I took Wig Wag junior, aged thirteen, to see the film. At the end he took my breath away by remarking "Dad,for the first time in my life I feel proud to be British!" He then asked "Can you switch of the BBC in future, maybe play some music instead?"
Sure, Dan Snow's plugs for his history TV were slightly irritating but the BBC would have never have created a production like this. As for the dog I was amused by Snow's lengthy explanation followed by the audience applause when he said the film would be shown uncut.
What did make me shudder was the colour footage of Wg Cdr Gibson as he looked incredibly young. He would have passed muster in a school uniform.
The film was just wonderful. I'll buy the DVD and show it to the rest of the Wig Wags at Christmas.
P.S. slight family connection as Wig Wag senior, long since passed, saw the Wellington trials off the south coast . . .