The Reith Lectures were inaugurated in 1948 by the BBC to mark the historic contribution made to public service broadcasting by Sir John (later Lord) Reith, the corporation's first Director-General.

The Reith Lectures were inaugurated in 1948 by the BBC to mark the historic contribution made to public service broadcasting by Sir John (later Lord) Reith, the corporation's first director-general.

The Reith Lectures were named in honour of the first Director-General of the BBC, Sir John Reith, to mark his contribution to the idea of public service broadcasting. They allowed a speaker to ...