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Mike Ogden SpeakerNet Sponsor
- Region:
- East Midlands
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Personal Interest
- Fee:
- Paid: £50 + travel cost
- Category:
- Travel
- Updated:
- 17th August 2022
- Tagged:
- Aircraft
A Modest Tribute to the Golden Age of Air Travel. Covering the years from the dawn of air travel to the 1950s, this talk looks at this unique period when air travel went from being uncomfortable, unreliable and very expensive to being stylish, luxurious and glamorous (and still very expensive).
Views: 427 | Enquiries: 2About Mike Ogden
Mike Ogden is a retired town planner. He lived on a narrowboat for many years, and cruised the inland waterway system extensively. His talks on various subjects are well researched, richly illustrated, entertainingly presented and very well received.
Other Talks on SpeakerNet by Mike Ogden
- Hotels In The Sky: The Zeppelin Years, 1900-1937
- The Slow Road - a Journey around the English inland waterways.
- The Seed of Kings - Tracing the Bloodline of the British Monarchy.
- A Palace by a River: a History and a Tour of the Houses of Parliament.
- The Sky's the Limit - a (more or less) affectionate history of the skyscraper.
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