Skies Above Britain - BBC TV Series
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Skies Above Britain - BBC TV Series
A five part series looking at Britain's Air Traffic Control system begins next Wednesday 17th August at 9pm on BBC2.
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It appears NATS have been heavily involved in the research, and are endorsing the series, so hopefully a change from the 'accident waiting to happen' docos and mockos we have been treated to in the past!
I'm looking forward to it.
Trailer:
It appears NATS have been heavily involved in the research, and are endorsing the series, so hopefully a change from the 'accident waiting to happen' docos and mockos we have been treated to in the past!
I'm looking forward to it.
Skies Above Britain
"Over five episodes Skies Above Britain explores the complex, hidden world of the skies above us and discovers the human stories of the people who spend their life in flight."
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Thanks to PositiveClimbGearUp for the advance notice of this programme. I hope it has not been made by the same organisation that made the recent series " Cities in the Sky " where, in my opinion, the much lauded academic achievements of the presenters was not reflected in the contents of the programmes.
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Beware: (...)and discovers the human stories of the people who spend their life in flight(...)
It sounds like one of those series where: Capt Horatio Sky-god relaxes by taking his Jack Russell Zeus, for a walk when not flying SLF to exotic destinations throughout the globe occupies; say 50% of the transmission time; to broaden the interest base for the viewers.
Some might say that's entirely laudable, but there comes a time when the presentation of the exciting world of aviation becomes diluted by the needs of the producers to produce "product". Ok that's probably unfair as the series has not jet been broadcast, but by previous experience, for me at least, real communication of the excitement of the various professions has not been good.
Remember its summertime TV
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It sounds like one of those series where: Capt Horatio Sky-god relaxes by taking his Jack Russell Zeus, for a walk when not flying SLF to exotic destinations throughout the globe occupies; say 50% of the transmission time; to broaden the interest base for the viewers.
Some might say that's entirely laudable, but there comes a time when the presentation of the exciting world of aviation becomes diluted by the needs of the producers to produce "product". Ok that's probably unfair as the series has not jet been broadcast, but by previous experience, for me at least, real communication of the excitement of the various professions has not been good.
Remember its summertime TV
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The Beeb's recent "Full Steam Ahead" series started shakily and I thought it was going to remain "populist" with little information, but from the 2nd episode became fascinating (despite some slightly irritating presentation). I hope this Skies programme might be similarly interesting.
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The last Full Steam Ahead was rather good, an exposition of the economic and social impact of steam in the Victorian Era.
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Well, Evanelplus, it is booked to record. Whether I watch it will depend on the reviews in here!
Enjoy!
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A bit of a hit and miss programme in my opinion but I would recommend every one to watch the part about the Coast Guard rescue of a walker who had fallen and was seriously injured in the Lake District.
To inch their way up the side of the hill in fog with the light beginning to fade was absolutely amazing, they more than earned their salary that day and most likely saved the injured ladies life.
An outstanding rescue mission.
To inch their way up the side of the hill in fog with the light beginning to fade was absolutely amazing, they more than earned their salary that day and most likely saved the injured ladies life.
An outstanding rescue mission.