BBC Radio 4 Reith Lecturer 2023 Ben Ansell Interview

Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at DPIR, Ben Ansell, is the 2023 BBC Radio 4 Reith Lecturer. The latest in a long-line of distinguished lecturers, Ben will deliver a series of lectures on 'Our Democratic Future'. Each of the four lectures will be available on BBC Sounds after their initial broadcast on BBC Radio 4 - the first of which is 29 November 2023. In this backstage interview, filmed the day of the first lecture recording at the BBC in London, UK, Ben describes what it means to him to become a Reith Lecturer, as well as insights into what to expect over the course of his four lectures.