QED: Round Britain Whizz, part1

"Round Britain Whizz" was a 1986 edition of the BBC1 science programme 'QED'. A camera was put on the rear of a RAF Hawk jet whch travelled the coastline of England, Wales and Scotland. Playback was then reversed so as make the camera appear to be at the front of the jet. The original off air recording was made on a Philips Video 2000 (V2000) recorder and playback is not on a par with VHS after 26 years have passed, so there is significant onscreen noise, but not enough, hopefully, to spoil your enjoyment? The V2000 recorder still works after 30 years, but many of the tapes have not faired so well, despite storing them carefully. This is the first video upload from CultMark's home video collection going back as far as 1982; expect more to follow.

[@MrDaddynomates]

Thanks for uploading this. I watched it on tv when I was a kid. Always wanted to see it again. Brilliant

[@pockets67]

I remember watching this in the early 80s. Thanks for the upload

[@72megasnoopy]

I too remember watching this on BBC 2 on a Sunday afternoon back in 1990

[@CultMark]

Scarcasm - the lowest form of wit! Well that's old pre-VHS format tapes for you. At least the old recorder still plays and it's 30 years old. I didn't have to put it up.

[@ELPaso1990TX]

wow I love the awesome picture quality!

[@billybonds5454]

we used to make such interesting program's, not like the crap they churn out nowadays.