BBC4 to do plane spotting live

[flybeboy]

Coming soon on bbc4 plane spotting live in coming weeks, just seen add, plug for it on bbc4 , with the add saying see how many differant types we can see in a week. Looks good😊

[TartinTon]

Off to the spotters page with you!!

[Wycombe]

Perhaps they've been watching "Big Jet TV" on YouTube!

[ATNotts]

Coming soon on bbc4 plane spotting live in coming weeks, just seen add, plug for it on bbc4 , with the add saying see how many differant types we can see in a week. Looks good😊

If it's as appalling as the "Train Spotting Live" that they did a few years ago, fronted by Peter Snow among others then it won't be worth watching. Hopefully they've learnt something from that an this next foray into a transport based hobby will be rather more successful!

[DaveReidUK]

If it's as appalling as the "Train Spotting Live" that they did a few years ago, fronted by Peter Snow among others then it won't be worth watching.

I didn't see that, but I understand it also featured the delectable Hannah Fry talking about the mathematics of railways.

Here's hoping ... :O

[togsdragracing]

If it's the BBC then I will be running the stopwatch to see how long it takes them to have a pop at President Trump. Context? They'll find one.

[Captivep]

If it's the BBC then I will be running the stopwatch to see how long it takes them to have a pop at President Trump. Context? They'll find one.
Presumably if they don't mention him at all you'll come back here to apologise for such a ridiculous bit of shoe-horning?

More importantly, does anyone know when it's on?

[Planemike]

Indeed a ridiculous statement to make.........

[Stretchwell]

I believe that the proposed presenter will make this an excellent programme. 🤔😬👍

[AeroSpark]

I believe that the proposed presenter will make this an excellent programme. 🤔😬👍

Jason Unsworth?;)

[packapoo]

David Walliams.....

[AndoniP]

David Walliams.....

eurgh i hope that was a joke

[Hot 'n' High]

Jason Unsworth?;)

And Jason is far too busy setting up airlines to be bothered with such a task! Tho he clearly has the "extensive aviation knowledge" box ticked! ;)

[N707ZS]

I remember the last time tv tried to film a spotter spotting they found a parker wearing long haired individual with a snotty nose and a note pad. Hope they don't find anymore of those.

[kcockayne]

You forgot the boils on the back of his neck.

[DaveReidUK]

Scheduled to go out Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday next week.

Sadly no Hannah Fry this time round, er I mean no mathematical input. :O

[OntimeexceptACARS]

Hannah Fry? See where you are going Dave Reid. Not her area, but my choice would be Suzannah Lipscomb. Planes? What planes?

[radiosutch]

If it's the BBC then I will be running the stopwatch to see how long it takes them to have a pop at President Trump. Context? They'll find one.

Despite Brexit !

[MPN11]

OK, I gave it 5 minutes just to be polite. :ooh:

[wub]

That’s half an hour of my life I’ll never get back

[dpsilverba]

That’s half an hour of my life I’ll never get back

One and a half hours if you watch the rest! :rolleyes: Liked the ex BA Captain though.

Den

[Evanelpus]

It’s awful, awful, awful.

The PC brigade loved the black spotter and the presenter in a wheelchair. Peter Snow looks as though he’s waiting for God’s waiting room and wtf is that boiler suited loony? At least it sounds that Andi Peters knows something about plane spotting.

[ATNotts]

If it's as appalling as the "Train Spotting Live" that they did a few years ago, fronted by Peter Snow among others then it won't be worth watching. Hopefully they've learnt something from that an this next foray into a transport based hobby will be rather more successful!

Watching the first of the three editions on catch-up and I was right!! Nothing learnt, full of stereotypical "spotters", total incompetence from the lead presenter, Peter Snow and as has been pointed out already, with a full quota of minority boxes ticked.

What did the BBC think they were doing commissioning this programme, and presenting it in this way? It will do little to promote aviation as a hobby (not just the narrow number crunching side). Dreadful!

Anyone think otherwise?

[Curious Pax]

Not the most challenging programme I’ve ever seen, but some reactions here are priceless. A bit like a group of Michelin-starred chefs ranting about Ready Steady Cook!

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It’s awful, awful, awful.

The PC brigade loved the black spotter and the presenter in a wheelchair. Peter Snow looks as though he’s waiting for God’s waiting room and wtf is that boiler suited loony? At least it sounds that Andi Peters knows something about plane spotting.

Perhaps if you could get past your prejudices you’d see that the black spotter was able to speak a lot more coherently than a number of his white counterparts. And as for using an ex Marine, and qualified pilot (via a charity specialising in disabled flying) who has won a BAFTA award for TV presenting for an aviation programme - outrageous!

[Andy_S]

At least it sounds that Andi Peters knows something about plane spotting.

At least up to the point where he struggled to distinguish a 727 from a 737.....

[AndoniP]

Not the most challenging programme I’ve ever seen, but some reactions here are priceless. A bit like a group of Michelin-starred chefs ranting about Ready Steady Cook!

