Battle of Britain: Model Squadron – C4, 8pm

By David Hollingsworth
( What's on TV )
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Battle of Britain: Model Squadron – C4, 8pm
(Image credit: Channel 4 Television)

Can the modellers get their planes to all fly together at once?

We reach the climax of Battle of Britain: Model Squadron and this ambitious project to bring the Battle of Britain to life using model aircraft.

At last, the modellers have reached Battle of Britain Day - 15th September 1940, when the RAF threw everything it had against the dreaded Luftwaffe.

And it’s going to be a spectacular finish, as the RAF modellers must re-create legendary pilot Douglas Bader’s famous air fighting tactic – a flying formation called the Big Wing.

This involved numerous squadrons meeting incoming Luftwaffe bombers on a raid, keeping together in tight formation to protect London and other strategic areas from aerial attack. Can the modellers get their planes to fly together all at once? All will it all end in disaster?

Meanwhile, it’s the Luftwaffe squadron leader Jürgen’s birthday, but it’s no cause for celebration when bad weather and failing engines are against him.

TV Times Rating: ****

This is the last episode of Battle of Britain: Model Squadron.

 

David Hollingsworth
David Hollingsworth
Editor

David is the What To Watch Editor and has over 20 years of experience in television journalism. He is currently writing about the latest television and film news for What To Watch.

Before working for What To Watch, David spent many years working for TV Times magazine, interviewing some of television's most famous stars including Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland, singer Lionel Richie and wildlife legend Sir David Attenborough. 

David started out as a writer for TV Times before becoming the title's deputy features editor and then features editor. During his time on TV Times, David also helped run the annual TV Times Awards. David is a huge Death in Paradise fan, although he's still failed to solve a case before the show's detective! He also loves James Bond and controversially thinks that Timothy Dalton was an excellent 007.

Other than watching and writing about telly, David loves playing cricket, going to the cinema, trying to improve his tennis and chasing about after his kids!