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Scotland from the Sky

(BIKE BELL TINGS) Throughout the 1930s,he peddled around Scotland, bags hanging from the...

(BIKE BELL TINGS) Throughout the 1930s,
he peddled around Scotland, bags hanging from the handlebars,
maps wrapped round the crossbar, and I suspect
he had shorter legs than me

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Throughout the 1930s, he peddled around Scotland,
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bags hanging from the handlebars, maps wrapped round the crossbar,
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and I suspect he had shorter legs than me.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:53
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E02 Ullapool's neat and ordered streets became the model - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Ullapool's neat and ordered streets became the model
S01 • E01 Much less so for the men who did it with bullets flying. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Much less so for the men who did it with bullets flying.
S01 • E01 Alan Wakefield is an expert on the aviators of the First World War. - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Alan Wakefield is an expert on the aviators of the First Wor...
S01 • E02 But in Ullapool's case, despite these best laid plans, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
But in Ullapool's case, despite these best laid plans,
S01 • E03 He worked and lived like this - - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
He worked and lived like this -
S01 • E01 People who flew these two-seater missions - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
People who flew these two-seater missions
S01 • E02 Within a few years, local herring stocks had vanished - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Within a few years, local herring stocks had vanished
S01 • E03 He brought the same urgency to his job - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
He brought the same urgency to his job
S01 • E01 They've largely been forgotten. They didn't win many VCs. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
They've largely been forgotten. They didn't win ma...
S01 • E01 And life expectancy for the observers was very low, wasn't it? - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
And life expectancy for the observers was very low, wasn...
S01 • E02 The herring may have fled, but Ullapool survived. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
The herring may have fled, but Ullapool survived.
S01 • E03 He once boasted he cycled 72 miles from Stonehaven to Blairgowrie - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
He once boasted he cycled 72 miles from Stonehaven to Blairg...
S01 • E01 If you were a new pilot, a new observer, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
If you were a new pilot, a new observer,
S01 • E02 Today, it's a tourist hotspot and gateway to the Outer Hebrides. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Today, it's a tourist hotspot and gateway to the Outer ...
S01 • E01 The chances are if you got through that period, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
The chances are if you got through that period,
S01 • E03 But Crawford's bike - and his short legs - had their limitations. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
But Crawford's bike - and his short legs - had their li...
S01 • E02 It's testament to the vision of the original planners - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
It's testament to the vision of the original planners
S01 • E03 He wanted to explore more, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
He wanted to explore more,
S01 • E01 The people who were fighter pilots, they were reported - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
The people who were fighter pilots, they were reported
S01 • E03 And Crawford knew the only way to do this was from the air. - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
And Crawford knew the only way to do this was from the air.