Steve Jones show

Title

Steve Jones show

Genre

Interview

TX Date

2 Mar 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:07:22

Description

Steve Jones interview with Lord Hunt (John Hunt), leader of the first successful assault on Mount Everest in 1953. Recalls Everest expedition with Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay; on leadership in the army and National Service; on reform of House of Lords. In two parts.

Contributors

John Hunt; Steve Jones

Keywords

National service; Leadership; John Hunt; House of Lords; Army; Mountaineering expeditions; Mount Everest; Edmund Hillary; Sherpa Tenzing Norgay

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