Speakers' Corner topics are divided by interest and known as "classes". An area was set up in Bangkok in the 1930s, and quickly became known as Hyde Park, to enable freedom of speech and the airing of political views in Thailand. The area was shut down after student rioting and the lethal intervention of the army and it is not discussed openly today. In 1955, Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram had visited London as part of an international tour. He became impressed with the 'Speakers' Corner' in Hyde Park. Upon his return to Thailand a 'Hyde Park' space for free speech and assembly was
Speakers' Corner (TV series) "Citycapsula" is free. An Alberta version, "Speakers' Corner Alberta", aired on Access TV from October 2003 until April 2008. In the fall of 2006 the Citytv stations in Calgary and Edmonton started airing the AccessTV "Speaker's Corner Alberta" as they were both owned by CHUM. "Speakers' Corner Alberta" was cancelled in April 2008 due to changes in both companies. A French version of "Speakers' Corner", called "VoxPop", operated at MusiquePlus in Montreal. It operated from the early 1990s until the early 2000s. Rogers Media, which had acquired the Citytv stations from CHUM Limited in 2007, announced the cancellation of the