Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines

Graham Tyson (GT)


Regions:
North West, Anywhere
Notice Period:
Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
Type:
Experienced raconteur, storyteller. Stately Homes, Hotels, Probus, W.I. etc..
Fee:
Paid
Category:
Entertainment
Updated:
28th February 2023
Tagged:
Anecdotes | Aviation | Circus

Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines *Fascinating tales of my time as a daring stuntman in a Flying Circus including 'stand-on-wing' with a 6-shooter revolver. *Near misses including a close mid-air collision. *The first person to achieve a loop-the-loop on the top wing of a Tiger Moth *A near calamity being filmed live on TV at a display in Germany *Awarded a prestigious trophy for aerobatic performance *Dodging petrol bombs and low flying aeroplanes as a red nosed clown *The Tiger Moth crash into the River Trent with an emotional meeting with the restored Tiger *Taking control of a light aircraft when the pilot lost nerve *Arrested at gunpoint after an emergency landing

......... and more.... accompanied by music and photographs

Views: 254 | Enquiries: 3

About Graham Tyson (GT)

I am experienced in providing various talks that are being extremely well received. I am able to provide PA set and projector.

  1. Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines 45 minutes *Fascinating tales of my time as a daring stuntman in a Flying Circus including 'stand-on-wing' with a 6-shooter revolver.
    *Near misses including a close mid-air collision. *The first person to achieve a loop-the-loop on the top wing of a Tiger Moth *A near calamity being filmed live on TV at a display in Germany *Awarded a prestigious trophy for aerobatic performance *Dodging petrol bombs and low flying aeroplanes as a red nosed clown *The Tiger Moth crash into the River Trent

......... and more.... accompanied by music and photographs

  1. A Christmas Carol *A 90 minute recitation (plus interval), of Charles Dickens famous festive story. *Scrooge, the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future, *Marley, and of course Tiny Tim.

"Listening to this recitation gets our Christmas off to a great start"

I have performed this talk at Stately Homes, hotels and other venues for the last 9 years, it has always 'sold out' An excellent opportunity for organisations to raise funds by selling tickets for this talk

  1. Three Men in a Boat *A 90 minute recitation, plus interval, of Jerome K Jerome's delightful story of three 'chaps' on a boating trip up the Thames. *First published in 1889 full of benign humour and English eccentricty. *Hear how a tin of pineapples causes insurmountable problems.

"I was delighted to hear this story again with all the anecdotes"

  1. I survived to tell the tale. A mixture of anecdotes and stories 90 mins ++
    *Fascinating tales including childhood in The Lake District; *Extracts from the Flying Circus; Jerome K Jerome; Charles Dickens; *My experience with famous gangsters and show-biz personalities; *Murder at the Cottage; *Shop-lifters and dancers; ghosts; *‘The Lion and Albert’; ‘The Return of Albert’;
    *Being a Magistrate; *And lots more.

“Hugely entertaining” “A delight”

Please contact me with your enquiries or queries, I will be pleased to hear from you


Send a message to the speaker

If you are interested in this talk and wish to contact the speaker, please complete the following form:

 
Please provide your contact name
 
Please provide the name of your group
 
Your phone number so that the speaker can contact you
 
Your email address so that the speaker can contact you
 
Give details about the event, time of day and location
Prove you are human please.
Use the slider to drag the puzzle so that the top and bottom are aligned
 

Site Search

Search across all speakers, topics and tags. Put your search term in the box and press enter or hit search

Use quotes around exact multiple word searches, eg "winston churchill".