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Perhaps if you could get past your prejudices you’d see that the black spotter was able to speak a lot more coherently than a number of his white counterparts. And as for using an ex Marine, and qualified pilot (via a charity specialising in disabled flying) who has won a BAFTA award for TV presenting for an aviation programme - outrageous!



there was no prejudice there. all he's saying is that the bbc is trying to tick all the PC boxes. he did forget the transgender BA captain though.

arthur williams can't present a TV programme for toffee imo. his series on flying around the british isles was very nice, mostly due to the filming and scenery, but at myrtle avenue trying to blag his way through 10 minutes, painful.

[MPN11]

Regardless of you view, you can express it here ... https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/faqs/forms

[Evanelpus]

At least up to the point where he struggled to distinguish a 727 from a 737.....

Are you really Andy P?

[Evanelpus]

there was no prejudice there. all he's saying is that the bbc is trying to tick all the PC boxes. he did forget the transgender BA captain though.

arthur williams can't present a TV programme for toffee imo. his series on flying around the british isles was very nice, mostly due to the filming and scenery, but at myrtle avenue trying to blag his way through 10 minutes, painful.

Thank you AndoniP, at least you could see what I was saying.

[NWSRG]

It really is cringeworthy...it would work well on CBBC! Peter Snow is better than this...

[birdstrike]

After the first programme I thought it could either get better or...…

I guess 'or' won!!

[TSR2]

Second programme much better than first.

[hiflymk3]

Haven't watched it but after ten minutes of the abysmal trainspotting I gave this one a miss.
But count yourselves lucky that son of Peter, Dan Snow is not there manfully striding up the runway, tight tee shirt, muscles bulging, hair mussed in the jet wash as he introduces a brief history of aviation.

[bobward]

Some of the non-live bits were interesting. The lady BA Captain obviously know her stuff, but keeps getting cut off by the other presenters.
Having sat through the first two programmes I think I'll complete the set, if only because they're promising a visit to Coningsby, and some sort of aircraft restoration set-up.

Originally I was put off by Andi Peters. Now, after having seen his obvious enthusiasm (the BA retro jet) I'm starting to give him the benefit of the doubt.The BBC do seem to have found people to lurk in the background that conform to the stereotypical view of spotters (of all persuasions). Can't they find anyone else, or are the rest too sensible to want their 5 minutes of fame on the box?

[AndoniP]

Haven't watched it but after ten minutes of the abysmal trainspotting I gave this one a miss.
But count yourselves lucky that son of Peter, Dan Snow is not there manfully striding up the runway, tight tee shirt, muscles bulging, hair mussed in the jet wash as he introduces a brief history of aviation.

didn't he do the heathrow live one the other year?

[GLIDER 90]

Well look forward to next years Plane spotting programme!!

[GLIDER 90]

When you start collecting sick bags, I think it's time to book an appointment with the doc!!

[hiflymk3]

I have a pack of Pan Am playing cards, mint condition. Should I see the doc?

[GLIDER 90]

I have a pack of Pan Am playing cards, mint condition. Should I see the doc?

That's up to you!!!

[DaveReidUK]

I have a pack of Pan Am playing cards, mint condition. Should I see the doc?

Any good doctor will know how to deal with it.

[hiflymk3]

Any good doctor will know how to deal with it.
Might need to poker round.

[DaveReidUK]

It really is cringeworthy...it would work well on CBBC! Peter Snow is better than this...

Granted I've only watched one so far on catchup, but I didn't think it was particularly cringeworthy. Dare I say it, but some of the items (A350 wing production, for example) were actually quite informative.

Bear in mind that very few PPRuNers are likely to be among the target audience. :O

[-Alan-]

What a wasted opportunity.
It certainly ticked all of the boxes as regards gender, ethnicity, disability etc of presenters, as do all TV programmes and films now.
Peter Snow was particularly irritating, as was the woman in the boiler suits and big hair.

I recorded them, so was able to fast forward.

[AndoniP]

it looked like she was trying too hard to be Doc Emmett Brown. Same hair, boiler suit (jacked up at the ankles) and trainers.

[Tashengurt]

I thought it was painfully Sh*t.

[egnxema]

While loving the fact that the programme's "studio" was the field, now the Aeropark at EMA, which was my go to Saturday plane watching location as a local Doningtonian kid, I couldn't quite tell who the target audience was. It was BBC4 - so a niche audience rather than mass audience. So why dumb it down with comments like "OOOH look, this is a big one." and calling the Flybe aircraft "30 year old propeller planes" ?

there are a number of YouTube videos which better demonstrate the extent of the nighttime cargo operation at EMA.

The BBC4 programme had some interesting VT segments, but was essentially 3 hours of live TV without a real objective.

[Tashengurt]

At least up to the point where he struggled to distinguish a 727 from a 737.....
Or a Spitfire from a Lysander.

[Doctor Cruces]

It was dire. Message ends.