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Britain From Above

Britain From Above

Britain From Above

2008 1 Seasons 7 Episodes ⭐ 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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

24 Hour Britain

From helicopters, planes, hang gliders and satellites, we see the picture of a nation constantly on the move with beauti

EP 2

The City

Revealing the transformation of Britain's most important city: her capital, London. Starting with amazing Luftwaffe aeri

EP 3

Manmade Britain

In East Anglia, Andrew Marr flies 10,000 feet above ground to locate a patchwork quilt of fields that produce a quarter

EP 4

The Land

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

EP 5

Untamed Britain

Andrew Marr concludes his journey as he microlights and paraglides through the skies, getting a buzzard's eye view of th

EP 6

The Industrial Landscape

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

EP 7

Satellite Earth

Documentary telling the story of one satellite's journey into space and how global agencies and individuals are using sa

Popular Cast

Andrew Marr

Andrew Marr

Himself - Host