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19/10/2015

Tim Donovan goes behind the scenes with Boris Johnson in Japan as the Mayor drums up business for London. Andy Jones meets the Met's special team of eagle-eyed super-spotters. And Tracey Curtis-Taylor celebrates the female WW2 pilots who overcame prejudice and took to the skies.

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Mon 19 Oct 2015 19:30

Meet the super recognisers

Meet the super recognisers

Police officers with the ability to remember the faces of almost everyone they have ever seen are helping to crack down on crime. Meet the "super-recognisers", whose unusual abilities are being deployed in a bid to keep the streets of London safe.

They are the people who quite literally never forget a face, in possession of an extraordinary ability to recognise men, women and children they barely know.

Constance Leathart - forgotten 'aviatrix'

Constance Leathart - forgotten 'aviatrix'

Constance Leathart flew Spitfires in World War Two and was one of the first women with a pilot's licence - but her remarkable story has been largely forgotten.

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Role Contributor
Reporter Tim Donovan
Reporter Tracey Curtis-Taylor
Series Producer Andy Richards
Editor Dippy Chaudhary

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