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THE AERONAUTS

It’s apt that during an August 2018 week in which Britain has seen crazy weather – swinging from heatwave to torrential rain, floods to lightning – TF is on set of a film that explores the early days of meteorology. And the presence of working hot-air balloons means that weather forecasts are pored over even more than usual to determine the shooting schedule (high 26°c, low 16°c, winds WSW at 13-30km/h, in case you’re asking).

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