Friday Morning Talks

Join us at the Museum for our Friday morning talk, where Jim Nicolson will be returning to speak about his Uncle, James Nicolson VC. In this presentation, Jim Nicolson will talk about his similarly named uncle, James Nicolson, who was the only Fighter Command pilot in the whole of the Second World War to be … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: My Uncle, The Battle of Britain VC – With Jim Nicolson

Join us at the Museum for our Friday morning talk, where Air Marshal (Retd) GA 'Black' Robertson will be returning to speak about some extraordinary individual's experiences that are featured in his latest book 'Flying Through the Ranks'. Popular speaker Air Marshal Black Robertson returns on Friday 8 November with another fascinating talk:  Phew - … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Phew! That Was Close – With Air Marshal GA ‘Black’ Robertson

Join us at the Museum for our Friday Morning Talk, where Debbie Land will be speaking about Stalin's Female Pilots, known as The Night Witches. A look at the engagement of women in Stalin’s Air Force, with focus on the Night Witches and the Polikarpov PO2. We will lightly venture into the Russian historical timeline, … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Stalin’s Female Pilots – The Night Witches – With Debbie Land

Join us for our Friday Morning Talk, where Melody Foreman will be talking us through the real military service history of many of the cast in the much loved comedy sitcom Dad's Army. For decades the classic, evergreen BBC comedy Dad's Army has entertained millions of viewers around the world. But the farcical antics of … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Dad’s Army Goes To War – With Melody Foreman

This talk is now fully booked. A waiting list for places is in place on a first come, first served basis in the event of any drop outs. Please email us on enquiries@bentleypriorymuseum.org.uk if you would like to be added to this. Join us for our Friday morning talk, where popular historian, author and speaker … Continue reading FULLY BOOKED – Friday Morning Talks: Stanford Tuck – With Helen Doe – FULLY BOOKED

Join us at the Museum for our Friday morning talk, where photojournalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind will be talking us through her time spent documenting the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Anastasia will be talking to us about impact of the war on the lives of those ordinary people living along the frontline, which she has captured so … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: 5K from the Frontline; Documenting the war in Eastern Ukraine – With Anastasia Taylor-Lind

Join us at the Museum for our Friday morning talk, where Dom Pound will be telling the stories behind 3 of the perhaps lesser known members of  The Few. Dom will be focusing on: Flt Lt W. Rhodes-Moorehouse 601 Sqn Flt Lt W. Rushmer 603 Sqn Flt Lt J. Sanders 615 Sqn       … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Forgotten stories. Lesser known members of The Few – With Dom Pound

Join us at the Museum for our Friday morning talk, where following last year's fantastic talk on Intelligence People and Places, Ron Koorm will return to talk about some of the Intelligence Events and Organisations during the the 2nd World War. Ronald Koorm is an established author on military history, codebreaking and intelligence, currently finalising … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Intelligence, Events and Organisations – With Ron Koorm

Join us at the Museum for our Friday Morning Talk, where Sharon Ward will be taking us through how the use of RDF (later known as Radar) was a key component of the integrated air defence system during the Battle of Britain. Personnel working at coastal radar stations & in the filter room gave Fighter … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Hello Stanmore Dover Calling New Raid – with Sharon Ward