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The first World War is in its third year and aerial combat above the Western Front is consuming the nation's favored children at an appalling rate. By early 1917, the average life-span of a British pilot is less than a fortnight. Such losses place a fearsome strain on Gresham, commanding officer of the squadron. Aces High recreates the early days of the Royal Flying Corps with some magnificently staged aerial battles, and sensitive direction presents a moving portrayal of the futilities of war.
Young daughter of High ranking political figure gets into trouble when she and her friends compete at bedding the foreign diplomats.
Mandog is a 1972 BBC children's television science fiction serial in 6 parts based on the novel by Peter Dickinson, who adapted the book. It features Ian Sharp, Carol Hazell and Mollie Sugden and was directed by Anna Home. and Paul Stone. A group of present-day children become caught up in a conflict between two groups from the future who have come back into the present. The significance of the title is that the mind of one person of the future is transferred into the family pet dog of one of the children.
