Airport Live

Documentary series looking behind the scenes at Heathrow Airport. The programme shows air traffic control in action and explains the science and logistics behind every flight.

Kate Humble, Dallas Campbell and Anita Rani go airside at Heathrow. They follow a shorthaul flight turnaround. The plane has just 45 minutes from landing until it takes off again.

Kate Humble, Dallas Campbell and Anita Rani go airside at Heathrow. Anita discovers that as you fly off on holiday, you could be sitting above anything from mango to mail.

Kate Humble, Dan Snow, Dallas Campbell and Anita Rani go airside at Heathrow. Dallas is at the controls of a flight simulator to see if he can land an A380.