Taking off with 'Britain from Above' at the Swindon Film Festival
2 & 7 March 2013Participants in the fourth annual Swindon Film Festival have a treat in store in March. Films as diverse as the latest James Bond blockbuster, Skyfall and Pablo Larraín’s No will be joined by stunning aerial views of Swindon past and present, when English Heritage’s Britain from Above project receives an airing on Swindon’s Big Screen, Wharf Green on Saturday 2 March between 12 noon and 3pm. The “Chocks Away! Take Off with Britain from Above” event explores the early days of flight and aerial photography, showcasing pictures taken between 1919 and 1953 of the Swindon area,