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Scotland from the Sky

His main opponentwas a dapper Englishman famous for his post-warrebuilding plans for...

His main opponent
was a dapper Englishman famous for his post-war
rebuilding plans for London, Patrick Abercrombie

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His main opponent was a dapper Englishman
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famous for his post-war rebuilding plans for London,
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Patrick Abercrombie.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:33
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 Your brain is tricked into seeing three dimensions. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Your brain is tricked into seeing three dimensions.
S01 • E01 Back in the 1930s, Aerofilms pilots and aerial photographers - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Back in the 1930s, Aerofilms pilots and aerial photographers
S01 • E03 By viewing the landscape in 3-D from above, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
By viewing the landscape in 3-D from above,
S01 • E02 Rather than build upwards in confined spaces, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
Rather than build upwards in confined spaces,
S01 • E01 And few were as dashing or courageous as Douglas Douglas-Hamilton... - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
And few were as dashing or courageous as Douglas Douglas-Ham...
S01 • E03 The sheer volume of finds - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
The sheer volume of finds
S01 • E01 ..a Scottish aristocrat, champion boxer - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
..a Scottish aristocrat, champion boxer
S01 • E02 Glasgow's leaders now had two very different visions - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Glasgow's leaders now had two very different visions
S01 • E01 In 1932, he was approached by John Buchan no less, - Scotland from the Sky 00:15
In 1932, he was approached by John Buchan no less,
S01 • E02 Incredibly, they seemed to agree with Bruce. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Incredibly, they seemed to agree with Bruce.
S01 • E03 Sites only seen in photographs - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Sites only seen in photographs
S01 • E02 His controversial vision was approved in 1947. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
His controversial vision was approved in 1947.
S01 • E02 At the same time, plans were being made for skyscrapers across Glasgow. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
At the same time, plans were being made for skyscrapers acro...
S01 • E03 Driving an ex-army jeep, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Driving an ex-army jeep,
S01 • E01 I've come to Lennoxlove House, near Haddington, to meet his son - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
I've come to Lennoxlove House, near Haddington, to meet...
S01 • E02 Huge swathes of the old tenement blocks were demolished. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Huge swathes of the old tenement blocks were demolished.
S01 • E03 By the summer of 1950, the emergency survey was well underway. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
By the summer of 1950, the emergency survey was well underwa...
S01 • E02 Knocked down to make way for high rise flats. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Knocked down to make way for high rise flats.
S01 • E03 Sites were visited in small teams - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Sites were visited in small teams
S01 • E02 One of the earliest high rise buildings can still be found - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
One of the earliest high rise buildings can still be found