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Britain From Above

2008 1 Seasons ⭐ 8.7

Documentary

An epic journey revealing the secrets, patterns and hidden rhythms of our lives from a striking new perspective. Join host Andrew Marr as he discovers how each and every one of us is interconnecting making Britain what it is today. Britain looks very different from the skies. From a bird's eye view of the nation, its workings, cities, landscapes and peoples are revealed and re-discovered in new and extraordinary ways. Cutting edge technology allows you to see through cloud cover, navigate the landscape and witness familiar sights as never seen before.

1. 24 Hour Britain

2008-08-10

From helicopters, planes, hang gliders and satellites, we see the picture of a nation constantly on the move with beautiful, varied and often mysterious landscapes. Swooping over …

2. The City

2008-08-10

Revealing the transformation of Britain's most important city: her capital, London. Starting with amazing Luftwaffe aerial photographs of the very first bombs of the Blitz falling…

3. Manmade Britain

2008-08-17

In East Anglia, Andrew Marr flies 10,000 feet above ground to locate a patchwork quilt of fields that produce a quarter of the country's wheat and barley. He also investigates how…

4. The Land

2008-08-17

In the heat of World War Two, 300,000 "unproductive" farms were commandeered by the government and tightly regimented to increase their output.

5. Untamed Britain

2008-08-24

Andrew Marr concludes his journey as he microlights and paraglides through the skies, getting a buzzard's eye view of the nation's untamed and untameable landscape. Along the way,…

6. The Industrial Landscape

2008-08-24

This final episode tells the story of how Britain's industrial heartlands have been transformed in the space of a single lifetime.

7. Satellite Earth

2008-08-24

Documentary telling the story of one satellite's journey into space and how global agencies and individuals are using satellites in all kinds of ways - farming their land from spa…