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The Secret Life of the Airport

Philip Glenister

Simon Winchcombe

Clare Sillery

The Secret Life of the Airport: Episode 3: The Final Approach

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BBC Four - The Secret Life of the Airport, The Final Approach

Going from the open, accessible airport of the 1960s to present-day security procedures.

Series exploring the development of Britain's airports. From Nimbys to climate protesters, hijackers to terrorists: how the airport has come under attack.

Three-part series charting the development of Britain's airports and how they have transformed the country, in the process creating both freedom and fear. 

Once upon a time you could roam freely across airports, but no longer. This final episode reveals how the easily accessible airport of late Sixties turned into one besieged by present-day security procedures and climate protesters. With rare archive and eyewitness accounts, it relates the events that have shaped our contemporary experience of airports - with their x-rays, pat downs and scanners. But although the airport's sheen may be tarnished, we're using them more than ever. Contributors including architect Lord Foster and author Will Self explore why.

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Series charting the development of Britain's airports

Series charting the development of Britain's airports and how they have transformed the country, in the process creating both freedom and fear

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