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Hailed as an engineering marvel, the bridge opened in June, 1970
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Hailed as an engineering marvel,the bridge opened in June, 1970

Hailed as an engineering marvel,
the bridge opened in June, 1970

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Hailed as an engineering marvel, the bridge opened in June, 1970.
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6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:41:13
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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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 MAN: Kingston Bridge, with its sixty foot high span, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
MAN: Kingston Bridge, with its sixty foot high span,
S01 • E01 They were putting themselves and their families - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
They were putting themselves and their families
S01 • E02 After being greeted by city dignitaries - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
After being greeted by city dignitaries
S01 • E03 But, coming across Castle Kennedy, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
But, coming across Castle Kennedy,
S01 • E01 World War Two Caithness was Britain's forgotten front. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
World War Two Caithness was Britain's forgotten front.
S01 • E01 Heavily defended against the threat of German invasion - Scotland from the Sky 00:15
Heavily defended against the threat of German invasion
S01 • E03 In effect, this was a ghost garden emerging out of the landscape. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
In effect, this was a ghost garden emerging out of the lands...
S01 • E02 Building the Kingston Bridge was a huge achievement, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Building the Kingston Bridge was a huge achievement,
S01 • E03 What Marilyn Brown had photographed - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
What Marilyn Brown had photographed
S01 • E02 And by the mid-1970s, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
And by the mid-1970s,
S01 • E01 I've been amazed at just how much of World War Two remains today. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
I've been amazed at just how much of World War Two rema...
S01 • E02 Many Glaswegians were worried about the inner road network - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Many Glaswegians were worried about the inner road network
S01 • E03 There's very little evidence of what it used to look like, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
There's very little evidence of what it used to look li...
S01 • E01 None more fascinating than Wick's old bomb store. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
None more fascinating than Wick's old bomb store.
S01 • E02 The Council abandoned the plan in the early 1980s. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
The Council abandoned the plan in the early 1980s.
S01 • E01 From above its design is revealed, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
From above its design is revealed,
S01 • E03 It's a herb a called greater celandine, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
It's a herb a called greater celandine,
S01 • E02 The incomplete nature of the scheme explains strange sights - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
The incomplete nature of the scheme explains strange sights
S01 • E02 The never built junction of the unrealised southern flank - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
The never built junction of the unrealised southern flank
S01 • E03 It was buried deep and dug up by Castle Kennedy's head gardener. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
It was buried deep and dug up by Castle Kennedy's head ...