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The Boyer Lectures are a series of talks by prominent Australians, presenting ideas on major social, scientific or cultural issues, and broadcast on ABC Radio National. [1]

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The Boyer Lectures began in 1959 as the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission, now the Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Lectures. They were modelled on the BBC's Reith Lectures, [2] and renamed in 1961 after Richard Boyer (later Sir Richard), the ABC board chairman who had first suggested the lectures. The series is broadcast every year in between September and December on ABC Radio National.

The lectures are delivered by prominent Australians selected by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Board, intended to stimulate thought, discussion and debate in Australia on a wide range of subjects, examining key issues and values.

Lectures

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

  • 1 "The Atomic Revolution" [14]
  • 2 "The Quantum Promise" [15]
  • 3 "Imagination and Mindset" [16]
  • 4 "The Importance of Doubt" [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Past lecture series: 1959 - 2018". ABC Radio National. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Inglis, K.S. (2006). This is the ABC: The Australian Broadcasting Commission 1932-1983 (2nd ed.). Melbourne: Black Inc. p. 239. ISBN   9781863951814.
  3. ↑ W. E .H. Stanner (1979). White Man Got No Dreaming: Essays 1938–1973. Australian National University Press. ISBN   9780708118023.; W. E. H. Stanner (1991) [1968]. After the Dreaming. Boyer Lecture Series. ABC. ISBN   9780642973696.
  4. ↑ "Murdoch to give ABC lectures". The Australian . 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  5. ↑ "Books by Geraldine Brooks". 27 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Marcia Langton – The Quiet Revolution: Indigenous People and the Resources Boom", ABC; also published as book: Harper Collins Australia, ISBN   9780733331633
  7. ↑ Wright, Tony (2 November 2013). "GG to highlight human rights". The Sydney Morning Herald . smh.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Fast, smart and connected: How to build our digital future". Radio National. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Life Re-engineered". ABC. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ↑ Perkins, Rachel (16 November 2019). "Director Rachel Perkins calls for 'end of silence' on Indigenous recognition in ABC Boyer Lecture". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Andrew Forrest to call on ethical entrepreneurs to help 'reboot Australia' in ABC Boyer Lectures". ABC. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Boyer Lectures turn to Shakespeare’s lessons on life and leadership" by Melissa Coade, The Mandarin, 6 September 2021
  13. ↑ "Noel Pearson is hopeful for Indigenous recognition through a Voice to Parliament in Boyers lecture". ABC News. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  14. ↑ Simmons, Michelle (19 October 2023). "01 | The Atomic Revolution". ABC listen. abc.net.au. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  15. ↑ Simmons, Michelle (28 October 2023). "02 | The Quantum Promise". ABC listen. abc.net.au. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  16. ↑ Simmons, Michelle (4 November 2023). "03 | Imagination and Mindset". ABC listen. abc.net.au. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  17. ↑ Simmons, Michelle (12 November 2023). "04 | The Importance of Doubt". ABC listen. abc.net.au. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

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