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past speakers

Since the club’s foundation 79 years ago, we have enjoyed dinners with prestigeous speakers. The first was former prime minister, David Lloyd George, in 1926.

2008

Max Clifford

Adam Crozier

2007

Fiona Bruce

Ann Daniels

Robert Winston

Shami Chakrabarti

2006

Sir Terry Leahy

Michael Baulk

Lynda La Plante

Piers Morgan

2005

Eliza Manningham-Buller

Michael Grade CBE, Chairman, BBC

Paul Walsh, CEO, Diageo

Stuart Rose, CEO, Marks & Spencer

Tom Alexander, Founder & CEO, Virgin Mobile

2004

Jacqueline Gold, CEO, Ann Summers

Jane Lighting, CEO of Five

Perween Warsi CBE

Ann Fudge

2003

Sly Bailey

Marjorie Scardino D.B.E.

Val Gooding CBE

2002

Lorraine Heggessey

Baroness Susan Greenfield, CBE

Dawn Airey

Tracy Edwards MBE

Barbara Cassani

2001

Shelley Lazarus

Janet Street- Porter

Brigadier Patricia Purves

Baroness Jay

2000

Nicholas Coleridge

Wildivam Hague

Susan Lopert

David Abbot

Helen Boaden

1999

Amanda Wakely

Trevor McDonald

Mr Alan Rusbridger

1998

Dame Stella Rimington

1997

Mr Ian Hislop

1996

Mr Richard Eyre

1995

Mr David Puttenham

1993

Sir George Carman

1991

Mr Bernard Ingham

1990

Mr David Ogilvy

1988

Sir George Christie

1987

Mr Jonathan Ross

1986

Dr Rachael Waterhouse CBE

1985

Sir Kenneth Newman

1984

Lord MacGregor of Durris

1982

Dame Edna Everidge

1981

Rt Hon Denis Healey MP

1979

Miss Jean Rook

Mr Frank Lowe

1976

Mr David Abbott

1975

Mr Jeremy Bullmore

1972

Sir Bernard Miles

1971

Hon Sir Marcus Sieff OBE, BA

Mr Ned Sherrin

1970

Lord Carrington

1969

Mr Victor Feather

1966

Rt Hon Edward Heath MP

1965

Lord Thomson of Fleet

1961

Mr Huw Weldon

HRH Prince Chula of Thailand

1959

Madame Ginette Spanier

1954

Dame Edith Evans

1952

Mr Hardy Amies

1950

20 Questions Team:
Messrs John Arlott, Ian Messiter, Jack Train, Misses Anona Winn, Joy Adamson, Margaret Stratton

1941

Mr Robert Boothby MP

1938

Miss Flora Robson

1934

Mr Harold McMillan MP

1931

Mr Stanley Baldwin

1930

Miss Jennie Lee MP

1926

David Lloyd George