Martin Pailthorpe
Lectures, Courses and Talks
I am a confident and experienced public speaker, and can tailor lavishly illustrated talks about my experiences behind the camera to any age group, from Primary School pupils to University Students and Lecture Societies.
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Subject matter can be a pick and pix from the programmes I have made - some examples below - follow individual links for programme details!
Testimonials
A few examples :
History
The survival stories behind two World War Two epics, as retold by Ray Mears.
`Real Heroes of Telemark' looks the logistics behind filming the true story of Hitlers atomic bomb programme. How did the extraordinary truth differ from the Hollywood blockbuster account, featuring interviews with survivors and re-enactment of key moments in the locations where they happened.
`Extreme Survival - Belarus' - tells the story (several years before the Daniel Craig movie `Defiance') of the Jewish partisan army that helped push the Germans out of Eastern Europe agains overwhelming odds and unimaginable atrocities.
Wildlife
From Albatross, with Carol Thatcher on the Falkland Islands, to the basics of survival on the parched African plains with Kate Humble and Simon King, via Shark predatory behavior worldwide, and teaching goldfish to play football!
Extreme Adventure -
Everest - Beyond the Limit - the story behind one of the most deadly climbing seasons on Everest, following an expedition across the Tibetan Plateau to climb the North Ridge, and the logistics needed to film all the way up to the summit and back.
Lost Worlds - to Guyana and Borneo with Monty Halls and Leo Houlding, on the trail of rare wildlife, unclimbed cliffs and hitherto uncharted waterfalls and cave systems.
Expedition Everest - to the far flung corners of Sichuan, in China, researching Yeti Myths, for a new ride at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
Survival -
From One Extreme to Another -filming with Ray Mears, Bear Grylls, Chris Ryan, Monty Halls and Leo Houlding - from Siberia at -40, to over 100 degrees in the Australian Outback, taking in the steamy jungles of Honduras and Guyana, and the altitude of Mount Everest. Never mind the presenters, how do the film crews survive.
Impressive adventures, breathtaking photographs and a fair dash of humour.
We could have happily listened all night; you have some incredible stories to tell.
Sea Moor Explore
A knowledgeable and passionate speaker with the gift of observational humour!
Guildford Travel Club
A massive thank you for doing the talk for us. It was just what we wanted and I had many people raving about finding such a good speaker so thank you!
Geography Society
University of Reading
An amazing talk...
Sunningdale School
'Perfect for the children who lapped it up. A great success.'
Ian Adams, Hallgrove School, Surrey
'Martin was excellent. He was first rate with the children. His presentation was slick and interesting. He spent ages answering questions. Ideal for this age group (11-13 years old)'
Jim Bischoff, Senior Master, Pinewood School
'Martin was excellent. A fair few pupils were bounding up to me after the event to express how 'brilliant' he'd been. Moreover - both pupils and colleagues described him as 'compelling, insightful and very entertaining'.'
Sindre Vandvik, Canford School
Geography
From Mountains, Rivers, Deserts, Caves, Jungles and extremes of heat and cold to Continental Drift - from environmental issues such as rhino poaching in South Africa and the depletion of albatross colonies in the South Atlantic to the the crisis of identity in the indigenous populations of the Arctic and New Zealand.
TV Production
For Schools, Colleges and Universities - looking at all aspects of TV production - preparation, filming, post production - pulling on 30 years of experience in tv journalism, drama-documentary (999), wildlife and adventure film making (Ray Mears, Bear Grylls, Sharks, Everest etc), cookery (Hungry Sailors), clip and archive shows and much more.
