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Series looking at the Red Arrows and the RAF's finest aerial display teams. The Red Arrows mark the end of an era, flying with the mighty Vulcan bomber.

The air shows come thick and fast for the RAF's display teams. The Red Arrows mark the end of an era, flying with the mighty Vulcan bomber, while the Chinook helicopters are also in the skies. They submit themselves to gruelling underwater training before they can display at Blackpool, but will high winds ruin their plans?

1 hour

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Sat 27 Oct 201815:00
BBC Two

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  • Karl Jenkins

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Credits

NarratorToby Stephens
DirectorSteve Bonser
Series ProducerJenny Cole
Executive ProducerJohn A Marley
Production CompanyArchie Productions

Broadcasts

  • Sun 25 Oct 201521:00
    BBC Two
  • Mon 26 Oct 201523:15
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Wed 18 Nov 201502:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Wed 18 Nov 201502:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sun 22 May 201619:00
    BBC Two England & HD only
  • Sat 27 Oct 201815:00
    BBC Two

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