Reaching for the Skies was an aviation documentary TV series made by BBC Pebble Mill in association with CBS Fox. The first episode was transmitted in the United Kingdom on 12 September 1988 and in the US in 1989. Narrated by British actor Anthony Quayle, and by Robert Vaughn for its American and International releases, It was divided into 12 programs. The series producer was Ivan Rendall. Music used was mainly sourced from KPM Musichouse.
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Air Date: 1988-09-12
From the Wright Brothers' first controlled-powered flight in 1903 to the advent of the space shuttle - come to know t...
Air Date: 1988-09-19
This is the account of the master aviators who pushed back the frontiers and found new ways to use aircraft...of test...
Air Date: 1988-09-26
Over France in World War I, where man and flying machines were first forged into a formidable fighting unit. At the s...
Air Date: 1988-10-03
Since the Second World War, aircraft have played an important role in naval operations...defending the fleet against ...
Air Date: 1988-10-10
Dresden...London...Vietnam...Tokyo..their names alone are dramatic testimony to the awesome power of the bomber. Thes...
Air Date: 1988-10-17
Few aspects of the history of aviation match the vitality, drama and scale of the World War II fighter planes. As the...
Air Date: 1988-10-24
We take them - the jumbo jets - for granted today, yet overwhelming obstacles had to be overcome to first get these g...
Air Date: 1988-10-31
The development of the jet engine represented a quantum leap in aviation, and revolutionised commercial aviation. Alt...
Air Date: 1988-11-07
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Air Date: 1988-11-14
This film begins with the SR-71 Blackbird, expressed as the ultimate expression in the quest for speed. The film, aft...
Air Date: 1988-11-21
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Air Date: 1988-11-28
Examining the history of vertical flight, the program begins with the early helicopters, and then deals the with the ...