This October, a number of UK institutions are hosting hybrid lectures, exhibitions or events that shine a light on Britainโs Cold War experience and its global legacy.

TALKS:
๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ธ: ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ – ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐
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On Friday 10 October 2025, join co-curators Jessica Douthwaite and Federico Varese to discuss the John Le Carrรฉ archive at the Bodleian and the development of this exciting exhibition.
More information: https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/…/tradecraft-the…
๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: ๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฑ๐
On Tuesday 14 October 2025, explore the extraordinary technology and architecture behind Britainโs Cold War radar defences with Thomas Withington.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/lunchtime-lecture-of-golf-ball/1485016132642826
๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐บ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐บ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ธ: ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐, ๐ญ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฏโ๐ณ๐ฒ
On Thursday 23 October 2025, discover how British forces engaged in one of the Cold Warโs most overlooked conflicts with Geraint Hughes.
More information: https://www.nam.ac.uk/…/unknown-war-britain-and-dhofar…

EXHIBITIONS & EXPERIENCES:
(๐ก๐๐ช) ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ: ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐
Bodleian Libraries, Oxford // Open until 6 April 2026
This exhibition delves into the authorโs personal items, sketches, manuscripts, and correspondence, shedding light on how his experiences informed his writing.
More information: https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/lecarre
(๐ก๐๐ช) ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐๐
๐ถ๐๐: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐๐
Imperial War Museum, London // Open until 29 March 2026
This exhibition explores how these Cold War โEmergenciesโ in the1950s became complex civil wars, with a profound effect on those involved.
More information: https://www.iwm.org.uk/…/emergency-exits-the-fight-for…
(๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฆ) ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
York Cold War Bunker // Booking for 29-31 October 2025
Step into a simulated 1983 Cabinet meeting during a nuclear crisis in this immersive audio event.
More information: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/…/york-cold-war…
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