Reith lectures

Reith lectures
a series of talks given each year in Britain on BBC radio. The talks are on serious subjects, e.g. politics, history or economics, and are given by a leading figure in the subject. They were established in 1948 in honour of Lord Reith, the first head of the BBC.

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