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Scotland from the Sky

Between May and December 1938, the park was the homeof the Empire Exhibition

Between May and December 1938, the park was the home
of the Empire Exhibition

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Between May and December 1938,
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the park was the home of the Empire Exhibition.
Duration
8 seconds
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22
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:55
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 Roman surveyors would climb up here - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Roman surveyors would climb up here
S01 • E02 It's hard to believe today, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
It's hard to believe today,
S01 • E01 All incredibly useful, but all entirely dependent - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
All incredibly useful, but all entirely dependent
S01 • E03 (CLICK!) - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
(CLICK!)
S01 • E02 And although nobody knew it at the time, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
And although nobody knew it at the time,
S01 • E01 That all changed in the first years of the 20th century. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
That all changed in the first years of the 20th century.
S01 • E03 ..how we're constantly transforming our landscape. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
..how we're constantly transforming our landscape.
S01 • E01 The magical combination of powered flight and photography - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
The magical combination of powered flight and photography
S01 • E02 Aerial photographers captured the Park's dramatic transformation. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Aerial photographers captured the Park's dramatic trans...
S01 • E03 (CLICK!) - Scotland from the Sky 00:16
(CLICK!)
S01 • E01 Now the view from above could be seen without the need for a hill - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Now the view from above could be seen without the need for a...
S01 • E02 The centrepiece of the exhibition was this tower, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
The centrepiece of the exhibition was this tower,
S01 • E01 This was a technology that would change how people - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
This was a technology that would change how people
S01 • E02 It was dubbed the Tower of Empire, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
It was dubbed the Tower of Empire,
S01 • E03 The annual survey started in the scorching summer of '76 - - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
The annual survey started in the scorching summer of '7...
S01 • E01 But it was a technology born in the most desperate of circumstances, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
But it was a technology born in the most desperate of circum...
S01 • E02 A staggering twelve million people from around the world - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
A staggering twelve million people from around the world
S01 • E03 (RETRO FUNK MUSIC PLAYS) - Scotland from the Sky 00:15
(RETRO FUNK MUSIC PLAYS)
S01 • E01 These undulations are what remain of British First World War trenches. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
These undulations are what remain of British First World War...
S01 • E02 They came to enjoy the bandstands, cafes, pavilions, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
They came to enjoy the bandstands, cafes, pavilions,