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Defenders of the Sky: The Great British Airfield

Presenter and aviation enthusiast Jules Hudson inspects the airfields that have helped defend the skies of Great Britain. In each episode Jules will visit an airfield and discover its past through interviews with those who worked there, the precision pilots stationed there, and the greatest aviation experts of the modern day. Jules also takes to the sky performing bold stunts and daring manoeuvres in whatever plane he can get his hands on, often with little help from instructors. Filled with outstanding reconstructions, tremendously restored archive footage, and a whole range of intriguing characters, the show presents a gripping tale of Britain's most extraordinary airfields from past to present. TV Documentary.