Terrific photo – where?

Oh well, I guess my inclination to make an assumption wasn’t entirely justified. No conspiracy theories, in fact nothing of any interest at all. Kinda like “The Archers” with wings!

That’s forty-five minutes of my life I’ll never see again!

Loved the comedy Stuka dive at the end though – summed it up nicely.:p

So, on the basis that it said something, what did it say? Was it factual? Was it purely fictional with no basis in fact? Why will you consign those 45 minutes to oblivion. Bad production? Bad acting? Or was it just boring because, perhaps, the subject was boring?

Good in parts I think. A bit like a British ‘Right Stuff’ with the inclusion of the insights into the home life of the characters . I liked the scene of the first encounter between Beamont and Edwards. Shame about the comedy Stuka at the end though, but its difficult finding good usable clean sound effects of a Sabre at full throttle from inside or outside the cockpit ! Well done to the Beeb for broadcasting a story which still manages to stir emotions either way.

I’ll give it a listen, then. Sounds as though you and Chox were listeing to different programmes………;)

Yes, indeed. There are very few left now….:(

My apologies if this has been posted before or if it is well known to forumites but only came across it yesterday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXdJxjvQZW4

I have finally caught up with the programme on iPlayer. It was OK, but nothing special and I didn’t like the Prime Ministerial fantasies but otherwise it was fairly workmanlike, but without insight, as someone else posted. The glaring faux-pas was to hear the “Martin baker” referred to as an injection seat!:o

And further to my earlier discovery of the documentary on You Tube I have now found all 6 of the series. They are very interesting. I was also re-reading Beamont’s account of the flying characteristics of the aircraft in his “Testing Years”, which I haven’t looked at in a very long time. 🙂

I read No Highway and On the Beach many years ago and then, I think, both were filmed. I knew little of his background. I must re-read him including some of the other titles mentioned.