Vigil (BBC 1 - 2023)
I gave up Latin at school over 45 years ago so I’m a little rusty… google translate struggled with this too but came up with ‘through difficulties to August’… I assume they went with a motto that looked about right rather than one that made any sense?
Latin augustus "venerable, majestic, magnificent, noble”. Still doesn’t make a lot of sense. My BFT course adopted the motto “ Semper in excretam pedes ponamus” Not sure if the endings were correct but then I did give up Latin for woodwork - and never regretted it!
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Latin augustus "venerable, majestic, magnificent, noble”. Still doesn’t make a lot of sense. My BFT course adopted the motto “ Semper in excretam pedes ponamus” Not sure if the endings were correct but then I did give up Latin for woodwork - and never regretted it!
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I think that in general anyone who watches mainstream TV series that covers their industry finds a fair number of faults which means of course that pretty much everything is full of erors its just that theyare not noticed by the majority of watchers who are not, pilots, police officers, lawyers etc etc etc.
Having done the police vs RAF/RN they might be tempted to do an army one but if the words Deepcut mean anything to you then again they might not. I tend to watch more non UK TV these days, Chan 4 World Drama and the like.which i enjoy and find less politically 'aware' but I do often wonder if French cops watching Spiral say scoffed at various scenes or Malmos CID thought Saga Norens uniform colleagues wrongly attired.
Having done the police vs RAF/RN they might be tempted to do an army one but if the words Deepcut mean anything to you then again they might not. I tend to watch more non UK TV these days, Chan 4 World Drama and the like.which i enjoy and find less politically 'aware' but I do often wonder if French cops watching Spiral say scoffed at various scenes or Malmos CID thought Saga Norens uniform colleagues wrongly attired.
I too was involved in "Squadron". My bit part revolved around some banana republic uprising leading to the evacuation of the embassy staff. The banana republic was Akrotiri where the filming took place on a redundant V force dispersal pan. The after shoot beer call was a hoot where it was revealed the production crew had previously worked on the kids programme Rainbow. I think as far as RAF operational advice was concerned the production crew for "Squadron" had relied on input from their previous team of advisors: Zippy, Bungle and Geoffrey.
Yes its good when they get the little details right but it doesn't make any difference to the story for 99% of the viewers
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Little titbit.
When they filmed the Dambusters the cast wore brown shoes so the permanent staff could recognise the actors and not salute them etc, being brown on the black and white film they appeared as black.
The cap badge almost appeared to have the brass disc that went on the inside of the Beret on the outside polished up.
When they filmed the Dambusters the cast wore brown shoes so the permanent staff could recognise the actors and not salute them etc, being brown on the black and white film they appeared as black.
The cap badge almost appeared to have the brass disc that went on the inside of the Beret on the outside polished up.
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That’s old News..
I’m surprised there’s been nothing about this…so far! And, for our non-BBC-watching denizens it does have ‘some’ aviation content, as, according to the Radio Times it is set within the ‘British Air Force’ (sic)…whatever that is!!!
But, to be honest, I’m not really able to comment as I only lasted 10 minutes…and that was nine minutes too long!!!
I thought it was execrable; from the ‘acting’, to the stilted dialogue, to the scenario, and, even the uniforms - just what was the ‘cap badge’ worn by the Wg Cdr in the opening scenes?!? 
‘Not for you, James’, I thought as I turned over to BBC4 to watch a fascinating 1985 ‘Omnibus’ documentary about the recording of ‘West Side Story’ with Bernstein conducting…and thus was my equilibrium rebalanced!!!
But, to be honest, I’m not really able to comment as I only lasted 10 minutes…and that was nine minutes too long!!!
I thought it was execrable; from the ‘acting’, to the stilted dialogue, to the scenario, and, even the uniforms - just what was the ‘cap badge’ worn by the Wg Cdr in the opening scenes?!? ‘Not for you, James’, I thought as I turned over to BBC4 to watch a fascinating 1985 ‘Omnibus’ documentary about the recording of ‘West Side Story’ with Bernstein conducting…and thus was my equilibrium rebalanced!!!
Back on topic, wife watched it last night and enjoyed it. She will watch it again. The British Air Ferries stuff will grate me. But I worked with so many ex BAF guys at ATC Lasham SEN, I will not take offence. As the old boys of the USN weapons school said of Top Gun Maverick. "It is not a documentary "
What, as opposed to one on the Battle of Britain, one on OCU number plates, caption competition, YET ANOTHER one on Vulcans, to name a few ‘current military aviation’ topics on the front page of this forum?
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Diff Tail Shim stated…'This is a jet blast subject and sod all to do with current military aviation.' Well, it’s probably got as much to do with current military aviation as the excellent, resurrected thread on Frederic Forsythe’s 'The Shepherd' which doesn’t seemed to have attracted his opprobrium. Indeed, one might argue, that given 'Vigil’s' somewhat, shall we say, idiosyncratic portrayal of the use of RPAS on the modern battlefield, then it does have a certain degree of relevance! However, Mods, to assuage Diff Tail Shim's conniptions if you think that this is best situated in 'Jet Blast' then please move it accordingly!
As far as Wizofoz’s 'kind' (
) remark…' I bet you sat through Top Gun boring anyone who'd listen with "well THAT isn't right...."' is concerned, we’ll, not exactly! With a (sadly vanishingly) residual knowledge of FJ TTPs I did point out a few basic errors in 'Top Gun: Maverick' to Mrs OJ 72 whilst we were watching it in a Manchester cinema ahead of my somewhat 'inglorious' appearance on 'Brain of Britain' in 2022! However, as my right ankle was becoming increasingly bruised and swollen following the Memsahib’s 'encouragement' to ‘STFU’ (
) I rapidly desisted from my critique!
But as far as the original 'Top Gun' is concerned, well that was required viewing for aspiring FJ aircrew in the late 80s…👏😁😎 Apart from the fact that it ruined (and embarrassed) a generation of said FJ aircrew, who, after a dry sherry (or two) insisted in trying to recreate the 'Lovin' Feeling' scene!!! 😱 🤣 Recreated, I may say, with various degrees of success on a scale of '0' to '1'!!!😬 And also trying to fit: 'I feel the need...'; 'take me to bed or lose me forever'; and, 'target rich environmen'' into every other bloody sentence seemed clever...at the time!!!
As far as Wizofoz’s 'kind' (
) remark…' I bet you sat through Top Gun boring anyone who'd listen with "well THAT isn't right...."' is concerned, we’ll, not exactly! With a (sadly vanishingly) residual knowledge of FJ TTPs I did point out a few basic errors in 'Top Gun: Maverick' to Mrs OJ 72 whilst we were watching it in a Manchester cinema ahead of my somewhat 'inglorious' appearance on 'Brain of Britain' in 2022! However, as my right ankle was becoming increasingly bruised and swollen following the Memsahib’s 'encouragement' to ‘STFU’ () I rapidly desisted from my critique!But as far as the original 'Top Gun' is concerned, well that was required viewing for aspiring FJ aircrew in the late 80s…👏😁😎 Apart from the fact that it ruined (and embarrassed) a generation of said FJ aircrew, who, after a dry sherry (or two) insisted in trying to recreate the 'Lovin' Feeling' scene!!! 😱 🤣 Recreated, I may say, with various degrees of success on a scale of '0' to '1'!!!😬 And also trying to fit: 'I feel the need...'; 'take me to bed or lose me forever'; and, 'target rich environmen'' into every other bloody sentence seemed clever...at the time!!!
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