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TMS Lectures: Autumn - Winter 2025
7th Oct 2025, 10:45 am - 28th Jan 2026, 12:00 pm
Browse all the upcoming lectures organised by Torquay Museum Society as part of their Autumn - Winter season!
TALK: Bringing Torbay's Music Heritage to Documentary Films
25th Nov 2025, 10:45 am
South West Film Producer John Tomkins talks about his last five years journey on bringing Torbay’s music heritage to documentary films and the collaborators on the films he has worked with.
TALK: Two Moors Pine Marten Project and Update
26th Nov 2025, 10:45 am
Daniel is the Field Officer for Dartmoor and will provide a first-hand account of the process of translocating pine martens to Devon and Somerset. A review of the pine marten’s ecology will be given as well as insights into the behaviour of the animals that has been picked through radio tracking and wildlife camera analysis.
TALK: Guide Dogs - The Charity and the Dogs
2nd Dec 2025, 10:45 am
Guide dogs have assisted sight-impaired people for more than 100 years in the modern era. This talk features key points in the history of Guide Dogs for the Blind, as well as highlights from the life and education of these very special dogs.
TALK: Festive Fun
3rd Dec 2025, 10:45 am
Amusing anecdotes and humorous readings on a Christmas theme.
TALK: The Great Exhibition of 1851
9th Dec 2025, 10:45 am
The planning and erection of the Crystal Palace, the exhibition there and its contribution to society.
TALK: History of the Post Office
13th Jan 2026, 10:45 am
A look at how our postal system developed from pre-Tudor times to the present day, linking institutions, towns, villages and people across Great Britain and beyond.
TALK: Butterfly Conservation
14th Jan 2026, 10:45 am
Butterfly Conservation in the UK: Landscape Change, Ecological Pressure, and Regional Action.
TALK: Beneath Our Feet
20th Jan 2026, 10:45 am
Based on her exhibition at the museum earlier this summer and using her Geopark home as a lens, Grace looks to shine a light on how the world of science is frequently home to objects and concepts that are undoubtedly works of art... and considers what this could mean for how we communicate and educate.
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