Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms commemorates its seventieth anniversary this year from when it became operational in August 1939, the week before war was declared. An exhibition opens to the public on 27 August entitled Undercover - Life in Churchill's Bunker and will examine living and working in the Cabinet War Rooms during the Second World War.

The exhibition will focus on the personal accounts of the men and women who worked at the Cabinet War Rooms during the tumultuous events of the Second World War. Images, artefacts and the first-hand oral accounts of those who worked in the Cabinet War Rooms bring the working conditions in Churchill's secret underground headquarters vividly to life.

Current Churchill related books being discussed:

• Randolph Churchill's Young Statesmen 1901-1914
• William Manchester's The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill Visions of Glory 1874-1932
• We also discuss recent articles from the Churchill Centre's publication Finest Hour

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• Saturday 17 July 11.00am
• Wednesday 4 August 2.00pm
• Saturday 14 August 2.00pm
• Wednesday 25 August 11.00am
• Thursday 16 September 2.00pm
• Wednesday 29 September 2.00pm

IWM Duxford launches a brand new tour to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Duxford and the Battle of Britain looks at Duxford's role as a typical Battle of Britain Fighter Station, examining the communications systems employed to win the battle in the air, including the teleprinter communications and the Operations Room.

It also compares and contrasts the iconic aircraft flown during the Battle of Britain - the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109 - and gives visitors an insight into the fighter 'aces' who flew from Duxford, telling some of their more infamous escapades.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about Duxford's role as a Battle of Britain fighter station, with a tour that is only available in this very special anniversary year.

The Churchill Centre will hold its annual black-tie dinner on Thursday evening, September 2, 2010, as part of the Annual Meeting of the American Poltiical Science Association in Washington, D.C.

Our speaker this year is Bill Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard. Prior to going to Washington in 1985, Bill taught politics at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

When making hotel or travel arrangements, be sure to arrive in time on Thursday for this special dinner event.

The concert, which also marks the anniversary of the beginning of the Blitz, will feature the Central Band of the Royal Air Force supported by a range of aircraft displays, period film footage and theatrical performances.

Visitors, who are being encouraged to bring picnics and relax on Chartwell's sloping lawns, will see aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and a dog fight between the two main aircraft of the battle, a Spitfire and ME109 once again taking to the skies above Kent.

A Spitfire will take to the skies as part of the concert.

On the day the first official history of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) is published, its author Keith Jeffery discusses the thrills and challenges of writing such a book. His lecture explores themes such as the Service's relationship with the British government and Armed Forces, its successes and failures in both world wars and Churchill's role in its history.

Keith Jeffery is Professor of British History at Queen's University Belfast.

The Churchill Lecture Series is sponsored by Military History.

Advance tickets on sale now! Regular booking opens 1 September 2010. Tickets will be on sale at the door, subject to availability.

Professor Richard Overy re-evaluates the Battle of Britain on its seventieth anniversary year, examining the stories that have accumulated over the years to separate the myths from the history. He analyses the comparative strengths and weaknesses of the opposing forces and looks at how important the battle was to Britain's survival in 1940.

Richard Overy is Professor of History at the University of Exeter and one of the world's leading historians on the Second World War.

The Churchill Lecture Series is sponsored by Military History.

Advance tickets on sale now! Regular booking opens 1 September 2010. Tickets will be on sale at the door, subject to availability.

From 2004 to 2007 he served as British Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia. Earlier diplomatic experience included working on Iraq, NATO and UN peacekeeping in London, and postings to the British Embassies in Manila and Washington.

Before joining the FCO he worked as an analyst and UK and international investment manager for Morgan Grenfell & Co, a merchant bank in the City of London.