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The notion of actually creating things
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Scotland from the Sky

The notion of actuallycreating things - settlements, towns - from scratch,that was...

The notion of actually
creating things - settlements, towns - from scratch,
that was entirely new, and of course the main difficulty was to engineer enough
economic activity to make these places
viable and worthwhile

Full Transcript

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The notion of actually creating things -
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settlements, towns - from scratch, that was entirely new,
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and of course the main difficulty
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was to engineer enough economic activity
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to make these places viable and worthwhile.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:27
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 There is nothing comparable in North-West Europe - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
There is nothing comparable in North-West Europe
S01 • E01 In the open cockpit, the backwash from the propeller - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
In the open cockpit, the backwash from the propeller
S01 • E02 How big a role did Thomas Telford play - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
How big a role did Thomas Telford play
S01 • E03 Vince's theory remains open to fierce debate. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Vince's theory remains open to fierce debate.
S01 • E01 Worryingly, the only way to take pictures of the ground - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
Worryingly, the only way to take pictures of the ground
S01 • E03 But what we do know is that for 10,000 years, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
But what we do know is that for 10,000 years,
S01 • E02 He played an enormous role in the development of the Highlands - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
He played an enormous role in the development of the Highlan...
S01 • E02 He didn't always hang around to oversee the detail, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
He didn't always hang around to oversee the detail,
S01 • E03 The precious photograph of the Crathes Castle pits - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
The precious photograph of the Crathes Castle pits
S01 • E01 Minutes into the flight and I'm starting to feel - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Minutes into the flight and I'm starting to feel
S01 • E02 So he was absolutely critical to what was happening - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
So he was absolutely critical to what was happening
S01 • E03 It's where the National Collection of Aerial Photography is held, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
It's where the National Collection of Aerial Photograph...
S01 • E02 Telford's mission was to tame the wild landscape, - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
Telford's mission was to tame the wild landscape,
S01 • E03 Millions of aerial images can be found here, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Millions of aerial images can be found here,
S01 • E01 Right, I think it's time for a few test photographs. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Right, I think it's time for a few test photographs.
S01 • E02 Like this beautiful crossing here in Dunkeld. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Like this beautiful crossing here in Dunkeld.
S01 • E03 In the late 19th Century, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
In the late 19th Century,
S01 • E01 This is very tricky, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
This is very tricky,
S01 • E03 It was a tiny list - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
It was a tiny list
S01 • E02 This new bridge could carry an army - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
This new bridge could carry an army