During January 2009 Matt Wenham worked on a three part series for BBC4 called ‘The Secret Life of the Airport’. The films follow on from the critically acclaimed series ‘The Secret Life of the Motorway’ which explored the history and cultural impact of Motorways in Britain. The ‘The Secret Life of the Airport’ will be similarly following the development of airports from sites of unalloyed glamour and delight, to spaces with more complex associations. A social history of how airports came into being, the series is also an affectionate and entertaining look at how we got used to living with them and the ways in which they changed us. It will be broadcast later this year.
Matt Wenham has worked alongside top documentary camera operator Richard Adam, to shoot interviews with key figures in the aviation and airport world, including the designer of Stansted airport Sir Norman Foster. He has shot actuality at Manchester airport and researched editorial content from the BBC offices at White City.
