Talks
The 2020 – 2021 season
A list of this season’s talks appears below; click on an individual entry for more information.
- 15Sep 2020Next talk
From Transylvania to Tallinn
Jan Parsons · Tuesday 15 September 2020, 8pm
Jan takes us on a journey across Eastern Europe from Romania via East Slovakia and Riga to Tallinn, the best preserved medieval city in Northern Europe.
- 06Oct 2020Next talk
Crossing Papua New Guinea
Charlie Walker · Tuesday 6 October 2020, 8pm
In early 2019 Charlie Walker undertook a two-month crossing of the rugged interior of Papua New Guinea by foot and packraft, via the country’s highest peaks and longest river.
- 20Oct 2020Next talk
Walking with Morocco’s Berber Warriors
Alan Palmer · Tuesday 20 October 2020, 8pm
No stranger to trekking in Morocco, Alan joins Aït ‘Atta tribes on their annual winter transhumance trek, returning from their High Atlas summer pastures to their homeland in Jebel Sahro.
- 03Nov 2020Next talk
A Carpet Ride to Khiva
Chris Aslan Alexander · Tuesday 3 November 2020, 8pm
Chris recounts his experiences of living in Khiva, Uzbekistan for seven years – starting in a carpet factory and ending up being the largest employer in town.
- 17Nov 2020Next talk
Adventures in the Wild
John Beatty · Tuesday 17 November 2020, 8pm
John has adventured across 38 countries, always returning with stories of experiences of a world few have encountered - Greenland, Alaska, Antarctica, Mongolia, Ethiopia...
- 01Dec 2020Next talk
Members' Social
Oman, Bulgaria and Baja · Tuesday 1 December 2020, 8pm
Members’ only evening with quiz and members’ talks, all held online on Zoom.
- 15Dec 2020Next talk
Following in Family Footsteps
Andy Browning · Tuesday 15 December 2020, 8pm
Join Andy as he explains how an old photograph on his Grandmother's wall, led him on an adventure through Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt in search of an enigmatic man with a bike (and a monkey!)
- 05Jan 2021Next talk
Climbing the Seven Summits
Jo Bradshaw · Tuesday 5 January 2021, 8pm
Expedition Leader Jo talks in depth about the highest mountain on each of the seven continents and what can make each summit a daunting challenge in its own right.
- 19Jan 2021Next talk
Adventure in the Andes
Kate Rawles · Tuesday 19 January 2021, 8pm
Kate rode the length of South America on ‘Woody’; a bamboo bicycle she built herself. Following the spine of the Andes, Kate explored the urgent challenge of biodiversity loss.
- 02Feb 2021Next talk
Spots and Stripes
Paul Goldstein · Tuesday 2 February 2021, 8pm
Paul, photographer, presenter and outspoken defender of persecuted species, has spent years with spotted and striped predators and will show us many of his award-winning images.
- 16Feb 2021Next talk
Africa’s Forgotten Frontiers
Reza Pakravan · Tuesday 16 February 2021, 8pm
Explorer Reza will share tales of his journey to the tense frontiers of the Sahel, from Senegal to Somalia and from the Dogon Hunters in Mali to the Wodaabe nomads in Chad.
- 02Mar 2021Next talk
A Journey of Archaeological Treasures
Andrew Appleyard · Tuesday 2 March 2021, 8pm
Andrew will take us on a journey across the Mediterranean and beyond, exploring the incredible diversity of UNESCO sites available to explorers.
- 16Mar 2021Next talk
Members' Social
Chris Beynon · Tuesday 16 March 2021, 8pm
Our second members’ only evening of the season, with quiz and a short talk on South Korea, all held online using Zoom.
- 30Mar 2021Next talk
Walking New Zealand
Charlie Knight · Tuesday 30 March 2021, 8pm
Charlie spends four months on the 3000km Te Araroa Trail along the length of New Zealand, seeing its most spectacular and remote landscapes.
- 13Apr 2021Next talk
AGM, Sustainable Travel & The Fabled Galapagos
Graham Miller & Andy Tucker · Tuesday 13 April 2021, 8pm
Would you change your travel plans? Graham will discuss how we can make our own travel more sustainable. Andy counts himself lucky to have seen many fantastic wildlife spectacles around the world, and in this talk he will share his knowledge of the Galapagos Islands.
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.