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Le Corbusier thought he saw a terrible truth
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Scotland from the Sky

Le Corbusier thoughthe saw a terrible truth, that cities were killing the peoplewho lived...

Le Corbusier thought
he saw a terrible truth, that cities were killing the people
who lived in them

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Le Corbusier thought he saw a terrible truth,
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that cities were killing the people who lived in them.
Duration
8 seconds
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25
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:25
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 First, to get a sense of how Aerofilms operated, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
First, to get a sense of how Aerofilms operated,
S01 • E03 Doctor Murray Cooke led the archaeological dig of the camp - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Doctor Murray Cooke led the archaeological dig of the camp
S01 • E02 "Cities with their misery must be torn down," he said. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
"Cities with their misery must be torn down," he s...
S01 • E03 So, Murray, you've brought a map with you - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
So, Murray, you've brought a map with you
S01 • E02 "They must be largely destroyed, fresh cities built." - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
"They must be largely destroyed, fresh cities built.&qu...
S01 • E01 But also to use their photographs of 1930s Perthshire - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
But also to use their photographs of 1930s Perthshire
S01 • E02 This God's eye view transformed Le Corbusier's thoughts - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
This God's eye view transformed Le Corbusier's tho...
S01 • E03 Oh, yeah, I mean, the camp, which is a fairly standard one, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Oh, yeah, I mean, the camp, which is a fairly standard one,
S01 • E03 We are standing just here. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
We are standing just here.
S01 • E01 I'll be working closely with pilot David Blane... - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
I'll be working closely with pilot David Blane...
S01 • E02 And, like Thomas Tait, he favoured building high. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
And, like Thomas Tait, he favoured building high.
S01 • E01 ..and aerial photographer Peter Jones to match up old and new images. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
..and aerial photographer Peter Jones to match up old and ne...
S01 • E03 The whole camp is orientated north, 'cause that's the attack. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
The whole camp is orientated north, 'cause that's ...
S01 • E02 For Le Corbusier's Scottish disciples, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
For Le Corbusier's Scottish disciples,
S01 • E03 Imagine at least 60 of these - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Imagine at least 60 of these
S01 • E01 It takes a few moments to get ourselves lined up - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
It takes a few moments to get ourselves lined up
S01 • E03 60 times this area, - Scotland from the Sky 00:14
60 times this area,
S01 • E02 But as Europe went to war in 1939, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
But as Europe went to war in 1939,
S01 • E01 But when the two images are perfectly aligned... - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
But when the two images are perfectly aligned...
S01 • E02 The millions of tonnes of bombs dropped during World War II - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
The millions of tonnes of bombs dropped during World War II