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Scotland from the Sky

I'm going up in the National Collection ofAerial Photography's survey plane to have a look...

I'm going up in the National Collection of
Aerial Photography's survey plane to have a look for myself
at some of these new towns

Full Transcript

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I'm going up
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in the National Collection of Aerial Photography's survey plane
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to have a look for myself at some of these new towns.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:28
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 • E01 Yet the shipyard workers and the people of the city - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
Yet the shipyard workers and the people of the city
S01 • E03 These hill forts were, in a sense, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
These hill forts were, in a sense,
S01 • E03 They were the ones that first stamped the land with ownership, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
They were the ones that first stamped the land with ownershi...
S01 • E02 Most of Scotland's new towns were built on green field sites. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Most of Scotland's new towns were built on green field ...
S01 • E03 They began the creation of the modern world, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
They began the creation of the modern world,
S01 • E02 Take this photograph from the summer of 1947. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Take this photograph from the summer of 1947.
S01 • E01 The rudder at her stern strikes the water - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
The rudder at her stern strikes the water
S01 • E03 Far from the past being an empty and mysterious place, - Scotland from the Sky 00:14
Far from the past being an empty and mysterious place,
S01 • E02 In the distance, a small village, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
In the distance, a small village,
S01 • E03 Without the work of Steer and his team, - Scotland from the Sky 00:14
Without the work of Steer and his team,
S01 • E01 The Mary was launched in September 1934. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
The Mary was launched in September 1934.
S01 • E01 She slid into the Clyde just over there - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
She slid into the Clyde just over there
S01 • E02 Buried a few years later beneath Scotland's first New Town, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Buried a few years later beneath Scotland's first New T...
S01 • E01 She was so large, 1,020 feet long, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
She was so large, 1,020 feet long,
S01 • E03 60 years on, the National Collection of Aerial Photography - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
60 years on, the National Collection of Aerial Photography
S01 • E02 Four more new towns were developed in the 1940s and '50s. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Four more new towns were developed in the 1940s and '50...
S01 • E01 A year after her launch, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
A year after her launch,
S01 • E03 The tools and transport have changed, but the job remains the same. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
The tools and transport have changed, but the job remains th...
S01 • E02 The idea behind them was simple - - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
The idea behind them was simple -
S01 • E01 Every available plane at Renfrew Airfield - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Every available plane at Renfrew Airfield