Sir Edmund Hillary
Curated by NZ On Screen team 24 items
This collection celebrates the onscreen legacy of Sir Edmund Hillary, with documentaries, newsreels, dramas and classic TV interviews.
Sir Edmund Hillary Onscreen
This collection celebrates the onscreen legacy of Sir Edmund Hillary — from triumphs of endurance (first atop Everest, tractors to the South Pole, boats up the Ganges) and a lifetime of humanitarian work, to priceless adventures in the NZ outdoors. Tom Scott and Mark Sainsbury — Ed’s TV biographers-turned-mates — offer their own memories of the man.
Television
“He represents the better part of ourselves”
A View from the Top writer Tom Scott reflects on his relationship to Hillary and what “our most famous son” means to Kiwis. Read >