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Travellers in Time

on BBC Two England

Six films of early exploration Introduced by the pioneer polar explorer Duncan Carse 2: Wings Over Africa (1925) 'Congratulations Cobham! Magnificent show: now sit down and tell me all about it.' The words of King George V to the pioneer aviator
Sir Alan Cobham , on his return from his great trail-blazing flight from Croydon to Cape Town and back.
Altogether his primitive single-engine bi-plane flew some 8,000 miles, taking the first aerial pictures of the pyramids, crossing vast tracts of unexplored jungle, and nearly crashing into the Victoria Falls.
The second film in this superb series
(THE SUNDAY TIMES)
A whiff of adventure (TIME OUT) Original photographer BASIL EMMOTT Film editor PADDY WILSON
Producer RICHARD ROBINSON (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Alan Cobham
Editor:
Paddy Wilson
Producer:
Richard Robinson

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