Talks and commemorative events

Experience the excitement of uncovering the past by booking a talk or commemorative event with me for your group,society or organisation.

I am passionate about ensuring everyone can experience the excitement of encountering the past in the present. Over the last fifteen years I have been involved in making research about the Great War accessible to and engaging for all, creating a wide range of bespoke talks, events and tours.

Book me to give an illustrated and engaging talk online or in person to your group, society or organisation. Specialist topics include:

Any of my specialist battlefield themes about the First World War

Any of my London walks

Second World War

Representations of war

History of Christmas in Britain and the Commonwealth

Mark’s wonderfully erudite presentation ably demonstrates his great depth of knowledge and we are so fortunate that he is happy to share his knowledge with us.

Feedback from online seminar

View my online talks

Some of my online talks to the Western Front Association can be viewed on YouTube.

Commemorative events and other consultancy

Do you need expert input to your event or project?

I have extensive experience in designing and delivering commemorative events from informal reflections in a cemetery with a battlefield tour group, to major immersive, multimedia events for national and international remembrance.

Selected speaking engagements:

Commonwealth War Graves Commission staff conference, November 2019

All-Party Parliamentary Group for War Heritage, July 2019

Belgian Embassy, London on the launch of the Passchendaele 100 commemoration programme

National Army Museum

Passchendaele Memorial Museum, Belgium

Royal Engineers Museum

In Flanders Fields Museum, Ieper, Belgium

Friends of St George’s Memorial Church, Ieper, Belgium

Over 50 talks to Western Front Association local branches

Selected consultancy:

Friends of St George’s Memorial Church, Ieper

Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Steering Committee for UK Government's Schools' First World War Centenary Battlefield Visits Programme

BBC

Channel 5

Church of England Liturgical Committee