Mark Thompson's Guinness World Record Lecture Attempt

Mark Thompson's Guinness World Record Lecture Attempt

Saturday 11th September 2021 from 12:00pm to Friday 17th September 2021 06:00am

Thomas Paine Study Centre - University of East Anglia
Chancellors Drive, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ

Starting at noon on September 11th 2021, Mark Thompson (broadcaster and author) will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for Longest Marathon Lecture, which stands at 139 hr 42 min 56 sec. Mark will need to be lecturing for around 140 hours to do this!

As a proud Ambassador for Barnardo’s, Mark will be using this event to raise much-needed funds for them.

To be successful, Mark must have an audience member present at all times while lecturing – day and night! The whole event has been split into sessions; by signing up as an audience member, you will get to be part of the official Guinness World Record attempt!

Please note that this has already taken place on 11/09/2021

Event booking

Book to attend Mark's World record attempt lecture via the Eventbrite website.

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