Ups and downs: The Aeronauts review

Barnaby Page
Nov 3 · 5 min read

On 5th September 1862, the pioneering English meteorologist James Glaisher and his pilot rose to more than 30,000 feet in a hot air balloon — roughly the altitude achieved by a modern airliner, and a world record at the time.

In reality Glaisher was in his 50s and long-married, and his pilot was an only slightly younger chap; for The Aeronauts, however, director Tom Harper and writer Jack Thorne have…

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Barnaby Page

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Barnaby is a journalist based in Suffolk, UK. By day he covers science and public policy; by night, film and classical music. He has also been a cinema manager.

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