Our ancient hilltop town, Malmesbury, was chosen once again to host one of the BBC’s History Weekends in October. We welcomed 40 leading historians and authors who came to speak about a wide range of subjects. We felt incredibly privileged to attend a number of these lectures.
We particularly enjoyed Sir Max Hastings’ incredible talk about the secret war fought through espionage and intelligence in World War II. He is a speaker that draws you in with his conversational manner and you can’t help but hang on his every word.
Equally awe inspiring were Saul David’s revelations about Operation Thunderbolt. He recounted his research on the famous 1976 hijack and its bloody resolution in Entebbe by Israeli commandos. It's considered by many to be the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history.
We think it's important for us to attend events like this and see a wide variety of speakers and presenters. Not just for personal interest in the content and to have a great night out, but also because it adds to our own professional learning and appreciation of different presenting styles. It keeps us fresh, continually developing and adding to our wealth of experience that we can then use in our work with clients and delegates.