Manchester indie Title Role Productions is behind a new two-part documentary on British Airways that launches on Channel 5 tonight.
British Airways: 100 Years in the Sky marks almost a centenary since August 1919 when a single-engined De Havilland DH4A aircraft, owned by the Air Transport and Travel Company, lifted off from Hounslow Heath near London and made the first international scheduled flight.
Mixing interviews and archive, the series charts the development of the early years of the company before it developed into a government-owned company, navigated the turbulent skies of World War Two and evolved into the British Airways that we know today.
Episode 1, which airs tonight at 9pm, opens with a look at the first companies and passengers that braved open cockpits, wicker chairs and no onboard toilets.
