Concorde: How Britain Lost the Future

If you grew up in Britain between 1976 and 2003, you might remember the sound before you knew what it was. A low, rolling thunder, somewhere above the rooftops. Conversations stopped. Heads tipped back. Somebody in the garden would say, "That's Concorde," the way you'd say it was raining. And if you were quick, there it was: a white dart with a Union flag on its tail, going somewhere none of us had ever been. Chapters: 0:00 Last Day 4:05 The Promise 8:07 The Makers 12:05 The Golden Age 17:08 The Turn 21:03 What Remains See her at Aerospace Bristol (Filton), Manchester Runway Visitor Park, Brooklands, and the National Museum of Flight (East Fortune). Some visuals are AI-generated recreations. Quotes credited to Tom Jones (not that one) are imagined, not real interviews. Full transcript and photo credits: https://whatbritainlost.com/episodes/concorde/