Planespotting Live is a live television programme broadcast on BBC Four over three nights between 23 and 25 July 2019. Announced on 5 July 2019,[1] it follows on from similar "live" programmes on the BBC such as Trainspotting Live, Airport Live and Volcano Live
Programme
The show is presented by Peter Snow, Zoe Laughlin and Andi Peters. Planespotting Live also featured pre-recorded reports and interviews as well as the real-time broadcast. Live cameras showed airport activity. Peter Snow led the nation on a mass plane-spot asking for users to send in pictures.
Episode List
| No. in series | Title | Directed by | Original release date | UK viewers (thousands) [2] | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Emma Jay | 23 July 2019 | 508 | |
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Peter Snow leads the nation in a mass planespot live from East Midlands Aeropark | |||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Emma Jay | 24 July 2019 | N/A (<493)[a] | |
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Peter Snow presents Episode 2 where the spotter's attention turns to short-haul planes. Live action is shown to the audience at London City Airport | |||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Emma Jay | 25 July 2019 | 496 | |
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Peter Snow hosts the final episode where the spotter's attention turns to military aircraft, with emphasis on RAF Brize Norton. | |||||
See also
Notes
- ^ Not reported in the weekly top 15 programmes for four-screen viewer ratings.
