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The Conquest of Everest

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

At 11.30am on 29 May 1953,
Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing reached the summit of Everest - the first men ever to scale the world's highest peak. A few days later, on Coronation Day, news of the success of the British expedition, led by Sir John Hunt , reached London. Commentary written by LOUIS MACNEICE and spoken by Meredith Edwards Music by ARTHUR BENJAMIN Filmed by THOMAS STOBART and GEORGE LOWE
(Produced with the cooperation of the Royal Geographical Society and the Alpine Club)
0 FILMS: page 26

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Edmund Hillary
Unknown:
John Hunt
Written By:
Louis MacNeice
Music By:
Arthur Benjamin
Unknown:
Thomas Stobart
Unknown:
George Lowe
Source: Radio Times

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