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Scotland from the Sky

The coal mine shut down after onlya few years due to flooding, but the town continued to...

The coal mine shut down after only
a few years due to flooding, but the town continued to grow
and became a key location for the Scottish
electronics industry

Full Transcript

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The coal mine shut down after only a few years due to flooding,
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but the town continued to grow and became a key location
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for the Scottish electronics industry.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:12
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E03 Who built it - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Who built it
S01 • E01 At its peak the factory could produce - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
At its peak the factory could produce
S01 • E01 Rising above it, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Rising above it,
S01 • E03 The best way to find out is to take a trip there myself. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
The best way to find out is to take a trip there myself.
S01 • E02 Driving round Glenrothes, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Driving round Glenrothes,
S01 • E01 For Singers in Clydebank, the clock stopped in 1963... - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
For Singers in Clydebank, the clock stopped in 1963...
S01 • E03 My guide is maritime archaeologist Dr Colin Martin. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
My guide is maritime archaeologist Dr Colin Martin.
S01 • E03 Following the discovery of the wooden crossbeam, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Following the discovery of the wooden crossbeam,
S01 • E01 ..and the factory closed completely in 1980. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
..and the factory closed completely in 1980.
S01 • E02 Transport links were one of the founding principles - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Transport links were one of the founding principles
S01 • E01 I think we were, most of us were sort of a bit too upset - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
I think we were, most of us were sort of a bit too upset
S01 • E02 It was a vision of the future that saw the motorcar as a symbol - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
It was a vision of the future that saw the motorcar as a sym...
S01 • E03 So, Colin, roughly where was the fragment of the boat discovered? - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
So, Colin, roughly where was the fragment of the boat discov...
S01 • E03 Well, it was found right over in the other side of the loch there - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Well, it was found right over in the other side of the loch ...
S01 • E02 It's easy to see the impact of this on Glenrothes today. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
It's easy to see the impact of this on Glenrothes today...
S01 • E01 When I think back to the size of the clock, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
When I think back to the size of the clock,
S01 • E02 Apparently there are more roundabouts here - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Apparently there are more roundabouts here
S01 • E03 Well, some time later, it was radiocarbon tested - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Well, some time later, it was radiocarbon tested
S01 • E02 By the 1950s and '60s, cars had become kings of the roads, - Scotland from the Sky 00:14
By the 1950s and '60s, cars had become kings of the roa...
S01 • E01 There's no monument or marker - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
There's no monument or marker