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Scotland from the Sky

(BOTH LAUGH) The understatementof the century perhaps

(BOTH LAUGH) The understatement
of the century perhaps

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The understatement of the century perhaps.
Duration
6 seconds
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16
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:50
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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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 • E02 Streets in the sky, not streets on the ground. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Streets in the sky, not streets on the ground.
S01 • E03 And they produced meticulously measured drawings like this one. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
And they produced meticulously measured drawings like this o...
S01 • E01 But immediately after this they went for a swim - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
But immediately after this they went for a swim
S01 • E02 But Bruce had already resigned in disgust - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
But Bruce had already resigned in disgust
S01 • E03 They're a tiny bridge between the present and the past, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
They're a tiny bridge between the present and the past,
S01 • E03 But while the drawings were incredibly detailed, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
But while the drawings were incredibly detailed,
S01 • E02 In 1949, his proposal to demolish the city centre was dismissed - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
In 1949, his proposal to demolish the city centre was dismis...
S01 • E03 It's only when you look down at the scale of this earthwork - Scotland from the Sky 00:25
It's only when you look down at the scale of this earth...
S01 • E01 In the early 1930s, in John Brown's Clydebank yard, - Scotland from the Sky 00:14
In the early 1930s, in John Brown's Clydebank yard,
S01 • E02 Instead, they ruled in favour of Patrick Abercrombie's New Town plan. - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
Instead, they ruled in favour of Patrick Abercrombie's ...
S01 • E02 I'm going up - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
I'm going up
S01 • E01 Yet the shipyard workers and the people of the city - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
Yet the shipyard workers and the people of the city
S01 • E03 These hill forts were, in a sense, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
These hill forts were, in a sense,
S01 • E03 They were the ones that first stamped the land with ownership, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
They were the ones that first stamped the land with ownershi...
S01 • E02 Most of Scotland's new towns were built on green field sites. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Most of Scotland's new towns were built on green field ...
S01 • E03 They began the creation of the modern world, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
They began the creation of the modern world,
S01 • E02 Take this photograph from the summer of 1947. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Take this photograph from the summer of 1947.
S01 • E01 The rudder at her stern strikes the water - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
The rudder at her stern strikes the water
S01 • E03 Far from the past being an empty and mysterious place, - Scotland from the Sky 00:14
Far from the past being an empty and mysterious place,
S01 • E02 In the distance, a small village, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
In the distance, a small village,