Jackie Stewart: The Flying Scot - BBC Documentary

ps3ud0 · 1 Apr 2011 at 22:34

In case people havent seen this before - its on BBC 2 this Sunday @ 18.30

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jw9gn

Synopsis said:
Sir Jackie Stewart is one of Britain's all time great sporting personalities - winner of three Formula 1 world championships and 27 grand prix, and ranked as one of the ten greatest racing drivers of all time.

With his black cap and sideburns, he became an unmistakable icon in the glorious era of style, glamour and speed of the 1960s and 70s.

Venturing beyond the world of motor sport, this documentary is an insight into the triumphs and tragedies of Stewart's eventful life, and includes contributions from friends and colleagues such as Niki Lauda, Emerson Fittipaldi, Sean Connery, Murray Walker and Edsel Ford, as well as the last ever interview with the late Ken Tyrrell, without whom Stewart's career might have taken a very different turn.

Produced by Stewart's youngest son Mark, the film is enriched with family photographs, home movies and scrapbooks kept by Lady Helen Stewart that document her husband's career.

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deuse · 1 Apr 2011 at 23:22

Thanks for the heads up

GravyMonster · 2 Apr 2011 at 00:10

Sweet. Loving all these F1 documentaries on lately.

Shimmy · 2 Apr 2011 at 00:35

Looks like they're repeating the series they aired last year, certainly a good watch.

FrankJH · 2 Apr 2011 at 07:29

Cant the BBC come up with a better title?

Could have sworn there was a film called "The Flying Scot" about the cyclist Grahame Obree (with Johnny Lee Miller I think as Obree)

GravyMonster · 2 Apr 2011 at 12:49

The documentaries aren't actually made by the BBC, they just pay a broadcast fee or royalties to the production company to air it.

The producer/director chooses the name.