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We are joined by Rainer Groh, PhD MEng, Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Bristol.

We are joined by Marc Dierikx, a Senior Researcher at the Huygens Institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences to talk about his latest book; 'Anthony Fokker: The Flying Dutchman Who Shaped American Aviation'.

Dave Homewood, the producer of the 'Wings Over New Zealand Show' podcast joins us and we find out how his interest in aviation led to one of the most comprehensive historical records of aviation in the Southern Hemisphere.

We are back with two interviews. Andy Jones is the producer of Plane Hunters and tells us about making video features on historical aircraft. Kevan James joins us to talk about his books on Heathrow and other airports.

Vincent 'Jell-O' Aiello from The Fighter Pilot Podcast joins us to talk about being a US Navy aviator, his new podcast and the F-18 Hornet, while Tom Dieusaert tell us why he wants better awareness of flying automation when we talk about his new book 'Computer Crashes: When Airplane Systems Fail'.

Gareth, Tim and Pieter sit around the microphones and talk about aircraft, airlines, airports, airshows and rockets. No feature, no script, just aerospace discussion.

This episode features the Argentine view of the conflict with our guest Santiago Rivas. Santiago, a well-known aviation journalist and author gives us the Argentine angle on the Air Force's and Navy's approach to the conflict, how they operated and the results of their missions.

We feature interviews on the last surviving Supermarine Swift F4, How To Land a Plane and Duncan Menzies, in this aviation book focused episode. Our guest host is Simon Jakubowksi from the Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club on Facebook

In the third of our series on the Falklands Air War we look at two further aspects of the campaign - battle damage and maintenance of the Sea Harriers. This is followed by an examination of how the Islands were defended post-conflict.

This episode spans the spectrum of aviation, from test flying modern supersonic jets and weapon systems with Dave Gledhill, all the way through to a look back at the Cessna 300 and 400 Series of twin-engine aircraft with Ron Smith.