First light
In May 1940 eighteen-year old Geoffrey Wellum joins the 92 squadron of the Royal Air Force and is taken to the pub,where pilots who have seen action sign their names on a blackboard. Next day,with no flying experience,he is expected to pilot a Spitfire;he is nervous but exhilarated. Soon he is seeing action against the Luftwaffe,his sense of duty dispelling fear,and,having taken part in the Battle of Britain,is awarded a medal,though he never signs the blackboard. By 1941 he has flown fifty missions and feels invincible,though he sees friends die and in 1942 the stress causes him to have a breakdown. However he survives the war and,in the present,talks direct to camera,voicing his feelings about his service experiences
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher Richmond Hill, Ont. : Distributed by BFS Entertainment & Multimedia, [2011]
Content descriptions
General Note: | DVD. Disc label title. Originally broadcast on television in 2010. Based on the book by Geoffery Wellum. "As seen on BBC"--Container. Widescreen version. GMD: videodisc. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Sam Heughan, Gary Lewis, Ben Aldridge, Alex Robertson, Paul Kynman. |
System Details Note: | DVD, Dolby digital. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For home use only. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 22.99 |