TEST 4 Planet Earth II revealed yet again

B Monday 24 September 2.30pm - 4.00pm Be Inspired afternoon talk

Alastair Macdonald talks about his time with the Directorate of Overseas Surveys when during the 1950s and 60s many Commonwealth countries were mapped at 1:50000. He describes some of the techniques and experiences involved in the pre-GPS age.
 

B Tuesday 4 December at 7.30pm
(Kensington Gore doors open at 7.00pm)
Christmas quiz
Come one and all to test your general and geographical knowledge at a festive quiz organised by the Younger Members’ Committee. Prizes for the best dressed in festive attire! Maximum of five per team; all over 18s welcome.
£16, RGS-IBG members £13, includes a cold buffet. T 020 7591 3100 W www.rgs.org/christmasquiz

Annie goes on a hunt for a Southern Train to get her to work on time.

Hugh Thomson takes his mule Jethro along the coast-to-coast route from the Lake District to the Yorkshire Moors for what he calls ‘a South American adventure in England.’