -1
10. Irish Identities
Aired: Nov 29, -1
11. Missing Our Connections
Aired: Nov 29, -1
12. The Other Britain
Aired: Nov 29, -1
13. Teacher, Teach Thyself
Aired: Nov 29, -1
14. Does Industry Matter?
Aired: Nov 29, -1
15. British Television: Who Are the Masters Now?
Aired: Nov 29, -1
16. Knowledge Itself Is Power
Aired: Nov 29, -1
17. Living Off the Land
Aired: Nov 29, -1
18. Europe in the Nineties
Aired: Nov 29, -1
19. The Judiciary in the Nineties
Aired: Nov 29, -1
20. Security and Democracy: Is There a Conflict?
Aired: Jun 12, 1994The 20th annual lecture introduces Stella Rimington, Director General of the ...

21. Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder
Aired: Nov 11, 1996The next episode features Richard Dawkins, Charles Simonyi Professor For The ...

22. Public Life, Public Confidence
Aired: Nov 29, -1
23. Principles of Peace
Aired: Nov 29, -1
24. The Future Could be Too Much Fun
Aired: Nov 29, -1
25. Who's Afraid of Modern Art
Aired: Nov 29, -1
26. The Struggle for the Soul of the 21st Century
Aired: Nov 29, -1
27. Nations, Markets and Morals
Aired: Nov 29, -1
28. The Path Towards a New World
Aired: Nov 29, -1
29. Engineering the Difference
Aired: Nov 29, -1
30. What Kind of Police Service Do We Want?
Aired: Nov 29, -1The 20th annual lecture is introduced by Jonathan Dimbleby, featuring Stella ...

31. Defence of the Realm in the 21st Century
Aired: Dec 5, 2006General Sir Mike Jackson delivers the 31st Richard Dimbleby Lecture, sharing ...

32. A DNA-Driven World
Aired: Dec 3, 2007Dr. J. Craig Venter, a pioneering gene researcher, is set to create the first...

33. Facing the Future
Aired: Jul 8, 2009The Prince of Wales delivers the Richard Dimbleby Lecture from St James's Pal...

34. Shaking Hands with Death
Aired: Jan 31, 2010Tony Robinson reads Terry Pratchett's lecture on assisted death, as Pratchett...

35. Set Our Children Free
Aired: Feb 14, 2011Michael Morpurgo explores the urgent issue of children's rights in the Richar...

36. The New Enlightenment
Aired: Feb 27, 2012Nobel Laureate Sir Paul Nurse delves into the awe-inspiring realm of science,...

37. The Impatient Optimist
Aired: Jan 28, 2013Bill Gates delivers the 2013 Richard Dimbleby Lecture, discussing his vision ...

38. A New Multilateralism for the 21st Century
Aired: Feb 3, 2014The next episode features Christine Lagarde, the first woman to lead the Inte...

39. Martha Lane Fox: Dot Everyone - Power, the Internet and You
Aired: Mar 30, 2015Martha Lane Fox, lastminute.com founder, delivers the Richard Dimbleby Lectur...

40. Gregory Doran: Is Shakespeare Chinese?
Aired: Mar 16, 2016The Royal Shakespeare Company's artistic director presents a thought-provokin...

41. John O. Brennan: Staying Safe in a Turbulent World
Aired: Apr 4, 2017John O Brennan, former CIA director, delivers insights on intelligence collec...

42. Jeanette Winterson
Aired: Jun 6, 2018Next episode, acclaimed author Jeanette Winterson explores the enduring legac...

43. Sir Tim Berners-Lee: The World Wide Web - A Mid-Course Correction
Aired: Nov 16, 2019British inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee shares his vision for the future of the ...

44. Dame Sarah Gilbert: Vaccine Vs Virus: This Race - and the Next One
Aired: Dec 5, 2021Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert delivers the 44th Richard Dimbleby lecture from ...