Speaking up for the alternative
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The most memorable moments in the ten years of the Alternative MacTaggart Lecture are described. James Murdoch's 2000 lecture, Geraldo Rivera in 2002, and Al Gore in 2006 are considered among the best in the history of the lecture , which was launched as a more genuine and fun alternative to the MacTaggart Memorial Lecture. Vint Cerf, o ne of the founding fathers of the Internet, will deliver the lecture this year.
Publication Name: Broadcast
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0040-2788
Year: 2007
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The power of speech
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The annual MacTaggart lecture sets the agenda for the Edinb urg Television Festival.This yearEs speaker John Humphrys has the opportunity to stand on the broadest platform in the UK and enhance his reputation.
Publication Name: Broadcast
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0040-2788
Year: 2004
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A star is born: Jane Mills
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In 1977 Jane Mills had wanted to write a sex manual. Instead, she directed the first Edinburgh Television Festival, an for BBC Scotland.
Publication Name: Broadcast
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0040-2788
Year: 2000
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