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Scotland from the Sky

I've come here with archaeologistsGeorge Geddes and Adam Welfare to recreate the survey...

I've come here with archaeologists
George Geddes and Adam Welfare to recreate the survey using the
very same equipment from the 1950s

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I've come here with archaeologists George Geddes and Adam Welfare
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to recreate the survey using the very same equipment from the 1950s.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:29
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 • E01 So, they knew that if anything went wrong, they wouldn't survive. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
So, they knew that if anything went wrong, they wouldn'...
S01 • E02 Almost seventy years after they were built, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Almost seventy years after they were built,
S01 • E03 Well, the first part of it is just a sheet of cartridge paper, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Well, the first part of it is just a sheet of cartridge pape...
S01 • E01 Closing on the summit, the aircraft were buffeted - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
Closing on the summit, the aircraft were buffeted
S01 • E03 Not very weatherproof. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Not very weatherproof.
S01 • E02 The view from the top of Moss Heights is one that - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
The view from the top of Moss Heights is one that
S01 • E03 Then the next crucial thing we need is a little pin, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Then the next crucial thing we need is a little pin,
S01 • E02 You can see far out across the city in every direction. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
You can see far out across the city in every direction.
S01 • E03 So now in order to actually make our drawing - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
So now in order to actually make our drawing
S01 • E02 Being set right in the heart of Cardonald is also an advantage. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Being set right in the heart of Cardonald is also an advanta...
S01 • E01 All this time he would have been getting a little oxygen - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
All this time he would have been getting a little oxygen
S01 • E02 There are shops nearby and plenty of buses into the city centre. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
There are shops nearby and plenty of buses into the city cen...
S01 • E01 The two pilots pressed on, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
The two pilots pressed on,
S01 • E02 After a multi-million pound makeover, these three blocks - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
After a multi-million pound makeover, these three blocks
S01 • E03 Tape measures, pencils, rulers, rods - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Tape measures, pencils, rulers, rods
S01 • E01 Well, I think it was a triumph - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
Well, I think it was a triumph
S01 • E02 Moss Heights is a useful reminder that not all Glasgow high rises were, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Moss Heights is a useful reminder that not all Glasgow high ...
S01 • E03 It might not look much, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
It might not look much,
S01 • E02 Some of them have proved to be great places to live, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Some of them have proved to be great places to live,
S01 • E01 The two Scottish pilots brought their crews safely back to base. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
The two Scottish pilots brought their crews safely back to b...