The Great Debate 2024: Speeches
The final was held at the Vicars' Hall at Windsor Castle on 23 March 2024 and attended by 22 finalists from across the UK. This year each finalist needed to have taken part in a regional competition and one of three semi-final stages.
The competition question for this year was:
Which historical place or person from your local area deserves greater recognition?
Speakers were asked to explore the local history of their area or region in all of its diversity or singularity to identify a person or place that has contributed to the world that we live in today and should be better known.
Great Debate 2025
The 2025 question will be:
How can your local history tell a global story?
To register your interest please email greatdebate@history.org.uk
- Winner - Emma Crow
- Runner Up - Abigail Powers
- Runner Up - Erica Wright
- Runner Up - Rachel McGarry
- Sofia Ntege
- Harry Gray
- Rhea Cherrington
- Molly Grimshaw
- Jessie Bolton
- Lindsey Kemp
- Amreeta Sekhon
- Amelie Hillier
- Duaa Kazmi
- Ella Russell
- Arthi Vijayamurugan
- Tilly Critchley
- Zak Cunningham
- Manni Geng
- Freya Robson
- Izzy Smith
- Deryn Wheeler
- Fran Fazackerley