Author Archives: Jim

The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest – New film tackles mountain mystery

Posted on 13 July 2010 by Jim

As every pub quiz captain knows, Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing became the first mountaineers to climb Everest, the highest peak in the world, in 1953. But were they really the first? In 1924, pioneering British climbers George Mallory and … Continue reading →

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Football is more than a game in One Night in Turin

Posted on 28 April 2010 by Jim

  One Night in Turin is the story of the England football team’s efforts to win the World Cup in Italy in 1990, when manager Bobby Robson and a side inspired by the flair of Paul ‘Gazza’ Gascoigne made it … Continue reading →

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