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Scotland from the Sky

Two whole regiments were enlistedfor the backbreaking task

Two whole regiments were enlisted
for the backbreaking task

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Two whole regiments were enlisted for the backbreaking task.
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5 seconds
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21
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:35
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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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 • E02 It's always been a boom and bust city - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
It's always been a boom and bust city
S01 • E03 The work took around 15 years - Scotland from the Sky 00:14
The work took around 15 years
S01 • E02 It's a building that's still under construction - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
It's a building that's still under construction
S01 • E01 In the years after the war, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
In the years after the war,
S01 • E03 From up here visitors could admire the new perfectly circular fish pond, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
From up here visitors could admire the new perfectly circula...
S01 • E01 To remedy that, the nationalised Hydro-Electric Board built - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
To remedy that, the nationalised Hydro-Electric Board built
S01 • E03 Behind the ruins of the castle - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
Behind the ruins of the castle
S01 • E02 When you first glimpse its unusual form, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
When you first glimpse its unusual form,
S01 • E01 Construction took 20 years - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Construction took 20 years
S01 • E03 Either side of the gardens - Scotland from the Sky 00:14
Either side of the gardens
S01 • E02 Costing a cool £80 million, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Costing a cool £80 million,
S01 • E01 Even today, parts of Loch Cluanie are fringed with tree stumps, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
Even today, parts of Loch Cluanie are fringed with tree stum...
S01 • E02 Just like the Pavilions of Glasgow's Empire Exhibition, - Scotland from the Sky 00:13
Just like the Pavilions of Glasgow's Empire Exhibition,
S01 • E01 The men and women who lived along the shore of Loch Cluanie - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
The men and women who lived along the shore of Loch Cluanie
S01 • E03 But in the process, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
But in the process,
S01 • E01 But on special days, when the water's very low, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
But on special days, when the water's very low,
S01 • E03 And it's only on hot summer days - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
And it's only on hot summer days
S01 • E02 The harbour has always been key to the story of Dundee. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
The harbour has always been key to the story of Dundee.
S01 • E01 Duncan MacLeod grew up in a croft alongside Loch Cluanie. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
Duncan MacLeod grew up in a croft alongside Loch Cluanie.
S01 • E02 Like many cities, it's where Dundee's fortunes have risen and fallen - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Like many cities, it's where Dundee's fortunes hav...