Diamonds in the Sky(1979)
Documentary
First Air Date: 1979-11-01
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 0.0
Votes: 0
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
It all began on 25 August 1919. Four passengers left Hounslow Heath for Paris - the world's first regular, daily, international air service. Today 600 million people travel by air every year. How has this extraordinary growth in air travel changed our lives? As Civil Aviation celebrates its 60th year, this series of seven programs examines the impact of air travel on our world.
Keywords
air travel
Top Cast
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes: 7E01
Changing the World
Air Date: 1979-11-01
In Papua New Guinea, almost overnight, air travel transformed a stone-age country into a 20th-century state. It broug...
E02
Running an Airline
Air Date: 1979-11-08
A candid behind-the-scenes picture of a modern airline during a remarkable year. In 1978 like most airlines in the US...
E03
Opening the Routes
Air Date: 1979-11-15
Air travel today makes better sense when thrown into relief by what came before. In 1919, airline pilots followed rai...
E04
Conquering the Atlantic
Air Date: 1979-11-22
The air conquest of the North Atlantic pit the aeroplane against the elements and against the airships - and of both ...
E05
Travelling for Fun
Air Date: 1979-11-29
7 out of 10 travellers are on holiday, all flocking to the same 'unspoilt' beaches, beauty spots, and places of inter...
E06
Dealing Down the Line
Air Date: 1979-12-06
The British Airways team operating in the Middle East is accustomed to dealing with fuel crises, food shortages, tech...
E07
Flying into the Future
Air Date: 1979-12-13
Where has civil aviation brought us in the last 60 years, and where might it take us all in the future? Whatever tech...
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