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Scotland from the Sky

In this plane,the aerial surveyor's task is to help recordthe changed face of Britain

In this plane,
the aerial surveyor's task is to help record
the changed face of Britain

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In this plane, the aerial surveyor's task
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is to help record the changed face of Britain.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:17
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E02 A devoted follower of La Corbusier, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
A devoted follower of La Corbusier,
S01 • E01 Lesley's spent years studying how those Aerofilms pioneers operated. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Lesley's spent years studying how those Aerofilms pione...
S01 • E03 Between 1944 and 1950, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Between 1944 and 1950,
S01 • E02 What he proposed in his infamous 1945 report - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
What he proposed in his infamous 1945 report
S01 • E01 Lesley, there was a huge variety to the subjects - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Lesley, there was a huge variety to the subjects
S01 • E03 Called Operation Review, it saw some 500 flights above Scotland, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Called Operation Review, it saw some 500 flights above Scotl...
S01 • E02 Nothing would be saved from his savage planning scalpel. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Nothing would be saved from his savage planning scalpel.
S01 • E01 Well you have to remember that Aerofilms were a business, - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Well you have to remember that Aerofilms were a business,
S01 • E02 Iconic buildings like Central Station, the School of Art, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Iconic buildings like Central Station, the School of Art,
S01 • E03 The photographs are now stored here - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
The photographs are now stored here
S01 • E01 And photographing places like this, photographing factories, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
And photographing places like this, photographing factories,
S01 • E03 What's remarkable about these images - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
What's remarkable about these images
S01 • E01 The tourism industry in the 1930s was booming, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
The tourism industry in the 1930s was booming,
S01 • E01 And one of their advertising phrases was, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
And one of their advertising phrases was,
S01 • E03 But to see them in 3-D, you need a stereoscopic viewer. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
But to see them in 3-D, you need a stereoscopic viewer.
S01 • E02 An intriguing model of Bruce's plan was put on display at the Kelvin Hall - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
An intriguing model of Bruce's plan was put on display ...
S01 • E01 And in some of the photographs - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
And in some of the photographs
S01 • E03 It's a device that's used to turn 2-D into 3-D. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
It's a device that's used to turn 2-D into 3-D.
S01 • E03 What you need are two images of the same thing - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
What you need are two images of the same thing
S01 • E01 For us looking at it now, it's telling the stories of the past. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
For us looking at it now, it's telling the stories of t...