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BBC4 to do plane spotting live

Old 23rd Jul 2019, 21:36
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That’s half an hour of my life I’ll never get back
One and a half hours if you watch the rest! Liked the ex BA Captain though.

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Old 24th Jul 2019, 07:12
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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.



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Old 24th Jul 2019, 08:44
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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?
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Old 24th Jul 2019, 09:36
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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!

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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.....
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Originally Posted by 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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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.
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Regardless of you view, you can express it here ... https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/faqs/forms
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Originally Posted by Andy_S
At least up to the point where he struggled to distinguish a 727 from a 737.....
Are you really Andy P?
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Originally Posted by AndoniP
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.
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It really is cringeworthy...it would work well on CBBC! Peter Snow is better than this...
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After the first programme I thought it could either get better or...…

I guess 'or' won!!
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Old 24th Jul 2019, 21:09
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Second programme much better than first.
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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.
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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?
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Originally Posted by 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.
didn't he do the heathrow live one the other year?
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Well look forward to next years Plane spotting programme!!
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When you start collecting sick bags, I think it's time to book an appointment with the doc!!
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I have a pack of Pan Am playing cards, mint condition. Should I see the doc?
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Originally Posted by hiflymk3
I have a pack of Pan Am playing cards, mint condition. Should I see the doc?
That's up to you!!!
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Old 25th Jul 2019, 17:23
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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.
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