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The Secret Life of the Airport

20091 Season

Documentary

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Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

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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.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Jun 15, 2009
Network: BBC Four

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2 hrs

3 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

SERIES

The Secret Life of the Airport

20091 Season

Documentary

Your rating

Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

About

Where to watch

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Not available to stream in United States yet.

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E1 · Airs Jun 15, 2009
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.
E2 · Airs Jun 22, 2009
Joining the Jet Set
E3 · Airs Jun 29, 2009
The Final Approach

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Status: Ended
First aired: Jun 15, 2009
Network: BBC Four

Time to finish

2 hrs

3 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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