1830, Russia wants to invade India, Britain wants to invade Russia, from India; Tibet stands between them as an inscrutable, but vast no-man’s land. The “Great Game” is the intricate, political and military, chess game played between Russia and Great Britain to gain Tibet’s allegiance and thereby gain a buffer zone against the Russian threat of invasion. 1903, Sir Francis Younghusband has his expedition poised on the border of Tibet. Join ex-spy and master of disguise Major-General Bishop Poncenby Vainen Schuch-des Forges to hear first-hand stories of International Political Leaders in bar fights with Shepherds. Marvel at his account of storming an impregnable, foreign, Fortresses, dressed as a monkey, disguised as a bearded lady, pretending to be himself. Be dazzled by the retelling of the day he sat on a wasp in front of the Panchen Llama. Wonder at the spectacle of a lone Englishman in the forbidden City of Lhasa, naked but for a sporty hat, umbrella and sensible brogues (brown, unfortunately). Geo-Politics has never been told like this, until now. Don’t miss this roller-coaster, boots on the ground account of Britain’s real, warts and all struggle with Russia, for the allegiance of the Forbidden Country of Tibet, by a genuine, British hero, inspiration, roll-model, convicted felon and National disgrace, with added monkeys and often without trousers.