Out of Hours: Lectures, Programmes and Talks at The Tank Museum, Bovington

Evening Lectures
Performances
& Talks
2008

For all events, the Museum and bar will open at 6.00pm. Parking is free. We would ask that you take your seats 10 minutes before the event commences, but please note that seats are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Due to the limited capacity for each event,
we highly recommend booking in advance to avoid disapointment.

Tickets are available from The Tank Museum
or phone 01929 462359
as well as the Tourist Information Centres in Wareham & Dorchester.

Out of Hours is an exciting series of evening lectures, performances and talks at The Tank Museum.

Introducing ...

Gordon Corrigan
David Fletcher
Allan Mallinson

Gary Sheffield
The Light Cavalry Band

Gordon Corrigan Thursday 28th February 2008 - 7.30pm
Blood, Sweat and Arrogance: The Myths of Churchill's War

Distinguished author Gordon Corrigan has gained a name for writing military history books that challenge commonly held conceptions of the past. His latest work Blood, Sweat and Arrogance: The Myths of Churchill's War - also the subject of this talk - challenges our assumptions about the Second World War and exposes just how close Britain came to losing?
£9 (100 tickets available).

David Fletcher Thursday 27th March 2008 - 7.30pm
Mr Kipling's Museum - 60 years of The Tank Museum.

To mark The Tank Museum’s 60 years as a public Museum, Tank Museum Historian David Fletcher will recall the history of this internationally important museum; from its birth as a teaching collection after World War One, to its present position as a leading tourist attraction. Local heritage meets international history in an entertaining talk by one of the world’s leading military vehicle experts.

[image] David Fletcher will talk about 60 years of The Tank Museum

£9 (100 tickets available).

Allan Mallinson Thursday 24th April 2008 - 7.30pm
The Warriors Trade - From Badajoz to Basra

Retired Brigadier Allan Mallinson is now a successful novelist, historian, and journalist. From the perspective of historian and modern defence commentator, he will examine the enduring character of the British soldier, describing a historical continuity of this trade from Badajoz to Basra - and how he believes that this continuity is in danger today.
The tenth book in a series of novels chronicling the life of Matthew Hervey, a Dragoon officer in the Napoleonic Wars is published in March 2008, titled The Warriors Trade.
£9 (100 tickets available).

Dr Dan Todman Thursday 29th May 2008 - 7.30pm
The Second Great War: 1914-18 in the context of 1939-45
REPLACEMENT FOR POSTPONED GARRY SHEFFEILD LECTURE
(This had been rescheduled for 20/11/08)

Using film and the printed word, as well as official and private documents, Dr Todman will explore how the First World War was remembered during the Second and suggest the ways in which this legacy can still be felt. He will argue that the different experience of total war in the Second World War has become a filter through which perceptions of the complex experiences of the First have been reduced to a few easily understood symbols: death, futility, mud and poetry.
£9 (100 tickets available)

The Light Cavalry Band Wednesday 9th July 2008 - 7.30pm (TBC)
Proms at the Museum - The pomp and circumstance of popular classics

The Tank Museum presents an open air concert featuring Proms favourites such as: Jerusalem, Land of Hope and Glory, and Rule Britannia. Proceeds to the Corps of Army Music Trust and The Tank Museum.
Visitors are welcome to bring chairs, food & drink and warm clothes. Please phone us (01929 462359) for confirmation of date & time.

Adults: £5.00 Under 16's: £3.00
Unlimited tickets available - but limited to 300 if bad weather forces us to hold concert indoors. (Please book in advance to avoid disappointment).

Gary Sheffield Thursday 20th November 2008 - 7.30pm (Rescheduled from 29th May 2008) Douglas Haig - Was he the Accidental Victor in 1918?
Douglas Haig was a controversial figure of World War One and his methods have been frequently called into question by historians ever since. In this lecture, University of Birmingham War Studies Professor Gary Sheffield talks about the final year of the First World War and discusses Haig’s role in the victory of 1918. £9 (100 tickets available)