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Scotland from the Sky

This 1945 public information film shows Glasgow's Victorian layoutwas no longer fit for...

This 1945 public information film shows Glasgow's Victorian layout
was no longer fit for purpose

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This 1945 public information film
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shows Glasgow's Victorian layout was no longer fit for purpose.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:04
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
Production
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 • E03 After the experience of wartime rationing, - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
After the experience of wartime rationing,
S01 • E01 Industries that once employed 1,500 people disappeared. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Industries that once employed 1,500 people disappeared.
S01 • E02 MAN: A thousand feet in the air, - Scotland from the Sky 00:14
MAN: A thousand feet in the air,
S01 • E01 Just one short flight, armed with a handful of old photographs, - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
Just one short flight, armed with a handful of old photograp...
S01 • E03 Huge areas of the country were to go under the plough, - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
Huge areas of the country were to go under the plough,
S01 • E02 Down there a great population living under outmoded conditions, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
Down there a great population living under outmoded conditio...
S01 • E01 Our final destination is Blair Castle... - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Our final destination is Blair Castle...
S01 • E03 The pace and scale of change spurred one man into action. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
The pace and scale of change spurred one man into action.
S01 • E02 Nowhere else in Europe was as densely populated as this. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Nowhere else in Europe was as densely populated as this.
S01 • E03 Kenneth Steer had returned from the war - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Kenneth Steer had returned from the war
S01 • E01 ..the official home of the Duke of Atholl, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
..the official home of the Duke of Atholl,
S01 • E03 He was convinced that there were thousands of monuments, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
He was convinced that there were thousands of monuments,
S01 • E01 The castle was photographed by Aerofilms in 1933. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
The castle was photographed by Aerofilms in 1933.
S01 • E02 Planners needed to think fast, and they needed to think big. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Planners needed to think fast, and they needed to think big.
S01 • E03 But how was his poorly funded team of four men and one woman - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
But how was his poorly funded team of four men and one woman
S01 • E01 Just three years later, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Just three years later,
S01 • E02 In the end, two vastly different visions for the city's future, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
In the end, two vastly different visions for the city's...
S01 • E01 A landmark moment for Scotland's growing tourist industry. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
A landmark moment for Scotland's growing tourist indust...
S01 • E03 Steer knew he had to persuade the government - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Steer knew he had to persuade the government
S01 • E02 The most radical was contained in this document, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
The most radical was contained in this document,