HEADS UP! 2 Part programme 50's and 60's aircraft.
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HEADS UP! 2 Part programme 50's and 60's aircraft.
The first part is at 2100 on BBC4 on 22nd August. The Vulcan is of special interest apparently along with other developed types. Doesn't say its a repeat but you never know. I guess part 2 is the following week.
22 Aug 2012 at 2100 'Military Marvels' (60 min).
29 Aug 2012 at 2100 'The Shape of Things to Come' (60 min).
Both are original productions, filmed earlier this. Many of us met the production people at Newark Air Museum during the V-force reunion and they seemed to be very interested in producing something rather better than the usual series of library shots with dubbed Harrier taxying sounds....
29 Aug 2012 at 2100 'The Shape of Things to Come' (60 min).
Both are original productions, filmed earlier this. Many of us met the production people at Newark Air Museum during the V-force reunion and they seemed to be very interested in producing something rather better than the usual series of library shots with dubbed Harrier taxying sounds....
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Posted on Flypasts forum, Bruntingthorpe has also bee involved so possibly Lightning Buccs Hunters Canberra's etc..
As posted earlier in the year, various groups around the UK were visited by the BBC during the spring to film a series of TV programmes; details of the broadcast dates have just been circulated to everyone involved; below are the details
“Dear all,
Thank you very much for your contribution in helping to make “Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies”. This is now the official title for “The Golden Age of Flying”.
Programme 1 – ‘Military Marvels’ will transmit from 9pm-10pm on BBC 4 on Wednesday 22nd August 2012
Programme 2 – ‘The Shape of Things to Come’ will transmit from 9pm-10pm on BBC 4 on Wednesday 29th August 2012
I hope you enjoy the programmes.”
They should be good!
“Dear all,
Thank you very much for your contribution in helping to make “Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies”. This is now the official title for “The Golden Age of Flying”.
Programme 1 – ‘Military Marvels’ will transmit from 9pm-10pm on BBC 4 on Wednesday 22nd August 2012
Programme 2 – ‘The Shape of Things to Come’ will transmit from 9pm-10pm on BBC 4 on Wednesday 29th August 2012
I hope you enjoy the programmes.”
They should be good!
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The interview with the Vulcan pilots, Mike Melvile and his copilot Nick Dennis of 12(B) Sqn is around 30-40 minutes in to the programme.
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So we're not going to see Beags drooling and repeatedly saying ohhhh Susannah York..
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She didn't age too well though.
I'm sorry she passed, especially from the big C, but she was a bit short & dumpy for me. And Mr Warwick should have doubled her to the CO for speaking to him like that
I'm sorry she passed, especially from the big C, but she was a bit short & dumpy for me. And Mr Warwick should have doubled her to the CO for speaking to him like that
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Military Marvels - BBC4 @ 9.00pm tonight
Should be well worth watching.
Military Marvels
Episode 1 of 2
DURATION: 1 HOUR
In the heady post-war years of the 1950s and 60s, British flying was at its zenith and its aircraft industry flourished in a dazzling display of ingenuity and design brilliance. Having invented the jet engine, Britain was now set to lead the world into the jet age with a new generation of fighters and bombers. (snip)
Episode 1 of 2
DURATION: 1 HOUR
In the heady post-war years of the 1950s and 60s, British flying was at its zenith and its aircraft industry flourished in a dazzling display of ingenuity and design brilliance. Having invented the jet engine, Britain was now set to lead the world into the jet age with a new generation of fighters and bombers. (snip)
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Do Keep up. Thread started on 17 August: http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...-aircraft.html
Whoops. In mitigation I did do a search but as it was on thread titles only, nothing showed up. Presumably a friendly Mod can merge or delete this.
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Trim Stab I'm convinced that some people here only watch such programmes for that reason. I can understand it if history is completely re-written as it was in that operation crossbow programme but some of the trivial things they moan about are silly.
As this is the third thread on this I might as well give you a link to the one I started!
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...programme.html
Of special interest to ex V Force as they did a fair bit of interviewing at the V Force reunion at Newark in April.
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...programme.html
Of special interest to ex V Force as they did a fair bit of interviewing at the V Force reunion at Newark in April.
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We shall see the results of their efforts shortly. How many mistakes will it contain? Will those who point them out be labelled as pedants?
A phrase from the first century BC went:
“Invitat culpam qui peccatum praeterit” which roughly translates as “Pardon one error and you encourage the commission of many”.
Admittedly they did not have TV channels with long and inglorious records of cock-ups to dissect at their leisure!
A phrase from the first century BC went:
“Invitat culpam qui peccatum praeterit” which roughly translates as “Pardon one error and you encourage the commission of many”.
Admittedly they did not have TV channels with long and inglorious records of cock-ups to dissect at their leisure!
I enjoyed it too - spotted one or two of our contributors, including our own Victor Pilot at the controls at Bruntingthorpe (wheels remaining firmly on the runway on this occasion!)
I only spotted one error, Rosevidney, but I bow to your vastly superior expertise!
I only spotted one error, Rosevidney, but I bow to your vastly superior expertise!
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Only five errors, it was worse than that..... I Spotted ME!!! 
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