Past Speakers
The Festival attracts the major names in the television industry worldwide, and other commentators on broadcasting issues.
On top of MacTaggart and Keynote speakers, past speakers have included:
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie, Novelist and Essayist
Sharon Osbourne
Tim Kring, creator HEROES
Jamie Oliver
Ed Richards, Chief Executive, Ofcom
Andrew Paul Gilligan, Journalist, Diplomatic Correspondent
Mark Thompson, Director-General, BBC
SKINS writers
Kevin Lygo, Director Of Television and Content, Channel 4
Richard Madeley & Judy Finnegan, Broadcasters
Jana Bennett, Director of Vision, BBC
Chris Evans, Broadcaster
David Chase, American Screenwriter, director and television producer
Tessa Jowell, British Politician
PEEP SHOW writers
John de Mol, Media Tycoon and Billionaire
Louis Theroux, Presenter
Grayson Perry, Artist
Melvyn Bragg, Controller of Specialist Factual & Arts, ITV
Ricky Gervias, Comedian and Actor
Julie Gardner, Controller of Drama Commissioning, BBC
Past MacTaggart Lecture Speakers
The MacTaggart Lecture was named after the pioneering and innovative writer, producer and director James MacTaggart.
Past Keynote Speeches
Full list of past Worldview, Alternative MacTaggart and Richard Dunn speakers