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Entertaining and Informative Slide Shows
 Most
presentations last about 50 minutes, then time for questions and
discussion. Very popular with schools, adults’ clubs, societies
and after dinner entertainment.
1. Heritage
Coast
An introduction to the North
Yorkshire Heritage Coast,
from Staithes to Scarborough.
Including alum, shipwrecks, Whitby,
smuggling, whaling, lifeboats, fishing, Bay
Town, Ravenscar and Scarborough.
2. Captain Cook RN
Follows the son of the humble farm labourer from schoolboy
to explorer in a vivid account of his life and work, which embraced
navigation, astronomy, botany, ethnography and medicine as he roamed
the seas on three epic voyages around the globe.
3. Vikings, Vicars & Vampires
Traces the development of Whitby, the Celtic Abbey of St.
Hilda, the growth of the Norman Abbey, shipbuilding, alum working,
whaling, the coming of the railways and tourism.
4. Pirates & Smugglers
Tales of pirates, who they were and how the highwaymen of
the seven seas lived. A fascinating glimpse into the history and
culture of the pirates. Smuggling - an episode in England's social history. What
was smuggled, the methods used, and the characters involved in the
'black economy'.
5. Whaling
The glamour of life of the Arctic Whale hunters made the
quarter deck of a whaler the ambition of many boys with salt in their
blood. Capture the spirit, hopes and fears of those who sought to wrest
a living from the dangerous seas amid the ice flows.
6. Maritime Heritage
The story and developments of ships that utilised Whitby Harbour from the marauding
Viking longships to the modern 'steel shuttles' which unload at
Endeavour wharf.
7. Devil's Island
The very name sends a shiver down your spine. Once part of France's
most notorious prison settlements, lying ten miles off the South
American coast, no amount of sunlit sea and tropical palm trees can
quite dispel the ghosts. Re-kindle the atmosphere of the 'Dry
Guillotine' and hear about Papillon - the one who got away.
8. Amazon Adventure
Mightiest of all rivers, the Amazon flows through the last
great wilderness on earth. An area of virgin jungle the size of Europe, still largely unexplored. Fascinating
tales of adventure from this hothouse region on the other side of the
world.
9. Amazonian Indians
Indigenous peoples have lived in the rainforests for many
generations without destroying it. These noble savages, skilled at
hunting, well versed in jungle medicine, living in utter simplicity in
harmony with nature. Their fate is one of the world's greatest
tragedies. Explore their lifestyle and compare it with your own.
10. The Tropical Rainforest
The Amazon forest is the world's last great, unexplored
frontier. It exudes mystery - giant trees reach 60 metres high and
growth is so dense that in some places the fierce equatorial sun never
penetrates. Discover this vast territory of the richest and most varied
plant and animal species known to man.
11. African Safari
A journey through Kenya's National Parks to
enjoy the awe inspiring beauty of the earth's largest land animal, the
fascinating African Elephant.
12. Spots, Crocs & Wildebeest
An examination of some of the wildlife of the dark continent
including leopards, giraffe, crocodile and many other creatures of the
veld and the African Coastline.
13. Milk, Blood & Cow Dung
A portrayal of the tall, dignified Maasi people whose pace
of life has been outdistanced by the modern world. Everyday happenings
in tribal life from childhood to elder in the hinterland of Kenya, Africa.
14. Zulu
Renowned as a nation of proud warriors, the Zulu kingdom
forged in the 1820s was crushed by the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. Delve
into the cultural heritage of these proud people who are grappling with
20th Century Africa.
15. Petra
Ancient city of stone, carved two millennia ago by the
Nabataeans beckons from the sands of southern Jordan. Anchored in the
cliffs from which it is carved, Petra
still echoes with the mystery of the past.
16. Ancient Egypt
Visit the Land of the Pharaohs which produced the greatest
pyramids, the riddle of the Sphinx and the treasures of Tutankhamon, a
journey which still excerts a strong hold over the imagination.
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