RMB Chivenor in The Media
Saunton Sands, the seaward (westward) portion of nearby Braunton Burrows dune system, was used as a filming location for the film A Matter of Life and Death, for the scene when Peter Carter is washed ashore. As he talks to the shepherd boy, the De Havilland Mosquito that flies over him almost certainly has just taken off from RAF Chivenor, which borders the dune system to the east.
On 21 November 2008 the BBC Top Gear (current format) series filmed segments near to Chivenor. In the segments the presenter Jeremy Clarkson takes part in a mock battle on the beach at Instow with around 30 marines from Chivenor and elsewhere.
The Sea King from 22 squadron A-Flight at Chivenor took a starring role in the National Geographic Channel documentary television series Sea Patrol UK, with B-Flight of 22 Squadron at AAC Wattisham along side Royal Navy and Coastguard units.
The 2011 BBC television series The Choir: Military Wives featured Chivenor. The programme documented choirmaster Gareth Malone forming a choir of wives and partners of Chivenor personnel deployed on active service in the Afghanistan War. In forming a choir, Malone aimed to raise the women's morale and raise their profile in the public perception. The song Wherever You Are was recorded by the Military Wives Choir and is to be released as a single in December 2011, with proceeds going to the Royal British Legion and SSAFA Forces Help.
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