Talks by Local Author Graham Sutherland

Law & Order Series

1. Development of the Police
   (Law enforcement from Saxon times)
2. Brandy for the Parson
   (Smuggling through the ages)
3. Yo Ho Ho
   (Pirates and their trade)
4. Stand and Deliver
   (Selected notorious highwaymen from C17th-C19th)
5. Fakes, Forgers and Frauds
   (Not all is what it seems)
6. Midlands Murders
   (Some infamous cases from the Midlands)
7. Warwickshire Crimes & Criminals
   (From the 17th Century onwards)
8. Brief History of the Warwickshire Constabulary
   (From its early days until 2000)
9. The Gunpowder Plot 1605
   (With Midlands Connections)
10. Felons, Phantoms & Fiends
    (UK criminals in fact and fiction)
11. Bonnie Prince Charlie & the 1745 Rebellion
    (The last real Jacobite rebellion in England)

The Man in Black Series

1. A Haunting We Will Go...*
   (A selection of ghost stories from around the Country. Some of them are just stories...but others are true!)
2. Wicked Women...
   (Sinners or sinned against... you decide. But would you want them in your family?)
3. Curious Clerics...
   (Strange men of the cloth, including some nasty ones)
4. Dastardly Doctors...
   (You would not want to be treated by them!)
5. English Eccentrics...
   (Strange people from history)

For these stories, I can present them in Victorian costume if required.

Please note Ghost stories are more suited to the darker months and are not illustrated.

Memories of Yesteryear

1. Man at Play
   (Leisure activities over the years)
2. The Golden Age of Coaching
   (Horse drawn travel in C18th and C19th)
3. Drainpipe Trousers to Rock 'n Roll*
   (life in Britain in the 1950s)
4. Inn Signs*
   (Selected inn signs and their tales)
5. Yet More Inn Signs*
   (More of the above)
6. A Taste of Ale
   (The history of drinking and the growth of the English pub)
7. Grave Tales & Memorials*
   (The stories behind them)
8. Curiosities*
   (Strange things to see in England and elsewhere)
9. Cross Your Fingers
   (Supsition, folklore and customs)
10. Women at Work
    (Some of the jobs undertaken by women over the years)
11. Warwick 1900-2010*
    (see how the town has changed, or not)
12. North to Alaska
    (The Klondike Gold Rush 1897-1899)

Miscellaneous

1. Have Bell... Will Travel
   (My life as a town crier)
2. A Mixture of Mysteries
   (Mysteries from history... some of which remain unsolved)
3. Eleanor's Way
   (Following the route of the Eleanor Crosses)

By Maureen Sutherland

1. The Art of Coarse Guiding
   (The ups and downs of being a tourist guide)
2. I Was A Live Kidney Donor
   (The journey between decision and donation)

Neither talk is illustrated.

Please note: Most talks given by Graham Sutherland can be presented without slides, if preferred. However, those marked with * cannot be given without illustrations. Own equipment provided and electrically tested and certified.