RGS Presents: The Future of Exploration Live with Tim Marshall

Join us for a live recording of The Future of Exploration with award-winning journalist and bestselling author Tim Marshall, interviewed by Matt Pycroft.

Tim Marshall is one of the UK’s most respected geopolitical commentators and the author of Prisoners of Geography. With decades of experience reporting from conflict zones and global hotspots, his work reveals how geography continues to shape politics, power, and the future of nations.

In this conversation, Tim turns his attention beyond Earth, exploring the emerging geopolitics of space. As nations and private companies race to expand their presence beyond our planet, what does exploration mean in this new frontier?

Hosted by Matt Pycroft, this new RGS podcast series is an inquiry into what it means to explore in a rapidly changing world. We’ll speak with leading thinkers, scientists, and explorers to examine both the practical frontiers and the philosophical questions that define modern discovery.

The series asks what’s left to explore, how exploration is changing, and why it matters more now than ever before – a conversation that will challenge assumptions, broaden perspective, and help shape how we understand the unknown in the decades ahead.

The Future of Exploration is a series of conversations into what it means to explore in a rapidly changing world. Bringing together leading thinkers, scientists, and explorers, it examines both the practical frontiers and the philosophical questions that define modern discovery. What’s left to explore? How is exploration evolving? And why does it matter more than ever?

Join us in-person at the Society to make the most of the event. The bar will be open in the Map Room from 6.00pm, and again after the event, offering the perfect setting to connect, reflect, and continue the conversation. Enjoy a summer night on the Society’s Terrace in the heart of South Kensington before the recording.

By attending in-person, you’ll also have the opportunity to ask your questions directly to the speaker, although the conversation will be livestreamed, audience Q&A will be exclusive to those in the Theatre.

Booking information

• Advance booking for this event is required. In order to book you will need an account on our website. If you already have an account you will be prompted to log in when you click 'book now'. Please create an account if you do not have one yet (you do not need to be a member of the Society to create an account).

Attending in-person

• We do not issue tickets (electronic or physical) for this event. Instead your name will be on a list at the door. Please use the Society's entrance on Exhibition Road.

Attending online

• If you are attending the event online, the joining instructions will be included in your confirmation email.

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Accessibility at our events

We want everyone to feel welcome at our events. Key accessibility features of this event include:

• Step-free access to the event
• Accessible toilets
• Assistance dogs are welcome
• Hearing loop

For full details, please visit our accessibility page. If you have any questions or specific access requirements, feel free to get in touch with us on access@rgs.org