SIHG - Possible Talks for 2027
These are some of the talks which I haven't beenable to fit into 2026, but are good candidates for 2027. In no particular order, lest you wondered.
Probably live:
These are some of the talks which I haven't beenable to fit into 2026, but are good candidates for 2027. In no particular order, lest you wondered.
Probably live:
Date TBC.Details to follow
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As Britain faced the threat of Nazi invasion it became clear our Airforce was outnumbered 4:1; so the British Government turned to scientists for a solution. They asked for a “Death Ray”, but what they got was even more advantageous.
This is the story of how two unlikely men and a mathematical formula changed the tide of the war.
They say truth is stranger than fiction. Indeed, it was here.
A welcome return for "Guy in the Sky", who gave us a brilliant talk on Concorde last year.
By Richard Morgan
More details to follow
This talk will cover the gadgets and methods spies have used across the world and throughout history. It was inspired by the speaker’s recent visit to the Berlin Spy Museum–if you haven’t been there, it’s highly recommended. We’ll be hearing about some of the wildly creative schemes, and just plain weird devices, creative people from Britain, America, Russia, Germany and elsewhere have devised over the years.
This talk will narrate the history of the Channel Tunnel through the 18th & 19th centuries, featuring the proposals that were put forward over this period, up to the final decision to build a tunnel.
Background: Between 1816 & 1872 the Wey & Arun Junction Canal formed the final link in a chain of inland waterways connecting London to the English Channel; this walk introduces participants to the northernmost section of the former canal and the railways (defunct or still operating) that took its trade.