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The defences that line this coast were vitally important
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Scotland from the Sky

The defences that line this coastwere vitally important, and because they were so...

The defences that line this coast
were vitally important, and because they were so important,
they were recorded and photographed, which brings me to the second reason
that I've come here

Full Transcript

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The defences that line this coast were vitally important,
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and because they were so important, they were recorded and photographed,
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which brings me to the second reason that I've come here.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:34
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 I've come to Crathes Castle to take a look for myself. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
I've come to Crathes Castle to take a look for myself.
S01 • E02 There are literally millions of photographs in the collection, - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
There are literally millions of photographs in the collectio...
S01 • E03 You can barely spot them in the photograph, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
You can barely spot them in the photograph,
S01 • E01 Because one of the earliest known aerial photographs of Scotland - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Because one of the earliest known aerial photographs of Scot...
S01 • E02 Each photograph, like this beautiful shot of Aberdeen from 1989, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
Each photograph, like this beautiful shot of Aberdeen from 1...
S01 • E03 (MOOS) - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
(MOOS)
S01 • E01 A permanent record of how we prepared for an invasion - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
A permanent record of how we prepared for an invasion
S01 • E02 But these pictures are more than just mute images. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
But these pictures are more than just mute images.
S01 • E02 The information they contain has transformed how we see, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
The information they contain has transformed how we see,
S01 • E01 The coastline's changed dramatically with sea replaced by salt flats. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
The coastline's changed dramatically with sea replaced ...
S01 • E03 They knew where to look, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
They knew where to look,
S01 • E01 And behind the lines, the photograph shows a network - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
And behind the lines, the photograph shows a network
S01 • E02 Our workhorse is this trusty little Cessna. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Our workhorse is this trusty little Cessna.
S01 • E03 It would completely overturn our understanding of the past. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
It would completely overturn our understanding of the past.
S01 • E02 We fly all over Scotland in it, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
We fly all over Scotland in it,
S01 • E03 The chief archaeologist, Shannon Fraser, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
The chief archaeologist, Shannon Fraser,
S01 • E01 Today, those trenches are buried under forestry. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Today, those trenches are buried under forestry.
S01 • E02 Every year we head to the air to take thousands of new photographs - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Every year we head to the air to take thousands of new photo...
S01 • E03 There were a whole long line of quite big pits, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
There were a whole long line of quite big pits,
S01 • E01 ..another aerial photograph shows an even larger set of practice trenches. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
..another aerial photograph shows an even larger set of prac...