2: The City | Britain from Above

Duration: 29'17''

Synopsis

Comparing exhaustive footage of London in the 40s with the city of today.

Further Information

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1: 24 Hour Britain | Britain from Above

1: 24 Hour Britain | Britain from Above

BBC One | 2008 | 59'02''

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2: The City | Britain from Above

2: The City | Britain from Above

BBC One | 2008 | 29'17''

Comparing exhaustive footage of London in the 40s with the city of today.

3: Man Made Britain | Britain from Above

3: Man Made Britain | Britain from Above

BBC One | 2008 | 59'02''

Andrew Marr discovers how some of Britain's greenest landscapes were shaped by humans.

4: The Land | Britain from Above

4: The Land | Britain from Above

BBC One | 2008 | 29'06''

Comparing exhaustive footage of East Anglia in the 1940s with the countryside of today.

5: Untamed Britain | Britain from Above

5: Untamed Britain | Britain from Above

BBC One | 2008 | 58'47''

Andrew Marr microlights and paraglides to get a bird's eye view of our untamed landscape.

6: The Industrial Landscape | Britain from Above

6: The Industrial Landscape | Britain from Above

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Comparing footage of Britain's industrial landscape in the 1940s with today.
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