Previous Lectures

First Series

12 November 1997, Inaugural Lecture –Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP

29 January 1998, Martin Bell MP

13 February 1998, Baroness Williams of Crosby

18 March 1998, Martyn Lewis, Broadcaster

3 April 1998, Rt Hon Frank Field MP

22 April 1998, Dr Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi

Second Series

20 October 1998, Lord Jenkins of Hillhead

24 November 1998, Mrs Mary McAleese, President of Ireland

29 January 1999, Rt Hon Ann Widdecombe MP

10 February 1999, Professor the Lord Alton of Liverpool

8 March 1999, Rt Hon David Blunkett MP

12 April 1999 Rt Hon Jack Straw MP

29 April 1999, Sara Parkin, Chief Executive, Forum for the Future

Third Series

4 February 2000, Lord Melvyn Bragg

23 February 2000, Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt Revd George Carey

7 March 2000, Rabbi Julia Neuberger

16 March 2000, Archbishop Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Birmingham

10 May 2000, Simon Jenkins, former Editor of The Times

6 June 2000, Magnus Magnusson, Broadcaster

Fourth Series

29 January 2001, Lord Howe of Aberavon, Former Foreign Secretary

20 March 2001, Rt Hon Donald McKinnon, Secretary General of the Commonwealth

2 April 2001, Greg Dyke, Director General of the BBC

18 June 2001, Lord Hurd of Westwell, Former Foreign Secretary

6 September 2001, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, Secretary General of NATO

Fifth Series

24 October 2001, Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC, Lord Chancellor’s Dept.

21 January 2002, Sir Patrick Moore, Astronomor

11 February 2002, Bryan Appleyard, Feature Writer, The Sunday Times

27 March 2002, Professor Sir Joseph Rotblat, Nobel Peace PrizeWinner 1995

13 May 2002, Archbishop Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster

13 June 2002, Ken Dodd, Entertainer

9 July 2002, General the Lord Guthrie, recently retired Head of the Armed Forces

Sixth Series

1 October 2002, Yasmin Alibai Brown, writer for The Independent,

3 December 2002, Lord John Alderdice, Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly

28 January 2003, Charles Allen, Chief Executive of Granada Television

11 April 2003, Sir Terry Leahy, Chief Executive of Tesco plc

14 May 2003, Rt Revd James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool

Seventh Series

8 September 2003, Mr Gerard Houllier OBE, Manager LFC

13 January 2004, Rt Hon Charles Clarke, MP Secretary of State for Education & Skills

25 February 2004, Sir Peter Middleton, Chairman of Barclays

15 March 2004, Baroness Lynda Chalker

27 May 2004, His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Eighth Series

1 November 2004, Judge Mark Hedley

1 December 2004, Professor David Khalili, Patron of Islamic Art

18 January 2005, Lord David Steel

3 February 2005, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Lord Chancellor

25 April 2005, Ms Mary Cuneen, Director of Anti-Slavery International

29 April 2005, Baroness Caroline Cox

Ninth Series

7 September 2005, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Clipper Ventures

2 November 2005, Mr David Bell, HMI Inspector of Schools

17 October 2005, Sheikh Dr Zaki Badawi, Head of the Muslim College

14 November 2005, Rabbi Herschel Gluck, Chairman, Council of Muslims & Jews

5 December 2005, Revd Dr John Newton, Moderator of the Free Churches

9 January 2006, Professor Janet Hemingway, Director, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

1 February 2006, Lord Puttnam, President of UNICEF UK

15 March 2006, Gervase Phinn, Author & former School Inspector

15 May 2006, Mr Lech Walesa, former President of Poland and Leader of the Solidarity Movement

Tenth Series

18 September 2006, Ms Cherie Booth QC

11 October 2006, Professor Mike Bode, Astrophysics Research Institute

14 November 2006, Very Revd Nicholas Frayling, former Rector of Liverpool

17 January 2007, Mr Trevor Phillips, Chair Commission for Equality & Human Rights

8 February 2007, Professor John Barrow, Cambridge University, Winner of The Templeton Prize 2006

28 February 2007, Lord Goldsmith, HM Attorney General

7 March 2007, Mr Adam Hochschild, University of California, author of “Bury the Chains”

15 March 2007, President Kufuor of Ghana

22 March 2007, Peter Sutherland, Chairman of BP

30 March 2007, Mr George Alagiah, Patron of Fairtrade, BBC News Presenter

23 April 2007, HRH Prince Charles

14 May 2007, Ms Esther Rantzen, Broadcaster & children’s rights campaigner

Eleventh Series – European Capital of Culture Year

3 October 2007, Paul Robeson Jnr

31 October 2007, Joe Riley

Monday 14 January 2008, Trude Levi, Philomene Uwamaliya, Pascal Khoo Thwe

Thursday 24 January 2008, Clive Tyldesley, Sports Commentator

Monday 18 February 2008, Stephen Broadbent, Sculptor 

Wednesday 19 March 2008, Professor Ian Tracey, City Organist

Thursday 24 April 2008, Senator George Mitchell, Architect of the Good Friday Agreement

Tuesday 29 April 2008, Lord Heseltine of Thenford

Thursday 15 May 2008, George Davies, Design Entrepreneur

Monday 9 June 2008, Rt Revd Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York

Thursday 19 June 2008, Peter Sissons, Broadcaster

Thursday 18 September 2008, Professor the Lord Rees of Ludlow

Monday 6 October 2008, Loyd Grossman, Chairman, National Museums Liverpool

Monday 3 November 2008, Dr Brian Jacques, Author 

Thursday 4 December 2008, Roger McGough, Poet

Twelfth Series

Thursday 29 January 2009, Anne Applebaum, Author and Journalist

Tuesday 31 March 2009, Colin Parry, Founder, Warrington Peace Centre

Wednesday 6 May 009, Mr Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court

Tuesday 27 October 2009, Professor the Lord Alton of Liverpool

Tuesday 3 November 2009, Richard Stilgoe OBE, Musician & Songwriter

Monday 7 December 2009,  General Sir Mike Jackson, former Head of the British Army