Hereford Military History Festival

05/06/2026

🎟️ NEW EVENTS 🎟️

Tickets are on sale now for the Hereford Military History Festival, taking place from Friday 25th - Sunday 27th September 2026!

New events have been added to our weekend programme, featuring internationally renowned writers and thinkers, including Ben Okri, Georgina Godwin, Damien Lewis, Eleanor Anstruther, Steve Crawshaw, Paul Preston and Krishna Thapa.

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04/06/2026

Tim Spicer reveals his new book, An Axe and Four Balloons, the biography of Lt. Col. Brian Franks DSO, MC, the man who saved the SAS.

Discover two other famous men - David Birkin (A Dangerous Enterprise), and Wilfred 'Biffy' Dunderdale (A Suspicion of Spies), both of whom worked for SIS. The story of these three heroes of Special Operations are unusually linked...

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02/06/2026

Five historic Hereford City venues will host events during this year’s Military History Festival 25 - 27 September 2026. Bringing together authors, historians and military experts. Unique backdrops for a fascinating programme of engaging talks and insightful debates.

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Festival Venues:
Hereford Cathedral
The Green Dragon Hotel
The Pavilion at Castle Green
College Hall, Hereford Cathedral
St Peter's and St James, Hereford

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02/06/2026

Bomb disposal and counter terrorism specialist, Major Chris Hunter takes us behind the scenes of war torn countries in which he still works today, with inspirational stories of risking his life for others on a daily basis . Chris was the British Army's most experienced bomb disposal expert and he became so effective disarming and defusing these deadly devices that terrorists from both sides of the conflict soon recognised the role he was playing and made him a target. Chris’ bravery and loyal service led to him being awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal. Author of ‘Eight Lives Down’ and Extreme Risk look back on his time in war zones. Chris is still regularly in those war zones and will take us through the realities he faces being there today.

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31/05/2026

Colin Freeman is a former chief foreign correspondent of The Sunday Telegraph. In his new book The Mad and the Brave, he tells the story of the Ukraine war through the eyes of Britons and Americans serving with Ukraine's International Legion. The Legion was created three days into the Russian invasion, when President Volodymr Zelensky issued a desperate appeal for foreign military volunteers to help defend his country. Colin's book recreates their lives on the frontlines, and asks why they chose to go in the first place, given that many had no prior military training. Their experiences are frequently terrifying, sometimes tragic, sometimes comic, and sometimes glorious…

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31/05/2026

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Explore the history of the SAS at Hereford Cathedral on 26 September. Panel includes Allison Pearson. Discusses SAS origins, UK security, and human…

30/05/2026

Join us for an enlightening conversation with Burma Star Memorial Fund Chairman Viscount Slim, descendant of Campaign leader General Sir William Slim along with BSMF Director Mark Cann, they will bring to life not only the strategy and scale of the Burma Campaign but also the extraordinary human stories behind it and why they continue to matter today. Lucy Betteridge Dyson tells of the remarkable contributions of animals in Burma, how the bravery of soldiers and the loyalty of animals shaped the region’s story. Chaired by Nicholas Soames – Lord Soames of Fletching they discuss what makes a great leader, how does this history reflect what is happening in Burma today?

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28/05/2026

The SAS - Past, Present and Future.
The First Event in the Stirling Memorial Series. Saturday 26 September at Hereford Cathedral.

Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, Richard Williams, George Simm and Bob Parr bring decades of first-hand SAS experience to a discussion with the Daily Telegraph’s Allison Pearson.

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25/05/2026

Alexander: In 336 BCE, at the age of twenty, a wide-eyed boy from the hills of Macedon, inherited a tumbledown kingdom, a pile of debts and an army which answered to nobody. In Alexander : GOD. KING. MAN. Professor Edmund Richardson tells how, desperate to hold on to power, he led the army into the heart of the vast Persian Empire, and inadvertently began the greatest military campaign in history.

Alexander is a cinematic,revelatory retelling of one of the most elusive stories in history.

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24/05/2026

Patrick Baty reveals his new book 'The Regimental Identity': For the first time ever, the history of the SAS well-known and unique insignia has been presented with their origins in the Western Desert, Ancient Egypt and the Varsity rowing teams. The significance of colours; the ethos of the Regiment, laid down so clearly by David Stirling; the famous Clocktower, the tartan and the stained glass window in Hereford Cathedral.

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