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Online talks

Our online talks programme originated in 2020, the result of the pandemic, yet quickly established itself as a popular year-round product in its own right. We have continued to run a programme of enlightening, entertaining and intellectually stimulating series ever since.

How we understand the history and culture of a specific subject can be determined by the age at which we were first exposed to it; the online series offer fresh perspectives on a range of topics, both familiar and unexpected. They provide a showcase to our expert speakers that goes beyond tour-leading to the heart of current scholarship. Watch live from the privacy of your own home and participate in the Q&A sessions that follow each talk or watch at your leisure for two months following the end of each series. The online series also make excellent gifts.


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Featured online talks

The History of Islam told by its Great Buildings
The History of Islam told by its Great Buildings - six online talks by Dr Peter Webb
10th February 2025
Dr Peter Webb

£75

Edward Elgar: national icon and perennial outsider
Edward Elgar: national icon and perennial outsider - five online talks by Richard Wigmore
13th February 2025
Mr Richard Wigmore

£65

London Interiors – Style and taste in interior design, 1660–1940
London Interiors – Style and taste in interior design, 1660–1940 - six online talks by Dr Steven Brindle
4th March 2025
Dr Steven Brindle

£75

Turner and the Grand Tour
Turner and the Grand Tour - five online talks by Simon Rees
20th March 2025
Mr Simon Rees

£65

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Catch up on past series

Early Christian Rome – Architecture and Imagery from Constantine to Innocent II
Early Christian Rome – Architecture and Imagery from Constantine to Innocent II - six online talks by Dr Hugh Doherty
Fake Heritage – from Artefact to Artifice
Fake Heritage – from Artefact to Artifice - six online talks by John Darlington
Questioning the First Christmas: the Nativity Story in Early Christian Traditions
Questioning the First Christmas: the Nativity Story in Early Christian Traditions - four online talks by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Made in China: Looking at art, grasping art history
Made in China: Looking at art, grasping art history - five online talks by Professor Oliver Moore
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