David Bell the plague doctor guest speaker after dinner speaker

~~~~~~~~ now also available through Zoom ~~~~~~~~

STOP PRESS . . . 24 Feb 2021 . . . . congratulations to Wilmslow U3A for attracting over 100 members to their very first Zoom Meeting

Their Guest Speaker ? The Plague Doctor of course.

"We all thought that your refreshingly entertaining talk transferred seamlessly to Zoom. Congratulations"

"More than 50 of our club members 'tuned in' on their laptops and IPads at home"

North Notts Friends of the National Trust

David Bell is a popular & hugely entertaining guest speaker; recommended by hundreds of Clubs and Societies across the UK. He is different, and will not only surprise you but will also make you think . . . . and certainly make you smile.

When David retired to the delightful little Peak District village of Eyam he was confident that its famous plague heritage would be nothing other than a passing distraction. He could not have been more wrong. Tens of thousands of tourists flock to Eyam every year to see for themselves where a brave disease driven lockdown was played out with such tragic consequences.

Don't expect too much doom and gloom from this compelling speaker however.

David Bell's tongue-in-cheek take on staying fit and well and avoiding disease 350 years ago will convince you that, even in these troubled times, we all have a lot to be thankful for.

The odds were stacked against most people when it came to surviving the plague. There was no 'science', 'flattening the curve' or lowering the 'R number'. It was a case of 'que sera sera' and getting on with the grind of coping with the mundane, irritating ailments of the day such as . . . . bladder-stones, itching haemorrhoids and acute constipation ! . . . . So, brace yourself, clench your buttocks and see how a 17th century doctor coped in lockdown !

"After four decades as a straight-laced civil servant I never imagined," said David, "that I would now be 'hamming it up' with a life-sized inflatable dummy as my side-kick."

"Looking back at early healthcare, it's hardly surprising that patients then were as likely to die from the prescribed cure than their actual illness." added David.

“Despite all we are going through laughter is still the best medicine" commented Janet Staine of The Crosspool Ladies Group in Sheffield. "David Bell came to entertain our members and immediately won us over. He had us all in fits of giggles throughout his 70 minute session. David is thoroughly engaging with an uncanny knack of being able to draw you in with his wonderful storytelling. Whenever he is in your area just go and see him for yourself; he really does spin a fabulous tale - with a surprising ending - and you will feel all the better for it "

A mid-week full house says it all

Hilton Hotel, Sheffield

Buttock clenchingly brilliant.!!

'Luvly Lasses' of Halifax

We didn't expect that!

Winding Wheel, Chesterfield.

An hour of sheer joy

Trent Lock Country Club Notts.

It was great to see our member's happy faces as they left the hall.

Rutland U3A Leicestershire

What a great night.

Misson WI South Yorkshire

A resounding success

Oundle U3A Peterborough

A giggle filled hour.

Regent Hotel Doncaster

10 out of 10

Thrapston U3A Northampton

Highly recommended.

Horwich Probus, Gtr Manchester.

Thought provoking, so amusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friends of the National Trust Leicestershire

His bedside manners were impeccable !! . . . . . . . The 'Just Jam' Ladies Society Stoke on Trent

Wonderfully different . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fulford Golf Club York

Very funny and original . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World Heritage Centre, Cromford Mill, Derbyshire

Outstanding storytelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friends of The National Trust Staffordshire

Wonderful tonic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woodhall Spa U3a Lincolnshire

A raconteur par excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todmorden U3A West Yorkhire

Came highly recommended & didn't disappoint . . Northampton U3A

The best speaker we have hired . . . . . . . . . . . . Poynton Probus Greater Manchester

Engaging, compelling, superb timing . . . . . . . . . . The Salvation Army Leicester

Made us smile and made our day . . . . . . . . . . . Masonic Annual Lunch Nottinghamshire

Laugh a minute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abbeydale Ladies Golf Society Sheffield

A one-man-show rather than a talk. Fantastic . . . East Midlands History Group

Brilliant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manor Lodge Sheffield

. . . . . . and many more

Doreen Edwards & Bev Brooke, both travelled

from Australia to the UK especially for their

International Trefoil Convention . . . .

"It was well worth it for so many reasons,

not least the after-dinner entertainment.

The Plague Doctor had us all in stitches.

Outstanding"

Standard talk fee from £75.00 + return mileage supplement @ 45p per mile

ZOOM talks now available from only £50.00

Enquire now for remaining dates in 2021 . . . . . . booking to 2022/23

telephone : 01433 639392 email : bell.eyam@sky.com

Click below for short excerpt from a recent show :

(other videos also available to view via Youtube)