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Episode 01 - Farnborough

46 Min 40 Sec

Join Jules Hudson at Farnborough, the birthplace of British aviation. No other single location in the world has contributed quite as much to the evolution of aeronautical science over such a long period of time. From the UK's first flight to the jet engine and the extraordinary effort spent on preserving our aviation heritage.

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Episode 02 - Biggin Hill

44 Min 34 Sec

Presenter Jules Hudson takes an exuberant look at the airfields of Great Britain. In this episode Jules travels to a Bigger Hill to uncover the stories of it's past by talking to aviation experts and people that have worked on the base which was often referred to as the last line of defence.

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Episode 03 - Duxford

43 Min 16 Sec

Take to the skies with enthusiast Jules Hudson as he explores Great Britain's role in the fascinating history of global aviation. From the Tiger Moth to the Spitfire, the world's first jet fighter, the Meteor, to the last of the Navy's great Sea King helicopters, Jules explores the most significant airfields including Duxford - a perfectly preserved example of a First World War RAF station.

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Episode 04 - Stow Maries

42 Min 12 Sec

Take to the skies with enthusiast Jules Hudson as he explores Great Britain's role in the fascinating history of global aviation. At Stow Maries in Essex Jules gets his hands on a WW1 machine gun and discovers its truly explosive power and experiences first-hand the stomach churning manoeuvres involved in an airborne dog-fight.

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Episode 05 - Coningsby

44 Min 40 Sec

Enthusiast Jules Hudson takes a look at the long and illustrious history of the RAF Bomber which is closely connected to RAF Coningsby which was first opened in 1940 and played a key role in the defence of the United Kingdom for over 70 years. He also gets up close and personal with one of the world’s most powerful jet fighters - the Typhoon.

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Episode 06 - Hurn

43 Min 22 Sec

Learn more about Great Britain's role in the fascinating history of global aviation as Jules Hudson visits Bournemouth Airport which was originally RAF Hurn. Jules takes to the skies in a glider, tracks down an infantry tank and finds out how a WW2 airfield base became a modern day airport.

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Episode 07 - Bentwaters

43 Min 39 Sec

RAF Bentwaters was the last airbase to be activated during WW2 but it was really the four decades of the Cold War that followed that really defined what Bentwaters was all about. Jules Hudson gets inside what were once top secret nuclear weapons sites and explores Bentwaters’ eerie decontamination system.

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Episode 08 - Calshot

43 Min 21 Sec

RAF Calshot is unique in that it didn’t have a runway. Why? Because it didn’t need one. Jules Hudson explores the history of RAF Calshot and why it was the perfect location for sea-planes.

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Episode 09 - Tangmere

43 Min 04 Sec

Jules Hudson discovers the role that RAF Tangmere played in the Battle of Britain and, shrouded in secrecy at the time, the covert operations run by Britain’s Special Operations Executive.

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Episode 10 - Yeovilton

44 Min 31 Sec

For over a century and for 10 years before the Royal Airforce was even thought of the Royal Navy has played a vital role in the history of military flight. The Royal Naval Air Station at Yeovilton is the operational and spiritual home of the Royal Navy’s fleet of over 100 aircraft. Jules Hudson visits the home of Europe’s largest naval aviation collection.