100 Years of the BBC: The Jewish Contribution is a series of Zoom lectures marking the centenary of the BBC, focusing in particular on Jewish contributions to its prolific output. This series is run in partnership with the Lyons Learning Project and Insiders/Outsiders.

Jack Rosenthal brought authentic Jewish stories to British TV in pieces such as Bar Mitzvah Boy, for the Play for Today series; Martin Esslin, as head of radio drama at the BBC, nurtured a generation of British writing talent; and TV personality Jonathan Miller’s career spanned theatre, comedy and documentaries. In this session, their children – playwright Amy Rosenthal, musician Monica Esslin-Peard and writer William Miller – come together to discuss the impact of their fathers’ work. They will be joined by Caroline Raphael, the first female head of radio drama and subsequently commissioning editor at BBC Radio 4.

All the talks in our BBC series are free to attend, but please book your place here.