Reaching for the Skies(1988)
Documentary
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First Air Date: 1988-09-12
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 9.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
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.
Keywords
flyingairplane
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 12E01
The Pioneers
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...
E02
The Adventures Of Flight
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...
E03
The Aeroplane Goes To War
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...
E04
Victory over the Sea
Air Date: 1988-10-03
Since the Second World War, aircraft have played an important role in naval operations...defending the fleet against ...
E05
Bombers
Air Date: 1988-10-10
Dresden...London...Vietnam...Tokyo..their names alone are dramatic testimony to the awesome power of the bomber. Thes...
E06
Fighters
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...
E07
Giants of the Air
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...
E08
Rivals over the Atlantic
Air Date: 1988-10-31
The development of the jet engine represented a quantum leap in aviation, and revolutionised commercial aviation. Alt...
E09
Trail Blazers
Air Date: 1988-11-07
No episode overview available.
E10
The Quest for Speed
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...
E11
Lighter than Air
Air Date: 1988-11-21
No episode overview available.
E12
Vertical Flight
Air Date: 1988-11-28
Examining the history of vertical flight, the program begins with the early helicopters, and then deals the with the ...
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