Leslie Mitchell Movies

In 1951, the 3rd French expedition to the Himalayas set out to conquer Nanda Devi (7,800 m). The attempt to cross the ridge between the main peak and...

Highlights from the Farnborough Airshow of 1952.

On August 29, 1949, the Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb. Locals heard a roar, followed by the earth shaking, the walls of clay houses...

A documentary about the Penlee Lifeboat and her crew, based around the Cornish fishing village of Mousehole.

Highlights from the 1949 Farnborough Air Show.

Brief summary of the Berlin airlift taken from newsreel material.

Visit to concentration camps.

Documentary featuring aircraft from the 1953 Farnborough Airshow.

With factories established at Risley, Capenhurst, Springfield and Windscale, Britain's atomic research is forging ahead.