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In 1716, Sir John returned from Paris
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Scotland from the Sky

In 1716, Sir John returned from Paris where he'd been workingas Britain's Ambassador to...

In 1716, Sir John returned from Paris where he'd been working
as Britain's Ambassador to the court of Louis XV

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In 1716, Sir John returned from Paris
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where he'd been working as Britain's Ambassador
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to the court of Louis XV.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:43
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 • E01 Today, the road is privately owned. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Today, the road is privately owned.
S01 • E01 But if you did travel along it, hoping to reach Edinburgh... - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
But if you did travel along it, hoping to reach Edinburgh...
S01 • E02 Glasgow's post war experience of grand urban master plans - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Glasgow's post war experience of grand urban master pla...
S01 • E03 One of his maids had set the building alight - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
One of his maids had set the building alight
S01 • E02 In little more than a generation, attitudes came full circle. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
In little more than a generation, attitudes came full circle...
S01 • E03 But Dalrymple didn't see a disaster, rather an opportunity. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
But Dalrymple didn't see a disaster, rather an opportun...
S01 • E03 In the age of Georgian Britain, tastes were changing. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
In the age of Georgian Britain, tastes were changing.
S01 • E02 Tower blocks were heralded as smart solutions - Scotland from the Sky 00:15
Tower blocks were heralded as smart solutions
S01 • E01 It's not so much the case that the road stops here, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
It's not so much the case that the road stops here,
S01 • E03 Nature was now a thing to be celebrated - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Nature was now a thing to be celebrated
S01 • E03 Instead, landowners began to create gardens - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Instead, landowners began to create gardens
S01 • E01 To understand what's happened here, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
To understand what's happened here,
S01 • E03 So Dalrymple created a magnificent new garden, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
So Dalrymple created a magnificent new garden,
S01 • E02 Lives lived high in the Glasgow sky - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Lives lived high in the Glasgow sky
S01 • E01 These images were taken by the RAF in 1947. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
These images were taken by the RAF in 1947.
S01 • E01 They show the road I've just taken winding its way south - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
They show the road I've just taken winding its way sout...
S01 • E03 We're in the central part of the building - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
We're in the central part of the building
S01 • E02 Over time, new buildings are created to redefine the character - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Over time, new buildings are created to redefine the charact...
S01 • E03 Lady Emily Stair has researched the history of Dalrymple's garden - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Lady Emily Stair has researched the history of Dalrymple...
S01 • E01 Today, as we've seen, it's all very different. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Today, as we've seen, it's all very different.