BBC4 tuesday 12 june..

[michael]

11.00 the first world war from above.

might be of interest

[GAJouette]

  Michael,
Sounds interesting indeed. Not having BBC4 available here I would greatly appreciate you sharing your thoughts on the program with your Colonial cousins.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[michael]

will do Gregory although i will have to tape it and watch later as 11.00 is a little late for me 

cheers
michael

[NP]

I have just watched this and have immediately started the recorder to watch it again

People who have studied WW1 for years in depth will maybe find things to criticise (though in the wider context I would argue unfairly so).  However that notwithstanding as a piece of film-making and explanation for the general viewr of the nature of the 14-18 conflict as it impacted on the participants I will unhesitatingly assert that this is the best I have ever seen bar none.


..........well, I do have one criticism, taking a flight in a Biff the film maker made out going up in such a flimsy plane was fraught with danger - it looked a damned good and eminently safe plane to me!

[GAJouette]

  Nigel,
Anything said about DVD's of the broadcast be available?
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Cimmerian]

According to this youtube trailer it was shown in America last November.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TOcq376-1Q

Edit
Not sure if BBC iplayer is available to you on the net but if it is the programme is on there,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vyrzh/The_First_World_War_from_Above/

[xmald]

I guess I`ve seen it already. Don`t know if it`s the same thing we`re talking about here. There were some shots from am airship just after the war... Pretty good!

[michael]

as someone not knowing a lot about  the history of ww1 i found the documentary facinating and well worh a watch.