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For centuries, tales from local folklore
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Scotland from the Sky

For centuries,tales from local folklore told how the peninsulawas once home to the Vikings

For centuries,
tales from local folklore told how the peninsula
was once home to the Vikings

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For centuries, tales from local folklore
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told how the peninsula was once home to the Vikings.
Duration
8 seconds
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16
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:16
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 This route cuts right across the heart of the Central Belt. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
This route cuts right across the heart of the Central Belt.
S01 • E01 And as the 1930s drew to a close, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
And as the 1930s drew to a close,
S01 • E03 These tales had been dismissed by historians, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
These tales had been dismissed by historians,
S01 • E01 This picture was taken by a German civilian aircraft. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
This picture was taken by a German civilian aircraft.
S01 • E03 The most obvious feature is this structure, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
The most obvious feature is this structure,
S01 • E02 Sixty miles long, it connects Edinburgh in the east to Glasgow - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Sixty miles long, it connects Edinburgh in the east to Glasg...
S01 • E01 And target A was John Brown's Shipyard. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
And target A was John Brown's Shipyard.
S01 • E01 15 months after this photograph was taken, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
15 months after this photograph was taken,
S01 • E03 So this obviously was our first focus of interest. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
So this obviously was our first focus of interest.
S01 • E02 One of the reasons for building the M8 - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
One of the reasons for building the M8
S01 • E03 You later found that the view from above - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
You later found that the view from above
S01 • E01 In the build-up to the Second World War, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
In the build-up to the Second World War,
S01 • E02 MAN: Glasgow's roads were not designed for motorised traffic. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
MAN: Glasgow's roads were not designed for motorised tr...
S01 • E03 We used a drone to get much more detailed information - Scotland from the Sky 00:19
We used a drone to get much more detailed information
S01 • E01 It ranged from the obvious, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
It ranged from the obvious,
S01 • E02 They were built for horse-drawn vehicles. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
They were built for horse-drawn vehicles.
S01 • E02 It is not surprising that congestion of traffic, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
It is not surprising that congestion of traffic,
S01 • E01 Aerial photography was going back to war. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Aerial photography was going back to war.
S01 • E02 By 1956, the average journey speed in the city - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
By 1956, the average journey speed in the city
S01 • E03 While times and technology have changed, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
While times and technology have changed,