Philip Glenister
Narrator
The Secret Life of the Airport (2009)
Season 1
Documenting the rise of mass air travel, starting with a look at the advent of commercial air travel through to the dropping of prices and the rise of mass air tourism. The series looks at how the system of airports developed, and how they have transformed people's attitudes towards travel and made long distance travel more widely available.
Released June 14, 2009
Episode 42 min
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S1E1 - Preparing for Take Off
This part navigates from the heady, imperial glamour of Britain's first airport terminal at Croydon to the internationally-agreed hieroglyphics on today's taxiways and runways. Using rare archive and access to airports' hidden corners, it reveals the intense local rivalry, skulduggery and sheer passion for flight behind our airports. Contributors include architect Lord Foster, philosopher and author Alain de Botton, veterans of Britain's interwar airports and a 'wildlife control co-ordinator', talking about how, in 100 years, the muddy airfield became the 24-hour airport.
June 15, 2009, midnight
S1E2 - Joining the Jet Set
June 22, 2009, midnight
S1E3 - The Final Approach
June 29, 2009, midnight
Network: BBC Four
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 42 min.
Released: June 14, 2009
Last Air Date: June 29, 2009, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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