Reaching for the Skies was an aviation documentary TV series made by BBC Pebble Mill in association with CBS Fox. The first episode was transmitted in the United Kingdom on 12 September 1988 and in the US in 1989.

Narrated by British actor Anthony Quayle, and by Robert Vaughn for its American and International releases, It was divided into 12 programs. The series producer was Ivan Rendall. Music used was mainly sourced from KPM Musichouse.

很久很久以前，曾流传着这样一个传说：世界各地散落着七颗龙珠，只要集齐这些珠子，就可召唤出神龙，而神龙可以帮助你实现任何一个愿望。住在深山中的小悟空本领高强，偶然的机会他随时尚少女布玛走出大山，四处寻找传说中的龙珠。期间碰上好色的龟仙人与乌龙、一碰女人就面红耳赤的乐平、自大的小和尚克林，经历了各种各样的艰险和奇遇，也惹出一连串爆笑的故事。当然还有许多邪恶的家伙为了满足私欲寻找龙珠，与小悟空他们展开了连番激斗……根据鸟山明同名漫画改编。

Some of the planet’s most extraordinary and spectacular experiences are only accessible by air. In this epic new series, pilot and former Royal Marine Arthur Williams will fly us into some of the remotest parts of our planet to find out how people survive and thrive in places only the plane can reach.

Arthur was paralysed in an accident seven years ago, but took up flying to rediscover his spirit of adventure. Now he’s going to brave tiny airstrips and outrageously dangerous flying conditions, all to reach the world’s most spectacular remote places.

A look at the unseen side of aviation. With unprecedented access to the world of air traffic control, the series puts the spotlight on the hidden army of controllers whose job it is to keep our skies safe.