Ep.50 – Flt Lt Tom Bould ‘Red 7’
Xtended celebrates a half century of episodes with Flt Lt Tom Bould - Red 7 with the Royal Air Force's famous Red Arrows aerobatic display team. Tom joins us to talk about his first year as a Red, with a look ahead to 2016 as part of the Synchro Pair.
Ep.49 – Paul Beaver
Paul Beaver is an aviation journalist and author recognisable from both radio and TV, as well as a pilot. Paul was a special advisor to the UK Defence Committee and has recently written a book called 'Spitfire People'. We talk to Paul about everything fro
Ep.48 – Whirlwind (Xtended Xtra)
In this ‘Xtra’ episode we learn about the Westland Whirlwind restoration project and meet up with aviation photographer and museum volunteer Jo Ayres. We review the latest book on the Hawker Hurricane and find out about Neil McCarthy’s newest project - Th
Ep.47 – Into the Black
We welcome back Rowland White to talk about his latest book to be published in March 2016. 'Into The Black' is the story of the first flight of the Space Shuttle, the hidden safety issues and the use of spy technology in addressing them.
Ep.46 – ‘Xtra’ Space Exploration News
In this Xtra episode we talk space news, space exploration and look forward to the trip to the ISS in December 2015 by UK astronaut Major Tim Peake.
Ep.45 – Jet City Star
We welcome Isaac Alexander to the programme to talk to us about the aerospace sector in the Seattle area. With have a great new Battle of Britain #X10Top10 from Tim, listener feedback and we do some promoting aerospace to complete the episode.