Former BBC TV Correspondent and award-winning journalist Margaret Gilmore gives a series of illuminating talks on modern-day terrorism, security and risk, drawing on her own experiences and on up to the minute assessments from contacts at the highest levels in intelligence and government. Now a leading security analyst her lectures cover the key global events of our day from the devastating impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic to recent terrorist attacks, and the assassination of Russian spies on the streets of Britain. She investigates recent attacks in London and Manchester, the impact of terrorism in places like Syria on security back home, the secrets of the spies who fight terrorism and the Salisbury poisonings. Sometimes the truth is more amazing than spy fiction!
Margaret has been an authoritative face on British TV for more than 20 years. Her distinguished career saw her cover high-profile stories from across the world for the BBC including 9/11 and the July 7th London bombings. She has first-hand experience reporting from the frontline on some of the toughest and most sensitive assignments and has travelled extensively worldwide. She has worked for the leading UK security think tank RUSI and lectures and makes frequent media appearances as an expert analyst.
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