The 2003 – 2004 season

1. 09Oct 2003Next talk

   India Spiced Up

   Paul Goldstein · Thursday 9 October 2003, 8pm

   Rajasthan - The Ganges - Varanasi - plus superb photographs of the wildlife. Paul has recently won 1st prize in the The Royal Geographic Society for his photographs of wildlife.

2. 22Oct 2003Next talk

   Descending the Land of the Ascending Dragon

   Denise Heywood · Wednesday 22 October 2003, 8pm

   Vietnam's animated cities, seascapes, ancient culture, lovely people.

3. 05Nov 2003Next talk

   Racing round the Oceans the wrong way

   Helen Bentley · Wednesday 5 November 2003, 8pm

   An ordinary nurse's extraordinary voyage in the 1996/7 BT Global Challenge.

4. 19Nov 2003Next talk

   Annual Social for Members

   Social · Wednesday 19 November 2003, 8pm

5. 03Dec 2003Next talk

   Voyage to the Land of the Midnight Sun

   Guy Mansell · Wednesday 3 December 2003, 8pm

   Arctic Norway's mountains and fjords, northern lights, the Saami and their reindeer.

6. 17Dec 2003Next talk

   Bhutan – the Last Buddhist Kingdom

   Catherine Hopper · Wednesday 17 December 2003, 8pm

   Life today in a tiny and beautiful Himalayan Buddhist kingdom.

7. 07Jan 2004Next talk

   Aspects of Africa – Predators and Prey

   Angela Rixon and Peter Crook · Wednesday 7 January 2004, 8pm

   Wildlife and natural history photographers in love with Africa.

8. 21Jan 2004Next talk

   By 4X4 round South America

   Vic Quaile · Wednesday 21 January 2004, 8pm

   The Inca Trail Rally – 15,000 miles in just seven weeks.

9. 04Feb 2004Next talk

   Northwest Passage

   Elisabeth Parry · Wednesday 4 February 2004, 8pm

   From Baffin Island to Greenland, aboard a Russian research vessel.

10. 18Feb 2004Next talk

    Return to Everest

    George Band · Wednesday 18 February 2004, 8pm

    Recalling the dramas of the first ascent and telling of the climbers and sherpas.

11. 03Mar 2004Next talk

    And the Dawn came up like Thunder

    Norma Joseph · Wednesday 3 March 2004, 8pm

    The great Irrawaddy River, by whatever local craft.

12. 17Mar 2004Next talk

    Galapagos – the Enchanted Islands

    Audrey Olley · Wednesday 17 March 2004, 8pm

    Meet the unique wildlife of the islands, giant tortoises, iguanas, etc.

13. 31Mar 2004Next talk

    At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig

    John Gimlette · Wednesday 31 March 2004, 8pm

    Paraguay portrayed with humour, insight and deftness of touch.

14. 14Apr 2004Next talk

    To China, in search of Steam and Culture

    AGM & Don Mitchell · Wednesday 14 April 2004, 8pm

These are the main items of the programme, but they may be subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control. Other events will be announced at the meetings and in our newsletters.