Planes Gone Viral

David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

2026

In this five-part series, comedy legend Sir David Jason hits the West Coast of the USA. He’s on a revealing and entertaining journey of a lifetime by planes, trains and automobiles, discovering the machines that made America and changed the world.

Planes That Changed the World

2026

This new series features the fascinating stories of three of the most important commercial aircraft ever to take to the skies.

Battle History of the Air Force

2026

The Air Force from the first planes in 1907 to its influential presence in every conflict since.

Great Planes

2026

Air Australia

2026

Australia's aviation history is a saga of daring feats, can-do attitude, pig-headed visionaries, iron-fisted politicians and warring pilots; of humble beginnings and mega deals.

Choppers

2026

Skies Above Britain

2026

A look at the unseen side of aviation. With unprecedented access to the world of air traffic control, the series puts the spotlight on the hidden army of controllers whose job it is to keep our skies safe.

History of Aviation

2026

From the first men in their flying machines to World War One, from the first Atlantic crossing to the supersonic era, this is the story of the most daredevil challenges the world has ever known, braved by the men and women who wrote the history of human flight.

Alaska Aircrash Investigations

2026

Ride along with the NTSB and its inter-agency partners as they work together towards determining the probable cause of aircraft accidents. These NTSB investigations provide a window into the integral role of air travel in Alaskan life, while raising awareness that might prevent future accidents.

City in the Sky

2026

Dallas Campbell and Dr Hannah Fry investigate what it takes to get a million people and their luggage off the ground and up in the air. From building the world's biggest passenger plane to navigating through the busiest airport on the planet, to the perils of getting airborne in the coldest city on earth - Dallas and Hannah go to extremes to get under the skin of the remarkable story of departure. You will never look at flying in the same way again.

Giant of the Skies - Building The Airbus A380

2026

Examining the construction of the massive jet and the engineering and logistical challenges faced by its builders.

A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054

2026

The untold stories and human tragedy behind Latin America's deadliest air disaster are investigated in this three-part documentary series.

MH370: The Plane That Disappeared

2026

In 2014, a plane with 239 people aboard vanishes from all radar. This docuseries delves into one of our greatest modern mysteries: Flight MH370.

The Dambusters

2026

Historian Dan Snow relives the story of a crack team of 133 young airmen whose mission is to destroy the great dams of Germany in World War Two using a revolutionary new bouncing bomb.

Battle of Britain

2026

As 40 Spitfires and Hurricanes assemble for a unique flypast marking the 75th anniversary of Battle of Britain Day, two special programmes commemorate the heroes Churchill famously called 'The Few'.