Fuchs And Hillary
Series
- Series Name
- Transatlantic Teleview
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- COI synopsis: In an interview with Robert McKenzie, (recorded in March, 1956) two members of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition - Dr. Vivian Fuchs, leader of the expedition, and Sir Edmund Hillary, in charge of the New Zealand party - discuss details of their plans for the crossing of the Antarctic continent during 1956-58.
- Researcher Comments
- Another version of this issue was produced with the title Across The Atlantic.
- Keywords
- Exploration and explorers
- Written sources
- The National Archives INF 6 /1985 - used for synopsis
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
- COI Reference
- MI 793/17
- Credits:
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- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign Office
- Presenter
- Robert McKenzie
- Production Co.
- World Wide Pictures Ltd
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Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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How to cite this record
'Fuchs And Hillary', Transatlantic Teleview Issue No. 17, 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/329680 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)