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Scotland from the Sky

(CLICK!) The National Collection has beenphotographing us from the skies for over 40...

(CLICK!) The National Collection has been
photographing us from the skies for over 40 years, and, if you know what to look for, you'd be astonished just
how far back in time you can see

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The National Collection has been photographing us from the skies
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for over 40 years,
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and, if you know what to look for,
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you'd be astonished just how far back in time you can see.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:28
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 The centrepiece of the exhibition was this tower, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
The centrepiece of the exhibition was this tower,
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 • 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,
S01 • E01 You can see them snaking away through the long grass. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
You can see them snaking away through the long grass.
S01 • E01 But this isn't The Somme, it's not Passchendaele, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
But this isn't The Somme, it's not Passchendaele,
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.