The Battle of Britain

Overview

Seventy years on, brothers Colin and Ewan McGregor take viewers through the key moments of the Battle of Britain, when 'the few' of the RAF faced the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. As they fly historic planes, meet the veterans, explore the tactics and technology, Colin and Ewan discover the importance of the Battle and the surviving legacy of the 1940's campaign for the modern RAF.

Cast

Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor
Self
Colin McGregor
Colin McGregor
Self
Cliff Spink
Flight Instructor
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Hermann Göring
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage)

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