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CHALKE TALKS LIVE

Enjoy the Chalke History Festival all year round with a series of live online talks,
which you can watch from the comfort of your own home.

Our Autumn & Winter live online talks series is now underway, bringing you another fascinating programme of talks from some of the world’s leading historians, authors and experts.

Tickets are available to purchase for individual talks, or you can enjoy the entire series by joining the Chalke History Club. Membership gives you access to every live online talk throughout the year, alongside exclusive content from Festival speakers and leading historians, plus early updates, behind-the-scenes insights and insider news from Chalke.

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Weathering D-Day:The True Story behind Pressure

3 November, 7pm – 8pm. Live Online Talk

As D-Day loomed, the attention of Allied planners became increasingly focused on a critical detail they couldn’t control: the weather. Any unforeseen conditions risked scattering Allied soldiers, swamping boats, and restricting visibility for ships and aircraft – all of which could spell disaster, particularly given the signs that suggested somewhere in the skies above an unseasonal storm was starting to form. James Bulgin, Head of Public History at the Imperial War Museum, uncovers the extraordinary true story behind the newly released film Pressure and the nail-biting 72 hours before D-Day.

This discussion will be followed by a live Q&A session.

The talk is free for members. £5 for non-members.

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About the Speaker:

James Bulgin – Dr James Bulgin is Head of Public History at Imperial War Museums and was previously Head of Content for the award-winning Holocaust Galleries. He is the author of The Holocaust and co-author of The New Holocaust Galleries at the Imperial War Museum London: Conception, Design, Interpretation (DeGruyter) and Nuremberg (IWM). James has spoken at a range of international conferences, has written for The Guardian, BBC History Magazine and The Radio Times, and regularly appears in the media discussing twentieth century conflict. He is the presenter of How the Holocaust Began (BBC) and Auschwitz: Evolution of Terror (History Hit) and has appeared as an onscreen expert on programmes including D-Day The Unheard Tapes (BBC), Rise of the Nazis (for which he is also a historical advisor, BBC), Ghosts of Alderney (UKTV), World War 2 with Tom Hanks (Sky) and Secrets of the Imperial War Museum (C5). He was historical consultant for the Sam Mendes film What They Found.