On 30 November 2021 Neil Oliver delivered the New Culture Forum's 2021 Smith Lecture to a sold-out audience in central London. The title to his talk was "The Attack on Our History & Culture". The event was filmed, and was subsequently viewed by over 200,000 people. Click below to view Neil's speech, as well as other past lectures. 

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The inaugural Smith Lecture in June 2017 was delivered by the bestselling author and broadcaster Douglas Murray, on the themes of his critically acclaimed book The Strange Death of Europe.

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Speakers at the New Culture Forum have also included:​

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• Robin Aitken, Author and journalist

• Dr David Starkey, Historian

• Martin Amis, Novelist

• Richard Bean, Playwirght

• Katharine Birbalsingh, Education campaigner

• Chris Campbell, The National Theatre

• Hugh Canning, Opera critic, Sunday Times

• Natalie Clein, Cellist

• James Delingpole, Author and journalist

• Matthew Elliott, Founder, Taxpayers Alliance

• Michael Gove MP

• Jonah Goldberg, Author

• Stephen Hough, Pianist

• Jeremy Hunt MP

• Owen Jones, Author and columnist

• Roger Kimball, Founder, The New Criterion

• Ruth Mackenzie, Director, 2012 Cultural Olympiad

• Minette Marrin, Columnist, Sunday Times

• Douglas Murray, Author and broadcatster

• Richard D. North, Author and broadcaster

• Melanie Phillips, Author and journalist

• Shelly Silas, Playwright

• Stephan Shakespeare, Founder, YouGov

• Anthony Seldon, Educationalist and author

• Nick Starr, Execuitve Director, National Theatre

• Petroc Trelawny, BBC Radio 3

• Colin Tweedy, Chief Executive, Arts & Business

• Ed Vaizey MP

• Roger Wright, Director, BBC Promenade Concerts

• Dame Vivienne Westwood DBE, RDI

• Justin Webb, BBC North American Editor