Britain From Above(2008)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2008-08-10
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 8.7
Votes: 3
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
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.
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Season 1
Episodes: 7E01
24 Hour Britain
Air Date: 2008-08-10
From helicopters, planes, hang gliders and satellites, we see the picture of a nation constantly on the move with bea...
E02
The City
Air Date: 2008-08-10
Revealing the transformation of Britain's most important city: her capital, London. Starting with amazing Luftwaffe a...
E03
Manmade Britain
Air Date: 2008-08-17
In East Anglia, Andrew Marr flies 10,000 feet above ground to locate a patchwork quilt of fields that produce a quart...
E04
The Land
Air Date: 2008-08-17
In the heat of World War Two, 300,000 "unproductive" farms were commandeered by the government and tightly regimented...
E05
Untamed Britain
Air Date: 2008-08-24
Andrew Marr concludes his journey as he microlights and paraglides through the skies, getting a buzzard's eye view of...
E06
The Industrial Landscape
Air Date: 2008-08-24
This final episode tells the story of how Britain's industrial heartlands have been transformed in the space of a sin...
E07
Satellite Earth
Air Date: 2008-08-24
Documentary telling the story of one satellite's journey into space and how global agencies and individuals are using...
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