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But in Ullapool's case, despite these best laid plans
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Scotland from the Sky

But in Ullapool's case,despite these best laid plans, as a fishing portit was a crushing...

But in Ullapool's case,
despite these best laid plans, as a fishing port
it was a crushing failure

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But in Ullapool's case, despite these best laid plans,
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as a fishing port it was a crushing failure.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:06
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 • 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.
S01 • E01 But at the end of the day, it was these guys - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
But at the end of the day, it was these guys
S01 • E02 Thirty years before Ullapool's construction, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Thirty years before Ullapool's construction,
S01 • E03 In the summer of 1939, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
In the summer of 1939,
S01 • E03 His bosses refused and suggested he take a taxi instead. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
His bosses refused and suggested he take a taxi instead.