BBC documentary on Highland Airports
May 18, 2016, 2:41 am
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BBC documentary on Highland Airports
from the depths of iPlayer - a BBC Alba documentary on the airports of Scotland's Highlands and islands. It's partly in Gaelic (with English subtitles), but most of the people featured speak English.
In common with most TV documentaries these days, there needs to be a bit of jeopardy - in the first episode, it's whether Shonnie the refuller at Benbecula will be able to get a cup of tea.
It's fascinating to compare with documentaries about LHR or LGW - the trainee controller at LSI loves the pressure of having to deal with one flight leaving at the same time as another arriving...
the first four episodes are online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0798vp6 - and there's four more to come.
In common with most TV documentaries these days, there needs to be a bit of jeopardy - in the first episode, it's whether Shonnie the refuller at Benbecula will be able to get a cup of tea.
It's fascinating to compare with documentaries about LHR or LGW - the trainee controller at LSI loves the pressure of having to deal with one flight leaving at the same time as another arriving...
the first four episodes are online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0798vp6 - and there's four more to come.
May 19, 2016, 10:59 am
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I was able to download four episodes from another source but have only seen the first few minutes of episode 1. Easy watching and a good insight into the operations at Scotland's smaller airports. It'll no doubt make me homesick.
May 19, 2016, 4:20 pm
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Even when they speak in English it can be hard to understand.
I was able to download four episodes from another source but have only seen the first few minutes of episode 1. Easy watching and a good insight into the operations at Scotland's smaller airports. It'll no doubt make me homesick.
I was able to download four episodes from another source but have only seen the first few minutes of episode 1. Easy watching and a good insight into the operations at Scotland's smaller airports. It'll no doubt make me homesick.
May 19, 2016, 6:42 pm
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I can imagine the script. ''Hey Pablo let's go on strike''...''Great idea Gerardo,what's the reason?"....''Two hours have passed since the last one''.
May 26, 2016, 1:39 pm
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Thanks for sharing this - I just watched the first episode. I am a sucker for airport/airline documentaries (but I feel I'm in good company on here...).
The guy speaking in Gaelic was a tad dull... how many times was he going on about the amount of fuel?... then it all turned out okay after all, as we could have predicted. Funny that
An enjoyable watch. A world away from Heathrow.
The guy speaking in Gaelic was a tad dull... how many times was he going on about the amount of fuel?... then it all turned out okay after all, as we could have predicted. Funny that
An enjoyable watch. A world away from Heathrow.