Guy Martin: ‘If it goes wrong you’ll be on the ground pretty fast and that will be the end of you’
Learning to be a fighter pilot is the daredevil documentarian's latest project as he tests how he'd have fared in the Battle of Britain
16 April 2021 • 7:06pm
Martin’s new show celebrates the unsung hero that won the Battle of Britain – the Hurricane
Credit: North One TV/Ryan Mcnamara
Guy Martin enters our Zoom call on an electric bike, his face obscured by a helmet. It seems an appropriate introduction to the motorbike racer turned television presenter, arguably best known for injuring himself on screen. “That’s very Guy Martin,” laughs the director of his latest “daredevil” documentary, tasked with holding the phone for him as he cycles into shot.