I thought it was pretty good, and I for one can forgive it the tendency to stray into hyperbole-as Sopwith said it’s aimed at enthusing and interesting Joe public, and does a good job.
For me the inclusion of the RR299 footage, which I had not seen, was very poignant and chilling-and an unusually brave step. However, using it to cast doubt the current pilot’s ability seemed pretty unnecessary.
I agree about the slightly rough treatment given to DHAM and Avspecs-in each case a half-sentence more narration would have given a bit more balance.
Nice to see some unusual archive footage: I’ve never seen the newsreel of the Amiens raid, let alone footage of Sea Mosquitoes landing on carriers. I was amused, however, to see the Douglas Boston getting so much airplay-It doesn’t look that similar!
Overall, not bad. And Kudos to C4 for choice of Arthur Williams. In this day and age disability should not be any barrier at all to someone with such a likeable personality, good camera manner and obvious passion for his subject-but I bet it’s still bl–dy hard to make your way as a presenter if you’re in a wheelchair.
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