Timewatch concorde special-oct 18th

TIMEWATCH: “CONCORDE – A LOVE STORY ” bbc 2 oct 18th 8.10PM

concorde a love story tells the remarkable story of the life of the worlds only supersonic passanger jet.

a landmark documentary commisioned by the BBC’s flagship history series timewatch, the broadcast will coinside with the retirement of the plane from british airways fleet this october after 27 years in service.

the film takes us through the aircraft’s origins, development and birth exploring the debates within and between the british and french goverments as well as the story of its construction and first flight.

through interviews with the key players who were cruical to the development of the story , we explore what concorde has meant to britian as a symbol of technological progress, of european prestige and as a cultural icon , while the toutching recollections of designers , crew and passengers reveal the place that concorde occupies in the public imagination not just in britian , but around the world.