Adrenaline junkie Guy Martin tells Al Murray and James Holland about his new series for Channel 4 in which he trains to fly a Hurricane and then takes part in a dogfight with a Messerschmitt.
Guy discusses the complexities of flying war planes and his obsession with engines from the Second World War.
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