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  1. High Altitude Flying

    Date released
    31 Aug 1942
    Series name
    Gaumont British News
    Issue no
    903
    NoS ID
    063020
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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  2. Man at High Altitude (1977 Film)

    Director
    D A Heath
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows how a man acclimatizes and how many animal species adapt to high altitude. Looks at the body build of the Quechua Indians and at their biologically successful life in the Andes, contrasted with the...

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  3. Duffy meets Chris Bonnington (1983)

    An interview with Sir Chris Bonnington, a climber experienced in high-altitude expeditions. He talks about his latest book ‘Everest with Unclimbed Ridge’.

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  4. With High Ambition

    Date released
    11 Mar 1935
    Series name
    Universal News
    Issue no
    487
    NoS ID
    141301
    Story no
    5 / 11
    Extras
    1 commentary sheet

    Altitude experiments.

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  5. High Altitude Record Flight of Nine and a Half Miles by Squadron-Leader FRD Swain

    Date released
    1 Oct 1936
    Series name
    Gaumont British News
    Issue no
    288
    NoS ID
    055195
    Story no
    3 / 14
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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  6. Into Thin Air (2005)

    Subject
    Medical sciences; Sports science

    This programme looks at the physical and mental effects that high altitude has on the body of climbers. Tim Malyon investigates the psychological drive, the physiological consequences and the payoffs of...

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  7. Trading Societies of Western Nepal (1972 Film)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 53 minutes), £50.00

    Discusses the traditional trans-Himalayan trade links the relatively low-altitude, grain-growing regions of Nepal with high-altitude Tibet, the traditional source of most of the salt and wool imported by...

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  8. Earth Resources Rocket

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    117
    NoS ID
    325505
    Story no
    1 / 4

    COI synopsis: Britain’s ‘Blue Streak’ rocket has been adapted for high altitude photographic survey work. It’s a unique system that can reach nearly the altitude and coverage of a satellite, yet...

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  9. US Test Airliner for Stratosphere

    Date released
    19 Feb 1940
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    936
    NoS ID
    037135
    Story no
    6 / 7

    Giant new plane will carry passengers with maximum comfort and speed in long-distance-high-altitude flights.

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  10. A High Old Time

    Date released
    26 Mar 1931
    Series name
    Universal News
    Issue no
    74
    NoS ID
    137722
    Story no
    6 / 9
    Extras
    1 commentary sheet

    New altitude record for women created.

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