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Series looking at the Red Arrows and the RAF's finest aerial display teams. At the UK's largest air show in Gloucestershire, the Red Arrows battle with the weather.

The summer flying season for Britain's world-class pilots is well underway and tensions are running high. At the UK's largest air show in Gloucestershire, the Red Arrows are battling with the weather. Recreating an 18-plane World War II scramble is putting the RAF Hurricane pilots through their paces. And to salute the Battle of Britain veterans, the Typhoon fighter jet pilot has a very special ace up its sleeve - an emotionally charged synchro with a Spitfire.

1 hour, 1 minute

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Sat 20 Oct 201814:50
BBC Two

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Credits

NarratorToby Stephens
DirectorSteve Bonser
Series ProducerJenny Cole
Executive ProducerJohn A Marley

Broadcasts

  • Sun 18 Oct 201521:00
    BBC Two
  • Mon 19 Oct 201523:15
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Wed 11 Nov 201502:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sun 15 May 201619:00
    BBC Two HD & England only
  • Sat 20 Oct 201814:50
    BBC Two

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Historian James Holland explores the evolution of the much loved British icon.