ONE Life Above Enemy Lines
An excellent documentary - and it should be mandatory viewing for all politicians and MoD civil serpents!
Good luck to all in the dust and $hit of Bliar's follies.
Good luck to all in the dust and $hit of Bliar's follies.
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The programme was reviewed in todays Guardian. Generally complimentary the review did however mention that the personnel concerned were "the men of 27th Squadron, based at RAF Odium in Hampshire".
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'The Grauniad' is well known for its spelling mistakes, everyone knows its spelt Odious.
I'm downloading the programe now.
I'm downloading the programe now.
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It wasn't just the speed of the checklist items from memory, it was the "someone follow me" when he went through the next lot - professionalism under pressure not just from one individual, but from all concerned.
The Guardian review is here.
And i wonder how many hits his PlentyOfFish page will get now
The Guardian review is here.
And i wonder how many hits his PlentyOfFish page will get now
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Excellent documentary. Well done to Ollie who made it.
An earlier slot would have been great, but they'd have had to bleep the
sweary words, and you know someone would have complained about them anyway.
An earlier slot would have been great, but they'd have had to bleep the
sweary words, and you know someone would have complained about them anyway.
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Well I've just finished watching it, what a fantastic program that was. The best bit of PR for what the RAF and the British forces as a whole are going through out there day-in, day-out.
If truth be told it stirred up some emotions within me, many of the faces are familiar to me from my up until recent service at RAF Odiham and one of the loadies during the first insertion into Sagin sounded very much like an ex-TSW chap I know well.
I would hope the BBC repeats it at an earlier time, possibly on a Sunday evening so that it could reach a wider audience especially those who decry the need for more SH assets.
If truth be told it stirred up some emotions within me, many of the faces are familiar to me from my up until recent service at RAF Odiham and one of the loadies during the first insertion into Sagin sounded very much like an ex-TSW chap I know well.
I would hope the BBC repeats it at an earlier time, possibly on a Sunday evening so that it could reach a wider audience especially those who decry the need for more SH assets.
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How we cheered!!
Well done to the mighty elephants. An excellent documentary; but it's dead easy when you have such great material to work with!! Thoughts are continually with all that serve in the rocky sandy place. Just a shame that you are sometimes to few at a time when most sane types recognise the need for more. Good Luck.
Just finished watching it on the "Watch again" facility - thanks for the link.
For once - what a superb documentary from the BBC. Well done to Ollie for making it so and much respect to those who "Starred" and those who continue to perform in sandy places.
Agree with earlier comments that it ought to be required viewing at the next cabinet meeting - if the double hatted one can tear himself away from Scotland that is.
For once - what a superb documentary from the BBC. Well done to Ollie for making it so and much respect to those who "Starred" and those who continue to perform in sandy places.
Agree with earlier comments that it ought to be required viewing at the next cabinet meeting - if the double hatted one can tear himself away from Scotland that is.
Maybe the double hatted one, his boss and some civil serpents should go out with the IRTs and see for themselves what the realities are and more importantly what they are responsible for now and in the future. This is why it cost money and more importantly lives of brave people.
Fantastic documentary, one of the BBCs better ones, should show it at 6pm on a Saturday instead of the normal rubbish, problem would be the sound would be bleeped out some of the time.
Did not know a a Chinook could be started so fast. Amazing flying. Hats off to all.
Fantastic documentary, one of the BBCs better ones, should show it at 6pm on a Saturday instead of the normal rubbish, problem would be the sound would be bleeped out some of the time.
Did not know a a Chinook could be started so fast. Amazing flying. Hats off to all.
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Excellent bit of telly and not a currant bun in sight!
The ONELife series isn't a hard hitting all encompassing factual documentary series, it's the new generation of fly-on-the-wall stuff. They concentrate on the human aspect, and I'm afraid in this case the humans in question were predominantly the Flt Cdr and two of his pilots.
Nice to see DP wiping vom off the seats with what looked like his bare hands! Who says crewmen have no standards?
Nice to see the groundcrew getting the recognition they deserve. Oh sorry I must have blinked and missed them.
Nice to see DP wiping vom off the seats with what looked like his bare hands! Who says crewmen have no standards?
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One of the finest programmes that the BBC has aired for years...well done all involved. Should be compulsory viewing for all of those in the military/government hierachy.
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One Life Wokkas
Great to see the Wokkas in action. For those not familiar with the territory and what 'Terence the Taliban' does to pass the time, try reading '3 Para' in Afghanistan in 2006. (on sale in Tesco for a tenner)..... gives some idea of why the troops need Wokka support!!. LOVED the briefing to US 'walking freight'!!..... more of the same BEEB
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It was funny seeing the expressions on the face of the US soldiers.
& the part where he didn't know where one of the troopers didn't know where he was going.
Rather interesting seeing the Apaches being left behind.
& the part where he didn't know where one of the troopers didn't know where he was going.
Rather interesting seeing the Apaches being left behind.