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Scotland from the Sky

These taleshad been dismissed by historians, but when the team arrived, they were excited...

These tales
had been dismissed by historians, but when the team arrived, they were excited to find
some intriguing manmade features

Full Transcript

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These tales had been dismissed by historians,
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but when the team arrived,
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they were excited to find some intriguing manmade features.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:23
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E01 This picture was taken by a German civilian aircraft. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
This picture was taken by a German civilian aircraft.
S01 • E03 The most obvious feature is this structure, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
The most obvious feature is this structure,
S01 • E02 Sixty miles long, it connects Edinburgh in the east to Glasgow - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Sixty miles long, it connects Edinburgh in the east to Glasg...
S01 • E01 And target A was John Brown's Shipyard. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
And target A was John Brown's Shipyard.
S01 • E01 15 months after this photograph was taken, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
15 months after this photograph was taken,
S01 • E03 So this obviously was our first focus of interest. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
So this obviously was our first focus of interest.
S01 • E02 One of the reasons for building the M8 - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
One of the reasons for building the M8
S01 • E03 You later found that the view from above - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
You later found that the view from above
S01 • E01 In the build-up to the Second World War, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
In the build-up to the Second World War,
S01 • E02 MAN: Glasgow's roads were not designed for motorised traffic. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
MAN: Glasgow's roads were not designed for motorised tr...
S01 • E03 We used a drone to get much more detailed information - Scotland from the Sky 00:19
We used a drone to get much more detailed information
S01 • E01 It ranged from the obvious, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
It ranged from the obvious,
S01 • E02 They were built for horse-drawn vehicles. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
They were built for horse-drawn vehicles.
S01 • E02 It is not surprising that congestion of traffic, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
It is not surprising that congestion of traffic,
S01 • E01 Aerial photography was going back to war. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Aerial photography was going back to war.
S01 • E02 By 1956, the average journey speed in the city - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
By 1956, the average journey speed in the city
S01 • E03 While times and technology have changed, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
While times and technology have changed,
S01 • E01 As the Germans took photographs of the British, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
As the Germans took photographs of the British,
S01 • E03 The drone took hundreds of pictures, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
The drone took hundreds of pictures,
S01 • E02 The bold solution proposed by Glasgow's all powerful planners - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
The bold solution proposed by Glasgow's all powerful pl...