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Reaching for the Skies was an aviation documentary TV series made by BBC Pebble Mill in association with CBS Fox. The first episode was transmitted in the United Kingdom on 12 September 1988 and in the US in 1989.
Original Release
09/12/1988 on BBC
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anthony Quayle | Narrator |
| Chuck Yeager | Self |
| John Young | Self |
| Scott Crossfield | Self |
| Bill Dana | Self - X-15 Test Pilot |
| Frank Whittle | Self |
| Milt Thompson | Self - X-15 Test Pilot |
| Ken Kellett | Self |
| George Felton | Self - Pilot |
| Michael Daunt | Self - Gloster E28-39 Test Pilor |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pioneers | Monday, 12 September 1988 |
| 2 | The Adventures of Flight | Monday, 19 September 1988 |
| 3 | The Aeroplane Goes to War | Monday, 26 September 1988 |
| 4 | Victory Over the Sea | Monday, 03 October 1988 |
| 5 | Bombers | Monday, 10 October 1988 |
| 6 | Fighters | Monday, 17 October 1988 |
| 7 | Giants of the Air | Monday, 24 October 1988 |
| 8 | Rivals Over the Atlantic | Friday, 04 November 1988 |
| 9 | Trail Blazers | Friday, 11 November 1988 |
| 10 | The Quest for Speed | Friday, 18 November 1988 |
| 11 | Lighter Than Air | Friday, 25 November 1988 |
| 12 | Vertical Flight | Friday, 02 December 1988 |
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anthony Quayle | Narrator |
| Chuck Yeager | Self |
| John Young | Self |
| Scott Crossfield | Self |
| Bill Dana | Self - X-15 Test Pilot |
| Frank Whittle | Self |
| Milt Thompson | Self - X-15 Test Pilot |
| Ken Kellett | Self |
| George Felton | Self - Pilot |
| Michael Daunt | Self - Gloster E28-39 Test Pilor |
| E. Kristinn Olsen | Self - Director Icelandair |
| Burt Rutan | Self |
| Winston Churchill | Self |
| Arthur Raymond | Self |
| Charles A. Lindbergh | Self |
| Robert L. Crippen | Self |
| Louis Blériot | Self |
| Alan Cobham | Self |
| Santos Dumont | Self |
| Robert Smith-Barry | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| John Gau | Executive Producer |
| Dennis Adams | Executive Producer |
| Tony Salmon | Producer |
| Haidee Granger | Producer |
| Ivan Rendall | Producer |
| Chris Powell | Producer |
