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Now I am overly excited already for this episode. I'm not going to lie.

We've been able to get a glimpse behind the scenes of what it was like to work on one of the greatest TV series of all time.

Band of Brothers and to learn a little about the next Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg epic Masters of the Air. How have we done this? Well we've got John

all off on the podcast, a top guy and a writer behind both series who found a gap in

his hectic filming schedule to come on the podcast and talk about them.

I'm not going to give too much away, but we learn about what it was like to work with the real life heroes of

101st Airborne Easy Company during the making of Band of Brothers, and how Masters of the Air takes us on a journey

with the US 8th Air Force, and it will not leave us wanting in terms of action, historical

accuracy, and jaw-dropping battle scenes.

So here is John Orlov on Band of Brothers and Masters of the Air. Hi, Joc. Hi John, thanks for taking the time to come on the podcast in the midst of your

busy nine-month filming schedule for the new Spielberg Hank's epic Masters of the Air. Is it safe to say that you've had a busy summer?

Yes, firstly, thank you for having me on and secondly I have had a busy few years but in particular the last six months

have been a bit crazy quite frankly it's a huge undertaking and it's a just really big shoot a really big shoot to say

the least where are you doing most of it you're in the south of the UK aren't you where are you based at the moment

we're shooting in a place called Aalesbury, which is where our offices are in sound

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