Missed Mincemeat but watched the Commando programme. Excellent and informative. We saw a night opposed assault by boat with live ammunition fired just above them so that they could hear the crack of the bullet passing them. This was watched by the usual dignitaries (who were thus spared such dangers). "Good job they weren't watching the rehearsal, we managed to kill a man!".
I missed the bit about the RAF refusing to supply aircraft. I presume that referred to Transports for the cancelled Para drops. If so, a wise decision? We certainly supplied fighter and bomber aircraft and lost 106 v 48 lost by the Luftwaffe. Wiki suggests that Operation Rutter was cover for Sholto Douglas's Fighter Command to draw the Luftwaffe into battle. Like Mountbatten himself, he should have had a Sgt Wilson type asking, "Do you think that's very wise, Sir?".