Planespotting Live is a live television programme broadcast on BBC Four over three nights between 23 and 25 July 2019. Announced on 5 July 2019,[1] it follows on from similar "live" programmes on the BBC such as Trainspotting Live, Airport Live and Volcano Live

Planespotting Live
Directed byOllie Barlett
Presented byPeter Snow
Zoe Laughlin
Andi Peters
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producersWill Daws
Emma Jay
ProducersJames Howard
Peter Leonard
Production locationUnited Kingdom
EditorsTrace Taylor
Francis Roberston
Running time60 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC Four
Release23 July (2019-07-23) –
25 July 2019 (2019-07-25)

Programme edit

The show is presented by Peter Snow, Zoe Laughlin and Andi Peters. Planespotting Live also featured pre-recorded reports and interviews as well as the real-time broadcast. Live cameras showed airport activity. Peter Snow led the nation on a mass plane-spot asking for users to send in pictures.

Episode List edit

No. in
series
TitleDirected byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(thousands) [2]
1"Episode 1"Emma Jay23 July 2019 (2019-07-23)508
Peter Snow leads the nation in a mass planespot live from East Midlands Aeropark
2"Episode 2"Emma Jay24 July 2019 (2019-07-24)N/A (<493)[a]
Peter Snow presents Episode 2 where the spotter's attention turns to short-haul planes. Live action is shown to the audience at London City Airport
3"Episode 3"Emma Jay25 July 2019 (2019-07-25)496
Peter Snow hosts the final episode where the spotter's attention turns to military aircraft, with emphasis on RAF Brize Norton.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Not reported in the weekly top 15 programmes for four-screen viewer ratings.

References edit

  1. ^ "BBC".
  2. ^ "Four Screen Dashboard (See relevant channel and week(s))". BARB.

External links edit