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Particularly when progress collided with Scotland's past
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Scotland from the Sky

Particularly when progress collidedwith Scotland's past

Particularly when progress collided
with Scotland's past

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Particularly when progress collided with Scotland's past.
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Timestamp in Movie
00:49:29
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
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1
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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 • E02 Dundee's not a large city - 150,000 people or thereabouts, - Scotland from the Sky 00:16
Dundee's not a large city - 150,000 people or thereabou...
S01 • E01 I've come to the hills above Newburgh in northern Fife. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
I've come to the hills above Newburgh in northern Fife.
S01 • E03 When lasers strip the landscape bare, - Scotland from the Sky 00:14
When lasers strip the landscape bare,
S01 • E01 1,500 years ago, the local people chose this very spot - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
1,500 years ago, the local people chose this very spot
S01 • E01 An aerial photograph taken in the 1930s - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
An aerial photograph taken in the 1930s
S01 • E03 At the end of the 19th century, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
At the end of the 19th century,
S01 • E02 This is a structure that wants to transform a whole city - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
This is a structure that wants to transform a whole city
S01 • E03 But thanks to the work of pioneering aerial archaeologists, - Scotland from the Sky 00:14
But thanks to the work of pioneering aerial archaeologists,
S01 • E01 But in the 1950s, after much controversy, - Scotland from the Sky 00:14
But in the 1950s, after much controversy,
S01 • E02 Even in its unfinished form, you can feel its self confidence. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Even in its unfinished form, you can feel its self confidenc...
S01 • E02 It shouts, "Look at me!" - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
It shouts, "Look at me!"
S01 • E02 And from the air, you can see how this striking new building - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
And from the air, you can see how this striking new building
S01 • E03 Here's an aerial photograph of Edinburgh and Arthurs Seat - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Here's an aerial photograph of Edinburgh and Arthurs Se...
S01 • E02 How new and old fit together, like a jigsaw puzzle - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
How new and old fit together, like a jigsaw puzzle
S01 • E01 Within 10 years, the digging here would obliterate - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Within 10 years, the digging here would obliterate
S01 • E03 The Palace of Holyrood stands to this day, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
The Palace of Holyrood stands to this day,
S01 • E03 Standing in their place - - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Standing in their place -
S01 • E02 If you want to understand the stories of our cities and towns, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
If you want to understand the stories of our cities and town...
S01 • E03 A statement built in steel, glass and stone, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
A statement built in steel, glass and stone,
S01 • E01 But for others, the present was more important. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
But for others, the present was more important.