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.

It’s not officially a homecoming tour, but it will be a trip down memory lane nevertheless for Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney ... coming back.” Carney delivers a lecture today to an ...