The Reith Lectures
4.4/5
Critic Rating
Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series.
Critic Reviews
Score: 4.8
Miranda Sawyer • The Guardian • Dec 10, 2022
"...unmissable...Amazing. So after you’ve woken up, go straight back to the impressive Adichie. Dignified, honest, clear, courageous. Adichie’s voice is a nice thing to hear: warm, open, engaging. Journalist and presenter Nastaran Tavakoli-Far is another person with a distinctive audio tone. Though she’s a Londoner, she always sounds slightly like she’s conversing in a foreign language. She reminds me – I’m not sure why – of The Daily’s Michael Barbaro. I like it."
Score: 4
Patricia Nicol • The Times UK • Dec 4, 2022
"I often feel The Reith Lectures are like doctor-prescribed broadcasting: ultimately good for you, but the full four-course treatment can be a gruelling undertaking. In this conversational setting, a vivid, mischievously skewering side to Adichie reigned. I enjoyed her character musings..."
