'Hobby' Videographer Andy's Video Index and Website
Welcome to my index page By clicking the link above you can also explore my collection of 360‑degree photography from Brooklands, Amberley and RAF Tangmere Museums, etc.
Alternatively below is a curated collection of some 800 videos showcasing the rich recent history of Brooklands, the vehicle and aircraft recoveries I have undertaken over the last 50 years, our world travel, and a wide range of events I have documented over the years.
Lastly if you just want to know about the site please click the links above.
Brooklands & Recovery
Brooklands Museum Archive 2000 to Present Day
A behind-the-scenes video record of life at Brooklands Museum, filmed by its longest-serving volunteer — events, exhibits, and the people who shaped it.
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Older Brooklands Videos (Before 2000)
Rare footage from the neglected 1980s site through to the pioneering recovery work that shaped Brooklands into the museum it is today.
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Vehicle and Aircraft Recovery 1980–2000
Authentic recovery footage from the 70s, 80s and 90s on Surrey and South London's major roads — techniques and vehicles long since gone.
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Vehicle and Aircraft Recovery After 2000
Modern recovery operations and aircraft preservation projects, including the industry campaign for rear-facing warning lights.
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Fly-ins at Brooklands Over the Years
From a temporary grass strip in 1987 to the return of aircraft to the historic Vickers runway — Brooklands' aviation tradition kept alive.
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How Myself and Some Friends Rescued Historic Exhibits
More than 40 years of behind-the-scenes recovery work saving the aircraft, vehicles and artefacts now on display at Brooklands.
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All My Aviation or Aviation Related Videos
Every aviation video from 1983 to the present in one long playlist — rare aircraft, lost buildings, and talks from Aviation Heritage UK.
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The Re-Engineering of Brooklands and the Track
The relocation of the Wellington Hangar and construction of the new Flight Shed — including the only time-lapse of the whole project.
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Brooklands New Year's Day Classic Car Event
Whatever the weather, classic cars of every kind turn up to Brooklands each New Year's Day — no competitions, just chat and admiration.
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Emergency Service Vehicles Day (Mayday)
Fire, Police, Ambulance, Recovery and Military vehicles gather at Brooklands to show the serious work behind keeping Britain safe.
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The Early Dunsfold Wings and Wheels
Dunsfold the way the public don't normally see it — Lancasters, the Vulcan, Harriers, and the Napier-Railton on the Top Gear circuit.
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Early Brooklands Double Twelve
The recreated Double Twelve event, remembering the world's first 24-hour motor race on a closed circuit, held here in 1907.
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Auto Italia — Italian Car Day at Brooklands
Once one of Brooklands' biggest annual events, celebrating the UK's love of Italian cars, vans and motorbikes.
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The Unique Record-Breaking Brooklands Napier-Railton
The 24-litre, 560bhp Napier-Railton, Brooklands' outright lap record holder, filmed at Goodwood, Dunsfold and on home ground.
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Brooklands Concorde Related Videos
The story of Concorde G-BBDG's journey to Brooklands, and the friends, cranes and paperwork it took to get her home in one piece.
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The Incredible Hawk Trainer
Britain's most successful jet trainer, and the aircraft of the Red Arrows — including the very first Hawk ever built.
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Brooklands Vickers Vimy Replica Related Videos
A replica Vimy that flew around the world retracing historic flights, before its dramatic final landing back at Brooklands.
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Vickers Viscount Related Videos
The story of G-APIM "Stephen Piercey", rescued from Southend in 1990, and the fundraising flights that helped restore her.
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Vickers Vanguard Related Videos
The world's only surviving Vanguard, and the nail-biting story behind her dramatic final flight into Brooklands in 1996.
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The Loch Ness Vickers Wellington
Wellington bomber 'Robert' crashed into Loch Ness in 1940, was found in 1976, and salvaged after decades beneath the water.
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The Vickers VC10 Collection
Brooklands-built and dearly loved by crews and passengers alike — including the Sultan of Oman's unique VIP aircraft.
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The Hawker Hunter Collection
Three Hawker Hunter recoveries, including the spectacular removal of XL623 from its plinth in Woking Shopping Centre.
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The Harrier and Kestrel Collection
The world's first successful VTOL jet, and the aircraft recovered and reassembled for display at Brooklands Museum.
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Percy Lambert — The World's First 100mph Man
The story of my relative Percy Lambert, the first person to travel 100 miles in one hour, achieved at Brooklands in 1913.
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Special People No Longer Here
A tribute to friends, mentors and colleagues from more than fifty years at Brooklands, whose lives I was lucky enough to film.
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Old Historic Buildings — Hawker, Miles, Vickers
Historic aircraft factories and workshops connected with Hawker, Vickers and Miles Aircraft, filmed before demolition or major change.
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Miss Milly Tant — The AEC Militant
Seventy years in the working life of Milly, from the British Army to National Rescue to Brooklands Museum and beyond.
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Aerial Videos from Brooklands, the UK and Abroad
Drone footage from 2015 to date, ranging from Brooklands to New Zealand, Spain and further afield.
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Elliott School Putney, Now the Ark Putney Academy
My old school at Putney Heath, its years of decline, and its eventual refurbishment into the Ark Putney Academy.
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The Now-Demolished Woodley Factory
The former Miles Aircraft factory at Woodley, filmed shortly before demolition after 83 years of engineering history.
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Our Worldwide Travel with a Camera
Holidays around the world with my wife Chris, from film sets in LA and New Zealand to lion cubs in Africa.
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Personal Videos for Friends and Family
Home movies spanning 50 years, including my sixtieth birthday spent travelling in sixty different forms of transport.
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NOTES ABOUT LINKING HERE All of the playlist cards above still have the same anchor links as before, so any existing links from other websites to www.andysvideo.com/#percy and similar will keep working exactly as they did before.
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