Lecture series hosted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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]
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.
"Boyer Lectures". Australian Government. Culture and Recreation Portal. Archived from
the original on 30 November 2005.
McDonald, Donald, ed. (2001), The Boyer Collection : Highlights of the Boyer Lectures 1959–2000, ABC Books, for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
ISBN978-0-7333-1003-4
Lecture series hosted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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]
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.
"Boyer Lectures". Australian Government. Culture and Recreation Portal. Archived from
the original on 30 November 2005.
McDonald, Donald, ed. (2001), The Boyer Collection : Highlights of the Boyer Lectures 1959–2000, ABC Books, for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
ISBN978-0-7333-1003-4