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The world is waiting for news of success from the British expedition on Mount Everest.
James Morris, later to become Jan Morris, is a reporter from The Times newspaper embedded with the team on the mountain. When news arrives that Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay have reached the summit, he must find a way to get the news to London without it leaking to other journalists waiting in Kathmandu.
Morris delivers the news via a secret code.
As the climbing team make their way down the mountain crowds gather to greet the heroes.
Presenter: Wade Davis
By BBC Radio 44.3
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The world is waiting for news of success from the British expedition on Mount Everest.
James Morris, later to become Jan Morris, is a reporter from The Times newspaper embedded with the team on the mountain. When news arrives that Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay have reached the summit, he must find a way to get the news to London without it leaking to other journalists waiting in Kathmandu.
Morris delivers the news via a secret code.
As the climbing team make their way down the mountain crowds gather to greet the heroes.
Presenter: Wade Davis

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