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Scotland from the Sky

And few were as dashing or courageousas Douglas Douglas-Hamilton

And few were as dashing or courageous
as Douglas Douglas-Hamilton

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And few were as dashing or courageous as Douglas Douglas-Hamilton...
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00:27:47
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
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1
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1
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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 • E03 The sheer volume of finds - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
The sheer volume of finds
S01 • E01 ..a Scottish aristocrat, champion boxer - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
..a Scottish aristocrat, champion boxer
S01 • E02 Glasgow's leaders now had two very different visions - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Glasgow's leaders now had two very different visions
S01 • E01 In 1932, he was approached by John Buchan no less, - Scotland from the Sky 00:15
In 1932, he was approached by John Buchan no less,
S01 • E02 Incredibly, they seemed to agree with Bruce. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Incredibly, they seemed to agree with Bruce.
S01 • E03 Sites only seen in photographs - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Sites only seen in photographs
S01 • E02 His controversial vision was approved in 1947. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
His controversial vision was approved in 1947.
S01 • E02 At the same time, plans were being made for skyscrapers across Glasgow. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
At the same time, plans were being made for skyscrapers acro...
S01 • E03 Driving an ex-army jeep, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Driving an ex-army jeep,
S01 • E02 Huge swathes of the old tenement blocks were demolished. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Huge swathes of the old tenement blocks were demolished.
S01 • E03 By the summer of 1950, the emergency survey was well underway. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
By the summer of 1950, the emergency survey was well underwa...
S01 • E01 I've come to Lennoxlove House, near Haddington, to meet his son - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
I've come to Lennoxlove House, near Haddington, to meet...
S01 • E02 Knocked down to make way for high rise flats. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Knocked down to make way for high rise flats.
S01 • E03 Sites were visited in small teams - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Sites were visited in small teams
S01 • E02 One of the earliest high rise buildings can still be found - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
One of the earliest high rise buildings can still be found
S01 • E01 It was. I think they saw it as the last great challenge - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
It was. I think they saw it as the last great challenge
S01 • E03 But sometimes they were already too late. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
But sometimes they were already too late.
S01 • E01 And they thought that the Royal Air Force - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
And they thought that the Royal Air Force
S01 • E02 Work began on Moss Heights in 1950 - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Work began on Moss Heights in 1950
S01 • E03 An ancient fort at Dalkslaw in the Lammermuir Hills photographed in 1928 - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
An ancient fort at Dalkslaw in the Lammermuir Hills photogra...