The Festival

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