[Mike Tango]

The Blue Angels on Prime Video is rather good. Behind the scenes with the 2022 team it’s a tad ‘American’ in places, which is only to be expected, but the flying footage is some of the best I’ve seen. Around ten minutes from the end there’s some in cockpit footage of the diamond formation that is just

[Rob P V2.0]

D-Day 80 coming up and Amazon Prime have rolled out A Foreign Field.

This was Alec Guiness's project for D-Day 50, so has dated a little, but he pulled in favours to assemble a cast that includes Lauren Bacall Jeanne Moreau, Leo McKern and Geraldine Chaplain.

Lightweight, and amusing, but well worth an hour and a half of your evening prior to June 6th. Or after.

Rob P V2.0

If you still haven't caught this there's no better opportunity than tonight, the eve of D-Day, when BBC4 are running it, and a 'making of' late evening.

Trust me it's a gem.

Meanwhile, the "Unheard Tapes" series is amazingly good.

Rob P V2.0

[Sir Morley Steven]

Series three of the Outlaws is here.

[Mike Tango]

As someone who enjoyed the Peaky Blinders series, this is something to look forward to…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crggj21q8q1o

[Rob P V2.0]

Bodkin on Netflix, a 7 x 55 minute series set in Ireland, some good laughs, though not a comedy. Well worth some time.

Rob P V2.0

[Miscellaneous]

Eric on Netflix, with Benedict Cumberbatch is well made and a little different. I'm intrigued as to where it's going.

[PeteSpencer]

Aaah 'The Lotus Eaters': Wanda Ventham, Ian Hendry and Stefan Gryff.................

[flybymike]

Wanda…….,

[kanga]

I was impressed by the recent 2-part BBC2 account of the Chinook Mull of Kintyre crash. Part 1 was on (some of) the dead and their families, Part 2 on the subsequent events including the (much later officially discredited) RAF Board of Enquiry

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m ... ophic-loss

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m ... -dont-talk

Although I was familiar with much of the story (I knew one of the passengers ), some details were new to me, as was the readiness now to speak of some of those closely involved (who were officially kept silent or remote at the time). For instance, the first officially promulgated conclusions which challenged the BoI conclusions was the Scottish Fatal Accident Inquiry, chaired by a very highly qualified and uncowed Sheriff, legally required only because one of the dead was a Civil Servant who had 'died at work' in Scotland. All others on board (aircrew, RUC, other military, Security Service) were 'Crown Servants' (not the same), investigations into whose deaths at work can be exempted from a Scottish FAI by Central Government fiat.

[Sir Morley Steven]

Just finished series 2 of Fisk on Netflix. Very funny.

[Rob P V2.0]

Watched Ep1 of Douglas is Cancelled by Steven Moffat last night (ITV broadcast and ITV X). Ended up blitzing the first three

There was at least one hugely funny line every fifteen minutes or so; one of which caused me problems with a mouthful wine I had just taken.

It turns darker in Ep3, it was a difficult watch at times.

Hugh Bonneville continues to be amazing. Karen Gillan delivers also.

The thing is populated with Dr Who alumni, obviously Moffat-driven.

Rob P V2.0

[kanga]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5ymj

On BBC Sounds, BBC R4 "Witness History" series episode with reminisces of the Cyprus Airways Trident Captain who made the last landing at Nicosia Airport as the 1974 Turkish invasion was just beginning.

~10 minutes long

[Sir Morley Steven]

Just watched series 2 of The Green Glove Gang on Netflix. Very good Polish comedy about old people with attitude.

[PeteSpencer]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5ymj

On BBC Sounds, BBC R4 "Witness History" series episode with reminisces of the Cyprus Airways Trident Captain who made the last landing at Nicosia Airport as the 1974 Turkish invasion was just beginning.

~10 minutes long

Three of the Cyprus Airways Trident 2E stranded at Nicosia in 1974 were shot up and were later patched up by British Airways engineers. They were flown out by special agreement in 1977and one them, now in British Airways livery, forms part of the (constantly and unjustifiably maligned on this Forum) British Airliner Collection Curated by the Duxford Aviation Society.

The patched up and riveted bullet holes can be clearly seen on each side of the fuselage.

[Boxkite]

Watched Ep1 of Douglas is Cancelled by Steven Moffat last night (ITV broadcast and ITV X). Ended up blitzing the first three

There was at least one hugely funny line every fifteen minutes or so; one of which caused me problems with a mouthful wine I had just taken.

It turns darker in Ep3, it was a difficult watch at times.

Hugh Bonneville continues to be amazing. Karen Gillan delivers also.

The thing is populated with Dr Who alumni, obviously Moffat-driven.

Rob P V2.0

The hotel bedroom scene: I also found it uncomfortable to watch.