The Reith Lectures
Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series
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Adaptation — Hilary Mantel
Sat 15 Jul 2017 22:15
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What we learnt from Hilary Mantel’s Reith Lectures
We’ve picked out some interesting insights from the 2017 BBC Reith Lectures.
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Since 2002, the Reith Lectures have been presented by Sue Lawley.
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