THE Lunar Society is the title of the next talk in Malvern Museum’s winter lecture series.

Dr Sally Dickinson will illuminate the lives and work of Erasmus Darwin, Matthew Boulton, James Watt, Joseph Priestley and Josiah Wedgewood.

Collectively known as the Fathers of the Industrial Revolution, they opened up the world of manufacturing, engineering, science and medicine.

The talk is at Christchurch Hall, Avenue Road, on Friday, January 25 at 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £2, refreshments 50p.