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The view from above would prove vital in this war
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Scotland from the Sky

The view from above wouldprove vital in this war

The view from above would
prove vital in this war

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The view from above would prove vital in this war.
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Timestamp in Movie
00:07:37
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 • E01 And thousands of young recruits from across the country were trained - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
And thousands of young recruits from across the country were...
S01 • E02 He began his survey here at the tip of Loch Ness - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
He began his survey here at the tip of Loch Ness
S01 • E03 And this process is going on for literally 1,500 years. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
And this process is going on for literally 1,500 years.
S01 • E03 So thinking about that, - Scotland from the Sky 00:19
So thinking about that,
S01 • E02 Roy set off with a surveyor's wheel, marked the first and second bends - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Roy set off with a surveyor's wheel, marked the first a...
S01 • E01 Today I'm volunteering to experience one of those aircraft for myself. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Today I'm volunteering to experience one of those aircr...
S01 • E02 And on and on he went, over and over again. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
And on and on he went, over and over again.
S01 • E01 It's a Bristol BF2 Fighter, built exactly a hundred years ago. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
It's a Bristol BF2 Fighter, built exactly a hundred yea...
S01 • E02 He repeated this for every new bend in the road. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
He repeated this for every new bend in the road.
S01 • E03 It if hadn't been for that photograph - that was the only time that the site ever showed up. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
It if hadn't been for that photograph - that was the on...
S01 • E02 You've got to wonder how many bends he measured. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
You've got to wonder how many bends he measured.
S01 • E01 The chap in the back was equipped with a machine gun and a camera. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
The chap in the back was equipped with a machine gun and a c...
S01 • E02 Roy charted, not just distances, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Roy charted, not just distances,
S01 • E03 But the story doesn't stop there. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
But the story doesn't stop there.
S01 • E03 The mystery of the Warren Field pits - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
The mystery of the Warren Field pits
S01 • E02 Over the next five years, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Over the next five years,
S01 • E01 The photographs they took from above the trenches - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
The photographs they took from above the trenches
S01 • E03 One team has come up with a tantalising possibility - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
One team has come up with a tantalising possibility
S01 • E02 Every single road, river, loch, mountain, glen and village - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Every single road, river, loch, mountain, glen and village
S01 • E01 I want to see how I'll shape up - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
I want to see how I'll shape up