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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

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

£65

How India changed the World – Tales of Trade and Influence
How India changed the World – Tales of Trade and Influence - four online talks by Raaja Bhasin
15th April 2025
Mr Raaja Bhasin

£55

Francis: the First Sun King
Francis: the First Sun King - six talks by Professor Glenn Richardson
24th April 2025
Professor Glenn Richardson

£75

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Catch up on past series

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
Edward Elgar: national icon and perennial outsider
Edward Elgar: national icon and perennial outsider - five online talks by Richard Wigmore
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
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
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
Great Swedish Houses
The London Backstreet Walk
Walking Hadrian’s Wall
Essential Rome
Traditions of Japan
" Great Swedish Houses was an excellent tour and Ulrica an outstanding lecturer. " Great Swedish Houses - Royal residences, country estates and provincial palaces
" The route chosen revealed parts of London completely unknown to us, and the unfamiliar vistas of familiar landmarks were a joy. " The London Backstreet Walk - Hyde Park to the Tower
" Matthew was wonderful. He was so enthusiastic and passionate about his subject, with seemingly inexhaustible patience, explaining the enigmas attaching to the Wall and getting everyone to think. Exhilarating! " Walking Hadrian’s Wall - Roman civilisation at the edge of an Empire
" Dependably high standard tour, with excellent organisation, tour leader and manager. " Essential Rome - The complete spectrum of art, architecture and antiquities
" I loved it. I found exactly what I had hoped for from the tour description, extraordinary people who could help me to see into the heart of Japan, and plan visits to fascinating places I didn’t and couldn’t know existed. " Traditions of Japan - Art, crafts, history, society
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