Unforgettable Speeches Survey

Monday February 5

Time To Vote In Abc Radio National’s Unforgettable Speeches Survey

I have a dream , "We shall never surrender", Nothing to fear but fear itself, "Friends, Romans, Countrymen", Axis of Evil...just some of the famous speeches that might be chosen in ABC Radio National’s nationwide survey to find the speeches Australians find the most memorable.

Launching the survey today, Acting ABC Radio National Manager Dr Jane Connors said, “ We want to find those speeches Australians have found particularly inspiring or moving.”

To qualify for inclusion in the survey, the speech must have been given in a public arena in Australia or overseas. It can be on any subject. Speeches may have been heard or read and can come from any time, from the distant past to the present.

’Your Unforgettable Speech may have been made in Parliament or a palace, a town hall, theatre, cemetery, courtroom, battlefield or place of worship, on radio or television, to a small crowd or an audience of millions’ Jane Connors added.

To vote in the UNFORGETTABLE SPEECHES survey go to abc.net.au/rn or pick up a voting card from your local ABC Shop or ABC centre. Voting ends on March 18.

If you need some help deciding which speeches get your vote, tune into ABC Radio National to hear a variety of programs celebrating speeches including Breakfast, The Book Show, Saturday Extra, Counterpoint, Australia Talks, Bush Telegraph, First Person and Lingua Franca.

The nation’s UNFORGETTABLE SPEECHES will be announced at a special broadcast event at Eugene Goossens Hall on April 2, when ABC Radio National’s Phillip Adams will discuss the results with a panel, including John Bell, Dr Judith Brett, Dr Peter Jensen and Bob Carr.

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