The Putney Music society was treated to a talk from the former Director-General of the Royal Opera House as their first guest of 2003.

Lord Moser spoke of his origins in Berlin and his family's flight to Putney as "stateless persons" in 1936 following the rise of Hitler.

The group's next guest is David Mellor on February 3, at the Dryburgh Hall, Upper Richmond Road.

January 28, 2003 11:00