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Under the relentless sun
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Scotland from the Sky

Under the relentless sun, the landscape becamelike a litmus paper for the past

Under the relentless sun, the landscape became
like a litmus paper for the past

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Under the relentless sun,
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the landscape became like a litmus paper for the past.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:18
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 As the dry spell took hold, crops turned pale and parched. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
As the dry spell took hold, crops turned pale and parched.
S01 • E01 ..more than a century after they were dug - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
..more than a century after they were dug
S01 • E02 But this Scotland would take another few decades to arrive. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
But this Scotland would take another few decades to arrive.
S01 • E03 But the crops that grew above ancient earthworks - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
But the crops that grew above ancient earthworks
S01 • E01 Alan Kilpatrick has studied the deepest secrets of Belhaven Bay. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Alan Kilpatrick has studied the deepest secrets of Belhaven ...
S01 • E02 When the exhibition closed, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
When the exhibition closed,
S01 • E01 So, Alan, why were the British military digging trenches, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
So, Alan, why were the British military digging trenches,
S01 • E02 Tait's tower had been built to last, designed as the first new icon - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
Tait's tower had been built to last, designed as the fi...
S01 • E03 (CLICK!) - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
(CLICK!)
S01 • E01 This is defined by the British as a site where invasion - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
This is defined by the British as a site where invasion
S01 • E02 It too was demolished - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
It too was demolished
S01 • E01 If we were standing here a hundred years ago, - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
If we were standing here a hundred years ago,
S01 • E03 On one particularly scorching day, - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
On one particularly scorching day,
S01 • E01 Well, in many respects just what it does now, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
Well, in many respects just what it does now,
S01 • E02 Nowadays the tower is nothing but a memory. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
Nowadays the tower is nothing but a memory.
S01 • E02 Even its foundations are overgrown by the trees on top of Ibrox Hill. - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
Even its foundations are overgrown by the trees on top of Ib...
S01 • E02 The city of the future was gone but not forgotten, and not for good. - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
The city of the future was gone but not forgotten, and not f...
S01 • E01 So, there's the defensive depth, so it's a whole system. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
So, there's the defensive depth, so it's a whole s...
S01 • E03 ..the crop mark of an ancient great hall - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
..the crop mark of an ancient great hall
S01 • E02 The record of how our towns and cities have changed - Scotland from the Sky 00:11
The record of how our towns and cities have changed