The sixth Hinsley Memorial Lecture will take place on 24 October at 5 p.m. in the Fisher Building, St John's College. Peter Hennessy, FBA, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary, University of London, will give a lecture entitled The last customer: British intelligence and the British historian. The lecture is open to members of the University and others who are interested and will be preceded by tea at 4.30 p.m.