Upcoming Aviation TV Programme

[Dan4th]

[Gaz]

That should be Iconic's homepage!!

[Stigish]

Pinging Hell, Top Gun started on ITV @ 23:05! Why didn't I check the bloody TV listings earlier ! Well I still get to see the main bulk of it

[Checkflaps]

Prefer the newer French film - better jets and better filming.

Les Chevalier du Ciel (or Sky Fighters for the English speaking world)

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[Saracenman]

thanks to Mayfly for the heads-up on two interesting BBC Four programmes, now available on iPlayer:

High Flyers: How Britain Took to the Air

A documentary celebrating the golden age of air travel, when in the 1920s and 1930s Britain ruled the skies, and style and glamour were a passport to adventure.

and...


Around the World by Zeppelin

In 1929, for the first time in history a Graf Zeppelin circumnavigated the globe. Beneath the enormous airship hung a gondola to accommodate the lucky passengers and crew for the duration of the 21-day voyage, among them the young journalist Lady Grace Drummond-Hay, reporting for the Hearst media empire. Based upon her letters and diaries and told exclusively through archival and newsreel film from the time, this film relives the incredible voyage.

As a crew of forty kept the zeppelin in the air, Lady Grace feasted her eyes on the world's major cities, white alpine peaks, oceans and swamps, and fell in love with a married man. Rare archival footage gives glimpses of day-to-day life in a zeppelin gondola, Grace listening to one of her fellow passengers playing the accordion, the repair of a tear in the cloth shell during the flight, the sleeping cabins and lounge, and the splendid views from the windows. The film offers a fascinating look into the world of the roaring twenties which would soon be gone forever.

I've not watched either yet, but they look fascinating

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[Mayfly]

Thanks for finding this thread - I couldn't

[Xplumberlives]

Prefer the newer French film - better jets and better filming.

Les Chevalier du Ciel (or Sky Fighters for the English speaking world)

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Try this one for size.

[Checkflaps]

Yep thats the one. I have the whole film on DVD at home ( I think it was about a fiver on Amazon). Too bad the DVD player is trashed at the moment. Good film, a bit cheesy in American English, but stunning filming and an almost believable plot line.

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[Mayfly]

TONIGHT 4th March

http://news.bbc.co.uk./1/hi/world/8547329.stm?ls

[Xplumberlives]

A bit of an EOD busmans holiday!

[Mayfly]

Thursday 11th March on Quest @ 21.00 hrs Chris Barrie 'Bombers'

[Gaz]

Sky plussed!

After all, me and "The Bazzer" are best mates, don't you know

[Mayfly]

One for Wedgy & me

Thursday 25th March Ch 4 at 21.00hrs

C17 Hospital

[Gaz]

That looks interesting. That'll be sky plussed shortly!

[Mayfly]

Please don't call me Shortly........

[Wedgy]

One for Wedgy & me

Thursday 25th March Ch 4 at 21.00hrs

C17 Hospital

Looking forward to it

[Xplumberlives]

Looking forward to an S.M. free programme!

[Wedgy]

One for Wedgy & me

Thursday 25th March Ch 4 at 21.00hrs

C17 Hospital

Halfway through .....

Very proud of our boys!
And Very humbled by the work of these aircraft and their crews.

[SnailRFC]

One for Wedgy & me

Thursday 25th March Ch 4 at 21.00hrs

C17 Hospital

Halfway through .....

Very proud of our boys!
And Very humbled by the work of these aircraft and their crews.

I always knew Channel 4 +1 would come in handy one day!!

[Wedgy]

Well worth it. A VERY VERY VERY powerful programme.

[Hihonyr8811]

Really excellent program.

[Xplumberlives]

A great programme, very impressive to see them build an entire intensive care ward within the belly of the aircraft!

Such wonderful professionals and what a pleasant change to see a humble pilot!

[Stigish]

That really was a touching documentry. Over 200 sorties in 1yr & often going for 2+ days without rest

[Mayfly]

A great programme, very impressive to see them build an entire intensive care ward within the belly of the aircraft!

Such wonderful professionals and what a pleasant change to see a humble pilot!

On the contrary I know many humble pilots, and very few who are not. It depends what environment you worked in!!

Haven't seen it yet think I'll save it to watch tomorrow evening as TV on Saturdays is rubbish - pleased it was worth linking it

[SnailRFC]

For those with Sky, I suggest either;
A - Drop everything on Sunday and watch the Military Channel
B - Clear your Sky Plus box and record the Military Channel All Day Long.

10am - the Hindenburg Disaster
11am - Secret Superpower Aircraft - Harrier/Quest for Vertical take off
12pm - Secret Superpower Aircraft - MIG21 and Yak 25
1pm - Secret Superpower Aircraft - M-4 Bison Bomber
2pm - Secret Superpower Aircraft - Spy planes/Wild Cherry
3pm - Stealth - Flying invisible
4pm - The Vulcan Bomber
5pm - Dogfights: Greatest Air Battles
7pm - Secret Russian Aircraft of WWII
8pm - Secret Luftwaffe of WWII
9pm - The Bombing War

Happy Viewing!