Friday Morning Talks

Please note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the speaker and subject for this Friday Morning Talk has changed. We will now be joined by Natasha Brown, architect and Museum Trustee, who will explore the varied history of Bentley Priory through its evolving architecture. By Natasha Brown Included in Museum admission or Annual Membership. Reserve Your Place

Join us for another Friday Morning Talk, when speaker Aldon Ferguson will share the story of the assault, defence and ultimate relief of the Siege of Malta by November 1942. Malta was located in a strategically vital location in the Mediterranean in WWII, disrupting the Axis routes to North Africa. The Axis resolved to bomb … Continue reading FULLY BOOKED: Friday Morning Talks: The Siege of Malta

Join us for another Friday Morning Talk! We will explore the development of codebreaking outstations which supported Bletchley Park during the Second World War, including local stations at Stanmore and Eastcote. Our speaker, Ronald Koorm, will share with us how the Nazi Enigma code machine was developed and how the Allies approached cracking the code. … Continue reading FULLY BOOKED: Friday Morning Talks: Codebreaking Outstations – Eastcote to GCHQ

We are sorry to announce that due to the current outbreak of coronavirus, the Museum is now closed and this talk has been postponed. We hope to arrange a new date for the talk with the speaker and will update the website in due course. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused. Join us … Continue reading POSTPONED: Friday Morning Talks: Finding The Few

We are sorry to announce that due to the current outbreak of coronavirus, the Museum is now closed and this talk has been postponed. We hope to arrange a new date for the talk with the speaker and will update the website in due course. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused. Join us … Continue reading POSTPONED:Friday Morning Talks: Spitfire Elizabeth & the Roaring Boys

We are sorry to announce that due to the current outbreak of coronavirus, the Museum is now closed and this talk has been postponed. We hope to arrange a new date for the talk with the speaker and will update the website in due course. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused. Join us … Continue reading POSTPONED: Friday Morning Talks: ‘On a ‘Wing’ and a Prayer: The British Imperial Airship Scheme 1924-30’

We are sorry to announce that due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, this talk has been postponed. We hope to arrange a new date for the talk with the speaker and will update the website in due course. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused. Join us for a Friday Morning Talk by Melody … Continue reading POSTPONED: Friday Morning Talks: ‘The Wreck Hunter: Battle of Britain & the Blitz’

Join us for another Friday Morning Talk when speaker Chris Goss will explore the Luftwaffe's perspective of the Battle of Britain. Despite being buoyed by the successes in Poland, France and the Low Countries, for the German fighter pilots, the Battle of Britain would be a different matter. Nevertheless, by 31 October 1940, 204 of … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: ‘ACHTUNG JÄGER! The Successes & Failures of the German Fighter Force in the Battle of Britain’

Join us for another Friday Morning Talk by speaker Sharon Ward. During the long summer of 1940, the effectiveness and survival of Fighter Command depended on radar’s early warning of approaching enemy raids. Based on research from original WWII Air Ministry & RAF documents, this talk will provide an overview of radar, the demanding work … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: ‘New Raid’ to ‘Tally-Ho’ – The workings of Radar & Fighter Command

Join us for another Friday Morning Talk by speaker Aldon Ferguson. Recent security releases have uncovered fascinating, previously unknown, information about secret operations during the Cold War from 1946 to 1990. This lecture covers military border and overflights of Soviet territory, behind the scenes ground operations in East Germany and electronic surveillance and intelligence probing … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Covert Operations in the Cold War