Wilful Murder? The Story of the Lusitania

Speaker: Andrew Lound

Warfare has always produced a number of horrendous incidents, but one remains as controversial today as it did in 1915 – the sinking of the crack Cunard liner ‘Lusitania’. In a dramatic presentation featuring music and visual effects Andrew traces the history of the ship, the circumstances of her demise and efforts to salvage the wreck. With the sinking of the Lusitania the myth of chivalrous warfare was exploded forever. A performance to remember. Images, Music, Props, Costume.

The RMS Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat on the 7th May 1915 0ff the southern coast of Ireland. The British ocean liner went down in just 18 minutes, resulting in the deaths of 1,198 of the 1,959 people on board, including 128 Americans.

Andrew Lound

Andrew has been presenting public lectures and staging exhibitions for nearly 50 years and has participated in thousands of events. He regularly tours the UK with his Trademark Odyssey Dramatic Presentations® and Lectures® and is invited back time and again due to popular demand. He has supported astronomy and space science public awareness in the United Kingdom since the late 1970s having organized and funded many public activities in support of Birmingham Museum of Science & Industry. He was also co-organizer of the National Astronomy & Spaceflight Shows—shows of a style that changed the public view of astronomy events. He conceived and managed a large number of public science projects using developing technologies including telerobotics.