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Scotland from the Sky

Armed with the knowledgeRoy's maps gave them, the government could now make plansfor how...

Armed with the knowledge
Roy's maps gave them, the government could now make plans
for how to - in their words - improve the Highlands

Full Transcript

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Armed with the knowledge Roy's maps gave them,
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the government could now make plans for how to - in their words -
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improve the Highlands.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:34
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
Production
Clear Focus Movies

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Movie Summary

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 Apart from its engine, the Bristol is built from wood - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Apart from its engine, the Bristol is built from wood
S01 • E03 While the central pit lined up with the midwinter sun, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
While the central pit lined up with the midwinter sun,
S01 • E02 Roads, bridges, jobs and industry. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Roads, bridges, jobs and industry.
S01 • E03 The pits themselves - Scotland from the Sky 00:15
The pits themselves
S01 • E02 But how was all of this going to be achieved - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
But how was all of this going to be achieved
S01 • E01 I'm feeling just a little bit nervous here, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
I'm feeling just a little bit nervous here,
S01 • E02 Step forward, some of Scotland's world famous engineers, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Step forward, some of Scotland's world famous engineers...
S01 • E01 Three, two, one, go. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Three, two, one, go.
S01 • E03 Vince believes these 12 pits might symbolise the 12 lunar months. - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Vince believes these 12 pits might symbolise the 12 lunar mo...
S01 • E02 He thought, if you could open up travel and trade - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
He thought, if you could open up travel and trade
S01 • E01 Come to think of it, I could do with a drink to steady the nerves. - Scotland from the Sky 00:26
Come to think of it, I could do with a drink to steady the n...
S01 • E03 While their varying sizes - from small to large and back to small - - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
While their varying sizes - from small to large and back to ...
S01 • E02 You could engineer a future for the Highlands. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
You could engineer a future for the Highlands.
S01 • E02 One man who has made it his life's work to study the history - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
One man who has made it his life's work to study the hi...
S01 • E03 They were inscribing their notion of the passage of the moon in the land - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
They were inscribing their notion of the passage of the moon...
S01 • E02 The notion of actually creating things - - Scotland from the Sky 00:16
The notion of actually creating things -
S01 • E03 There is nothing comparable in North-West Europe - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
There is nothing comparable in North-West Europe
S01 • E01 In the open cockpit, the backwash from the propeller - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
In the open cockpit, the backwash from the propeller
S01 • E02 How big a role did Thomas Telford play - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
How big a role did Thomas Telford play
S01 • E03 Vince's theory remains open to fierce debate. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Vince's theory remains open to fierce debate.