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Scotland from the Sky

And could you imagine whatit must have been like for them to live and work here?

And could you imagine what
it must have been like for them to live and work here?

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And could you imagine what it must have been like
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for them to live and work here?
Duration
5 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:10
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
Production
Clear Focus Movies

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In an exhilarating mix of aviation adventure and historical detective work, presenter James Crawford takes to the skies to explore Scotland's cities, coasts and countryside.
S01 • E01 And six days after Suckling took his photograph, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
And six days after Suckling took his photograph,
S01 • E03 Uh...a life that demanded a lot of skill in various ways, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
Uh...a life that demanded a lot of skill in various ways,
S01 • E02 We'd have been...had more tourists than you wouldn't believe - Scotland from the Sky 00:20
We'd have been...had more tourists than you wouldn'...
S01 • E01 In this war, the RAF's eyes in the sky were deadly. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
In this war, the RAF's eyes in the sky were deadly.
S01 • E01 Aircraft could operate further and faster behind enemy lines - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Aircraft could operate further and faster behind enemy lines
S01 • E03 And the prices for failure were much greater, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
And the prices for failure were much greater,
S01 • E01 What could and what couldn't be seen was now of vital importance. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
What could and what couldn't be seen was now of vital i...
S01 • E02 Construction of the M8 began in the mid 1960s - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Construction of the M8 began in the mid 1960s
S01 • E01 Less well known than the photograph that sunk the Bismarck - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Less well known than the photograph that sunk the Bismarck
S01 • E03 (LAUGHS) - Scotland from the Sky 00:15
(LAUGHS)
S01 • E02 The M8 would rip right through the heart of thousands of people's homes, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
The M8 would rip right through the heart of thousands of peo...
S01 • E01 Six miles to the south, in fields around the village of Sarclet... - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Six miles to the south, in fields around the village of Sarc...
S01 • E03 And as the years passed, much more has been discovered - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
And as the years passed, much more has been discovered
S01 • E01 ..an incredible plan was put into action. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
..an incredible plan was put into action.
S01 • E01 A band of local men brought horses onto the peat bog. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
A band of local men brought horses onto the peat bog.
S01 • E03 Entirely new aspects of Scotland's history - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Entirely new aspects of Scotland's history
S01 • E01 They were in serious danger of sinking deep into the mud, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
They were in serious danger of sinking deep into the mud,
S01 • E02 Behind this imposing church in Anderston was a graveyard. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Behind this imposing church in Anderston was a graveyard.
S01 • E01 Then they rolled it, spread quarry dust and limestone on top. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Then they rolled it, spread quarry dust and limestone on top...
S01 • E03 ..places such as Castle Kennedy in Dumfries and Galloway. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
..places such as Castle Kennedy in Dumfries and Galloway.