Dive into an evening of storytelling where orcas rebel, anglerfish steal the spotlight, and the deep sea lights up with bioluminescent magic. Not your average ocean talk – expect sass, sparkle, and sea creatures with attitude with Elissa Phillips, Director of Incredible Oceans.

Elissa Phillips, Director of Incredible Oceans, is a voice for the sea and one of today’s most dynamic anti-whaling campaigners. Facing criminal charges in Iceland for her peaceful protests against the brutal killing of fin whales with exploding harpoons, she continues to take her fight global. She’s been invited to COP29 to speak on commercial whaling and recently brought human rights into the spotlight while moderating a high-profile panel at the UN Ocean Summit. When she’s not on the world stage, Elissa is on the road with Incredible Oceans captivating audiences with strange and wonderful ocean stories and inspiring action to protect our blue planet.

Plus Sussex Wildlife’s Henri Brocklebank on Sussex’ss remarkable kelp forests.

‘Weather mixed, lots of good buildings’ – a picture postcard tour of twentieth century seaside architecture.

Enjoy a nostalgic stroll around the good, the bad and the ugly of seaside architecture from 1920 to 2000. In this illustrated talk, based on her new book, author and historian Kathryn Ferry uses picture postcards to highlight how design trends including Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Brutalism, shaped our seafronts, taking in everything from piers and pools to beach huts and amusement arcades.