Festival Brochure 2021 - Flipbook - Page 7
Wednesday 19th May, 11am: In Search of
the Whale with Jock Gardner
The story of man and marine mammals is a
long one going back to the Old Testament,
through Melville’s Moby Dick, to the present.
Jock Gardner’s talk will look at the range of
these fascinating creatures, their lives and
habitats, and – very importantly – the history
of human interaction with them. It considers the current and possible future situations.
The work of one organisation involved, ORCA, is described. Jock was a naval officer
specialising in antisubmarine warfare and intelligence, as well as a naval historian. He
has published two books and is a marine mammal surveyor. Haslemere Museum, £5
Wednesday 19th May, 2.30pm: Anniversary Talk - Gilbert White, the outdoor
naturalist with Kimberley James
Gilbert White revolutionised the way the world looked
at nature, inspiring future scientists such as Charles
Darwin. Gilbert White born in 1720, and changed the
way the world looked at nature through his book The
Natural History of Selborne, published in 1789 and
never out of print since. Considered by many to be the
father of ecology, he was once a household name as
familiar as David Attenborough is today. In this talk
Collections Manager at Gilbert White’s House,
Kimberley James, will take you through Gilbert’s life
from a lively child, to his worldwide fame and lasting natural legacy. Haslemere
Museum, £5
Wednesday 19th May, 7.30pm: Anniversary Talk - The Life and Surprising
Legacy of Anne Frank with Gillian Walnes Perry
In 2021, following many months of lock-down, we can perhaps begin to relate to the
problems Anne Frank faced. But her two-year isolation in hiding from the Nazis meant
facing arrest and death every minute of the day. We
will learn how Nelson Mandela and Audrey Hepburn’s
lives were influenced by Anne's remarkable teenage
diary; and the astonishing effect that learning about
Anne Frank has had on people in some of the world’s
most turbulent and violent regions. Recently retired
Executive Director and Co-founder of the Anne Frank
Trust UK, Gillian is a hugely popular speaker and has
had many years’ speaking, lecturing and broadcasting
experience. £5 by Zoom only