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Scotland from the Sky

But this isn't The Somme,it's not Passchendaele, this is Belhaven Bay,30 miles east of...

But this isn't The Somme,
it's not Passchendaele, this is Belhaven Bay,
30 miles east of Edinburgh

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But this isn't The Somme, it's not Passchendaele,
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this is Belhaven Bay, 30 miles east of Edinburgh.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:06
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E02 The designer of its tower was the visionary modern architect, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
The designer of its tower was the visionary modern architect...
S01 • E03 But what was torture for office workers - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
But what was torture for office workers
S01 • E01 From above, the tooth-like outline of these trenches - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
From above, the tooth-like outline of these trenches
S01 • E02 For Tait, the future was a life lived high in the sky - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
For Tait, the future was a life lived high in the sky
S01 • E03 Under the relentless sun, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Under the relentless sun,
S01 • E01 ..more than a century after they were dug - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
..more than a century after they were dug
S01 • E03 As the dry spell took hold, crops turned pale and parched. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
As the dry spell took hold, crops turned pale and parched.
S01 • E02 But this Scotland would take another few decades to arrive. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
But this Scotland would take another few decades to arrive.
S01 • E03 But the crops that grew above ancient earthworks - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
But the crops that grew above ancient earthworks
S01 • E01 Alan Kilpatrick has studied the deepest secrets of Belhaven Bay. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Alan Kilpatrick has studied the deepest secrets of Belhaven ...
S01 • E02 When the exhibition closed, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
When the exhibition closed,
S01 • E01 So, Alan, why were the British military digging trenches, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
So, Alan, why were the British military digging trenches,
S01 • E02 Tait's tower had been built to last, designed as the first new icon - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
Tait's tower had been built to last, designed as the fi...
S01 • E03 (CLICK!) - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
(CLICK!)
S01 • E01 This is defined by the British as a site where invasion - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
This is defined by the British as a site where invasion
S01 • E02 It too was demolished - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
It too was demolished
S01 • E01 If we were standing here a hundred years ago, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
If we were standing here a hundred years ago,
S01 • E03 On one particularly scorching day, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
On one particularly scorching day,
S01 • E01 Well, in many respects just what it does now, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
Well, in many respects just what it does now,
S01 • E02 Nowadays the tower is nothing but a memory. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Nowadays the tower is nothing but a memory.