Scotland from the Sky is returning for a new run of episodes to showcase our nation as never seen before.
In the first episode of a new three-part series, presenter James Crawford explores how we have managed to surmount the challenges of our tough terrain to connect communities and places across the centuries.
He begins at the Kessock Bridge at Inverness which has additional engineering technology to offset the effects of any tremors that may emerge from the geological fault line below.
James also takes to the air in a seaplane, landing in Loch Ness to reveal its geological secrets, before travelling along the canal which opened up water transport through the entire length of the Great Glen.
On his journey he also uncovers traces of Scotland’s Viking past and takes a journey across the Pentland Firth to understand how the route across the treacherous stretch of water provides a lifeline to island communities.
He joins experts for a helicopter flight above the stunning West Highland line to see how the latest technology monitors potential threats to the track from sections of the beautiful but sometimes unstable landscape.
Finally, he travels to the Flow Country to take a glimpse into the future. Plans are underway to build a rocket-launching space port in the remote area which is known for its protected peatland. While environmental concerns have been raised, local crofters say they’d welcome the benefits the project would bring to a fragile economy.
Scotland from the Sky is a BBC Studios Documentary Unit production and will be shown on Monday, November 1, on BBC One Scotland from 9–10pm.
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