1986 "Celebration of a Broadcaster", commemorating Dimbleby, was held in Westminster Abbey. In April 2013 he was honoured by the Royal Mail in the UK, as one of six people selected as subjects for the "Great Britons" commemorative postage stamp issue. Richard Dimbleby lecture The Richard Dimbleby Lecture was founded in his memory in 1972 and is delivered every year by an influential public figure. Speakers have included: 2004 – James Dyson 2005 – Ian Blair 2006 – Mike Jackson 2007 – Craig Venter 2009 – Prince Charles 2010 – Terry Pratchett 2011 – Michael Morpurgo 2012 – Paul Nurse 2013 – Bill Gates 2014 – Christine Lagarde 2015 – Martha Lane Fox 2016 – Gregory Doran 2017 – John O Brennan 2018 – Jeanette Winterson 2019 – Tim Berners-Lee 2021 – Sarah Gilbert References External links Biography from museum.tv Richard Dimbleby on the BBC 1913 births 1965 deaths English television presenters English male journalists Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Richard Panorama (British TV programme) People educated at Mill Hill School Deaths from testicular cancer English war correspondents Deaths from cancer in England